Key Responsibilities

* Develop annual, seasonal, monthly merchandise plans aligned with business
targets and the overarching merchandise strategy. Manage Open-to-Buy (OTB),
procurement commitments, inventory budgets and planned receipts while tracking
actual budget performance. Analyze the financial impact of sales fluctuations,
pricing shifts, discounts, inventory commitments on overall profitability and
provide data-backed scenarios, recommendations for corrective actions
* Establish and maintain granular category-wise, channel-wise, Stock Keeping
Unit (SKU) -level demand forecasts by analyzing historical sales, seasonality,
sell-through rates, promotional trends. Monitor forecast accuracy, investigate
variances between planned and actual demand, highlight emerging sales trends,
demand shifts, slow-moving items to enable proactive cross-functional
adjustments
* Closely monitor inventory levels, stock cover, ageing profiles,
sell-through, stock turns across all categories and channels. Formulate and
execute stock allocation, replenishment, inventory rebalancing plans
* Conduct detailed evaluations of category, style, SKU, price-point, color,
and size performance to assess and improve assortment productivity. Track
sales-per-option, full-price performance to identify assortment gaps,
underperforming products, opportunities for replenishment or range
rationalization,



supporting buying teams with robust data
* Produce comprehensive weekly, monthly, seasonal performance reports,
dashboards, variance analyses covering sales, margins, inventory, markdowns.
Maintain advanced Excel-based planning models and inventory trackers,
delivering timely, accurate insights to leadership while tracking the impact of
corrective interventions
* Execute established planning calendars, review mechanisms, governance
processes. Coordinate seamlessly with merchandising, sourcing, supply chain,
warehouse, finance, sales, retail operations, and E-commerce teams to ensure
complete alignment of merchandise plans, procurement requirements, and
execution workflows

Ideal Candidate

* Graduate or postgraduate degree in Business Administration, Retail
Management, Fashion Management, or a related discipline
* 7–9 years of relevant experience in merchandise planning, retail planning,
inventory planning, preferably in apparel or lifestyle retail
* Solid working knowledge of merchandise financial planning, OTB, demand
forecasting, inventory management, and retail KPIs
* Experience in dealer, franchisee, or multi-store retail planning is
desirable
* Advanced proficiency in MS Excel/Google sheets, including financial
modelling, PivotTables, and scenario analysis

📌 Merchandise Planner (Jaunpur Sub-District)
🏢 River Mobility
📍 Jaunpur Sub-District