Purpose Of the Role
As Purchase and Product Planner for D2C channels, you will be responsible for building commercial buy plans through seasonal and continuity ranges across a retail estate and digital platforms.
You will work in a Buying, Merchandising & Allocation department building options and range planning to deliver key analysis and insights in order to maximise sales potential and reduce risk of terminal stocks.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Seasonal Planning & Buys
- Work alongside manager to deliver robust seasonal trading strategy driven by KPI’s to SMT set budgets and targets
- Work with manager and team on shaping seasonal buy budgets, driving category building blocks
- Seasonal review of product performance and store performance. Proposing in season re-buys to manager.
- Drive seasonal changes to allocation plans and stock level management proposing store to store consolidations
- Updating and reporting on sizing and buy grids – following trends, size analysis through sales reporting and feedback
- Work closely with production team, achieving all buy deadlines to seasonal and continuity critical paths
- Work with channel traders on optimal launch & allocation timelines
- Maintain OTB continuity sheets for D2C channels ensuring PO’s are accurately raised with Wholesale/Franchise fulfilments considered
- Checking all Seasonal & Continuity PO’s are raised correctly and match back to Line Details set and created within the department
- Support in driving regional product feedback, building data driven analysis for future buy decisions
- Identify and build stock packages for new stores, if required
- Identify opportunities through product, pricing and competitor awareness
- Planning Rates Of Sales for seasonal buys on historical/like product
- Sizing of all seasonal and continuity buys
- Maintaining and adjusting buy volume grids and size ratios on trending performance
Reporting & Trade
- Produce and maintain a varied number of Monday trade reports
- Produce weekly product performance reports for wider team
- Discuss any weekly trade actions to present to SMT for trade meetings
- Assist manager in markdown trade analysis, reviewing performance and suggesting actions & discounts on specific products
- Regular updates to SMT on key product actions and trade drivers
- Trade of active stock to optimise availability and minimise terminal stocks
- General stock management, in season store transfers and end of season consolidations
General
- Work with manager on ad-hoc requests and special projects required by SMT
- Maintain high levels of communication with cross functional teams within Agent Provocateur – Marketing, Production, Logistics, Wholesale/Franchise
- Work closely with Web & Digital on product placement and trading patterns
- Conduct store visits as and when required
- Regular updates and 1 to 1’s with manager
- Deputise and cover tasks during annual leave
Benefits:
- 21 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays each year
- Generous staff discount across a variety of brands
- Auto-enrolment into the company pension scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Seasonal ticket loan
- Charity time-bank scheme
- Ability to purchase additional annual leave
Skills Required
- Experience building seasonal buy plans and range planning
- Ability to manage allocations, OTB continuity sheets, and ensure POs match line details
- Experience analysing product and store performance and proposing in-season re-buys
- Experience producing trade and product performance reports and presenting trade actions
- Stock management experience including store transfers, consolidations and minimizing terminal stock
- Strong cross-functional communication with Marketing, Production, Logistics, Wholesale/Franchise and Web & Digital
- Ability to meet buy deadlines and work to seasonal and continuity critical paths
- Willingness to conduct store visits as required
What We Do
Four Marketing Group was founded over 25 years ago in London. The Group’s portfolio of businesses continues to grow, always seeking excellence in the products it distributes. Four Marketing Group consists of a number of luxury brand businesses including: Four Marketing; the founding company, providing wholesale sales, agency representation and distribution Four Works; our DTC service offering, operating retail stores, eCommerce and warehousing for key brand partners. Present Agency; our digital agency, delivering a diverse range of services, from creative fashion campaign development to press communication. Agent Provocateur; An iconic label defined by confidence, sensuality and irreverence with boutiques operating across Europe, America and Asia. Empowering individuals and pushing boundaries since 1994. For more information and job roles with Agent Provocateur, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agent-provocateur/jobs Albam; A contemporary menswear label founded in 2006, characterised by the timeless utilitarian design ethos and high-quality construction Arctic Army; Since its arrival in 2017, Arctic Army encapsulates a unique aesthetic for the outerwear market and the combination of refined tailoring and over-the-top silhouettes creates bold, yet wearable pieces. Unapologetic outerwear has become a mantra of sorts for Arctic Army, which is a strong reference to the brand’s luxury and maximal ethos with a 90s inspired ‘forever mood’.
