Retail Planning Analyst

GENERAL ROLE

As a Retail Planner Junior, you will collaborate with and support the Retail planning manager and the Retail Merchandising team of our region. 

You will play a key role in performance tracking, developing and managing reporting tools and other tools that will help to drive the business and the product offer of the subsidiary, calculating needs for permanent products (Carry Over), and monitoring level of stock and deliveries in a more and more dynamic environment.

The Retail Merchandising & Planning Department is made up as follows:

• 3 Retail Merchandisers organized by Product category

• 1 Retail planning manager

• 1 Visual Merchandiser manager

The position is based in the HQ of Milan and requires occasional travels in Italy & Greece and in Paris.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

1. Retail planning analysis & reportings

• Assist in weekly and monthly performance analysis by store and product category;

• Create and maintain performance dashboards (daily, weekly, monthly) for HQ and store teams;

• Generate Excel based reports, business evaluations and ensure tracking of sales targets;

• Actively participate in developing new reporting tools to monitor business performance of the Métiers;

• Generate Excel-based reports and ad hoc business analyses to support decision-making;

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting tools with new ideas and help reduce manual tasks and increase operational efficiency of the team;

• Be an expert and key user of BI tools within the subsidiary. 

1. Carry Over & PSI Management

• Collaborate with Retail Merchandisers to align reorder decisions with business priorities and seasonal dynamics;

• Build and maintain PSI dashboards to follow and optimize the performance and adjust min/max levels based on results on a monthly basis;

• Calculate SKU/store-level needs for permanent products (PSI) in coordination with Retail merchandising teams;

• Identify risks of stockouts or overstock and propose corrective actions; 

• Coordinate monthly reorder cycles for Carry Over products across relevant Métiers either at central stock level or store level, depending on the product strategy, based on sales trends and stock levels;

• Support the preparation and order of Podium Carry over product on relevant Métiers ensuring accurate sizing of needs per store.

1. Stock optimization and delivery monitoring

• Follow inventory & sell-through and take follow-up actions such as weekly stock rebalancing and sales animation for stores; 

• Develop dashboards to track deliveries per Métier and per store;

• Share alerts and key updates with relevant stakeholders (Customer Service, stores, operations);

• Support stock flow optimization and inter-store consolidation opportunities.

PROFILE

• Master's degree in economics, business, engineering, or data-related fields ;

• 2 to 4 years of experience in retail planning, supply chain, merchandising, or data analysis ;

• First experience in a retail or fashion environment required ;

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and BI tools (Power BI, NeoBI, TM1 or equivalent) ;

• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, autonomy, and team spirit

• Understanding of business issues and keen interest in figures ;

• Fluency in Italian and English. French is a plus;

• Willing to work with expected full-time working hours;

• Professionalism, enthusiasm, dynamism, ease of integration and teamwork complete the profile.

Hermès engages positive and passionate people who own the following requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a customer service orientation;

• Team player mentality to build meaningful relationships and ability to work autonomously;

• Availability, flexibility and dynamism to function in a high-pace environment;

• Determined to be part of a people centric retail project, for which is required vocation for human values, passion and a strong aesthetic sense.

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