Assortment Planner - Future Opportunities
Assortment Planner - Future Opportunities
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Job Description
As an Assortment Planner you are accountable to optimize the product mix quantify the assortment and planning of number of articles for your channel in all departments to maximize meaningful growth and increasing sell through profitability. Together with the Buyer you will plan the best assortment for our target customer. You are responsible together with the Buyer for global and regional article ranking. You work in tight collaboration with the Buyer and the Business Controller to secure the best customer offer.
What you will do:
- Together with the Buyer set the assortment planning and identify what will drive sales in relation to product type price and colour reaching the needs of the global customer
- Together with the Buyer you are responsible to plan analyse and react and to work closely with the product price profitability strategy in accordance with the department goals
- Constantly followup react and identify sales opportunities both long and shortterm based on selling customer insight and analysis
- Securing the best purchase by buying at the right time the right item based on current fashion and customer needs
- Responsible for content planning aligning income per region and collection handover to Merchandising and Marketing team
- Cowork with the Buying Controllers to align targets and budgets and collaborating with Buyers to secure the best customer offer
- Guide involve inspire and develop junior members of the team challenge them to act with confidence
- Accountable to deliver regionselling input to the team to create meaningful growth
- Drive the quarterly regional input communication ensuring all feedback is shared with relevant teams and actions are taken that will make the biggest difference
- Accountable to quantify all articles and products per region with the global strategy in mind
- Manage and securing order placement
- Identify areas for improvement and seek out future buying trends as well as develop/adapt new ways of working
Qualifications :
Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are openminded and curious we dare to be different we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are what we stand for and how we act.
What you need to succeed
- Previous experience in a Buying/Planning or similar role
- Passionate about COS with a customercentric mindset
- Strong strategic and analytical skills.
- Business orientated with a great understanding of the brand
- Strong team player with cando attitude and great communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.
- Experience coaching junior team members
Additional Information :
Benefits
We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25 staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.
In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive
- Up to 25 days holiday
- Annual health checks
- Pension scheme
- Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Employee assistance via retail trust
- Private health & dental care
Inclusion & Diversity
At COS were determined to create and maintain inclusive diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.
Company Description
COS offers a wardrobe of readytowear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The creative soul of the brand is fuelled by a deep connection to modern culture dynamic global cities and compelling fashion movements. With an emphasis on expert craftsmanship innovation and materiality collections are created with a mindful approach seamlessly blending contemporary and timeless. Learn more about COS here.
Ready to register interest Click on the IM INTERESTED link where you can upload your CV securely. Once we have received your application we will keep you updated regularly about the status of your application so please look out for our email.
We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
