MERCHANDISE PLANNING AND DIRECTOR

Job Description : DIRECTOR DUBAI FOR MERCHANDISE PLANNING AND INVENTORY CONTROL A market leading multi-brand retail and distribution platform operating at regional scale, managing a diverse portfolio across fashion, lifestyle and beauty categories. The organisation is known for its strong brand partnerships, omni-channel growth and continued investment in systems, people and commercial capability. Lead and drive the end to end merchandise planning strategy across multiple brands, categories and channels including stores and digital Deliver annual and seasonal merchandise financial plans, budgets, forecasts and OTB frameworks aligned to revenue and margin targets Drive in-season trading performance through active monitoring of sales, sell-through, stock cover and margin, adjusting plans and intake as needed Operate and optimise OTB controls to manage spend, reduce risk and protect profitability across business units Run inventory and intake planning processes including purchase order flow, stock phasing and replenishment frameworks Create and implement planning policies, processes and governance to improve accuracy, speed and cross-functional alignment Lead planning system and data improvement initiatives including SAP and related planning tools Influence senior stakeholders across Buying, Finance, Commercial and Digital functions to support fact-based decision making ership ideally within a complex department store or multi-brand retail environment; track record in luxury retail planning environment is a must, with fast fashion considered as secondary Mandatory background in fashion retail planning, with additional beauty category exposure viewed as a strong advantage. Clear planning and merchandising career path - not a buying profile with limited exposure to planning functions Demonstrated ownership of OTB, forecasting, budgeting and in-season inventory management across multiple categories and channels Hands-on experience with SAP planning systems is highly preferred Comfortable working in evolving and partially manual planning environments and leading process and system transformation Highly commercial and trend-aware, able to engage credibly with Buying leadership on fashion performance and category direction People-centric leadership style with experience building and developing high-performing planning teams

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