Planning Assistant

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one
of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses
headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating
divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare;
employing more than ‎35,000 employees across more than ‎20 countries in the
Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over ‎200 of the
world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's
entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to
continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers
within the societies in which we operate.
By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity;
Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our
customers each and every day

Overview of the role:
Assistant Planner is responsible in assisting the Planning Manager in OTB
Management and work closely with all BU teams to ensure buying is in line with
the OTB issued.
* Tracking seasonal launch availability working closely with UK, Hubs and WH and highlight BU teams for any delays.
* Closely monitor the monthly Intake plan for rolling ‎12 months for GBP booking and manage the cash flow
* Managing the stock allocation for ‎45 stores working closely with Allocation and buying team to ensure stock is allocated at the right time in right quantity and setting up the business reports through system tools

What you will do:-
Description of Accountability:

BUSINESS PLAN AND DELIVERY OF KEY KPI 's
* Responsible for extracting data for all business planning
* Responsible for OTB management and stock flow
* Accountable for Stock Management
* Support Planner in Markdown Management

Stock Allocation
* Work closely with allocation team ensure stock is allocated to stores in line with the plan
* Weekly meetings with buying team and allocators to highlight any concerns and take actions.

SALE/PROMOTION MANAGEMENT
* Support Planner on executing the markdown/sale
* Decide Right Discount by Market based on Sell through
* Ensure Municipality Permission list submitted on time as per market requirements for Sale and Promotion application
* Ensure system Prices are updated on all sale and Promotion products

TRADE
* Ensure Weekly Trade Reports are delivered on time
* Ensure Weekly Seasonal Fulfilment/Availability is tracked and highlighted for any concern or delays.
* Attend weekly team meeting and suggest actions to drive business
* Analyse Shop floor stock by Department and Store vs Ideal and highlight variations to team for

Required Skills to be successful:-
To be successfully considered for this role, you must demonstrate the
following skills and qualifications:

What equips you for the role:
* Bachelor's Degree
* ‎5+ years' experience in planning and forecasting.
* Experience working with E-Commerce platforms.
* Excellent Microsoft Excel Skills
* Able to handle Complexity
* Excellent Planning and Organizing Skills
* Attention to Detail
* Highly Numerate
* Strategic planning
* Attention to detail.
* Knowledge of SAP an additional advantage
* Multitasking.
* Collaboration.
* Strategic thinker.
* Excellent English Communication skill.
* Good Analytical skills & Interpersonal skills

About Al-Futtaim Retail
Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail
across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past ‎30 years. We have
developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in
the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex
Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of
the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer's in both regions with over
‎75 stores offering both fashion & food options.

Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East
for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to
continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further
development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from
all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse
workforce which includes over ‎100 nationalities across ‎12 countries. Join us
today and make a difference…