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Merchandise Planner The Team
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Within our Omni Planning & Allocation team, the mission is to drive commercial performance through strong financial planning, demand forecasting, and smart allocation & replenishment across all channels and categories. The team sets the strategic guardrails for promotions and markdown decisions, ensuring margin and profitability are maximized.
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As the backbone of the department, the team works closely with Buying & Merchandising, DTC Channels (eCom, Full Price, Outlet), Regional Hubs, and Finance to ensure all inventory and product decisions are aligned with company-wide planning strategies.
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This is an evergreen opportunity — we continuously connect with strong planning talent across Europe who are interested in joining our team in Amsterdam and potentially relocating to the Netherlands as part of their next career step.
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The Role
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As a Merchandise Planner, you are responsible for developing and executing merchandise financial and inventory plans across Full Price, Outlet or eCommerce channels for selected product categories or divisions.
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You work closely with Trade, Buying and Branch Planning teams to ensure alignment across sales, margin and inventory targets. Your contribution directly supports operational excellence and commercial success.
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Key Responsibilities
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Merchandise Planning
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Develop merchandise plans including inventory buy targets, seasonal sales and margin targets
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Partner with commercial planning and buying strategy teams to ensure alignment
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Seasonal Reviews
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~ Conduct hindsight analysis and define forward strategies with Buying counterparts
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Store & Channel Reviews
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Prepare store clusters based on store types, capacity grading and location needs
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Align with Branch Planning and eCommerce planning teams
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Buying Budget & Quantification
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Develop buying budgets to meet sales and stock targets
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Review and finalize SKU-level buy quantities ahead of deadlines
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Allocation & Replenishment
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Optimize initial allocation and seasonal/NOS replenishment frameworks
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Prepare monthly NOS demand plans based on trends and stock levels
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Open-to-Buy Management
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Manage WSSI forecasting and monitor in-season performance
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Identify risks and opportunities, driving actions to maximize profitability
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Promotions & Markdown
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Define financial guardrails and discount strategies
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Balance margin protection with inventory clearance objectives
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Continuous Improvement
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~ Contribute to system and process enhancements to increase team efficiency
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Measures of Success
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Delivery of net sales and net margin in line with targets
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Strong stock management (stock turn)
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High planning accuracy across merchandise plans
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Requirements
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~3–5+ years’ experience in merchandise planning, financial planning, branch planning or commercial planning within fashion, retail or consumer goods
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~ Strong understanding of merchandise planning, markdown and promotion management
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~ Commercial and results-driven mindset
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~ Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills
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~ Effective stakeholder management across cross-functional teams
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~ Experience managing omni-channel inventory flows and demand forecasting
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~ Knowledge of planning systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle)
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~ Strong problem-solving skills
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~ Highly adaptable and proactive
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~ Fluent in English
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~ Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or Retail preferred
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~ Interest in relocating to the Netherlands and joining our Amsterdam-based team