Senior Planner
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About the Role
GMG is seeking a Senior Planner to lead merchandise financial planning activities across pre-season, in-season, and post-season cycles.
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Responsibilities
- Lead development of annual and seasonal plans including sales targets, margin expectations, inventory budgets, and OTB frameworks
- Build detailed brand/category sales forecasts using historical data, trend analysis, and market insights
- Partner with Buying to define assortment strategies and financial guardrails
- Track in season category performance and recommend actions to maximize sales and profitability
- Lead stock balancing, replenishment planning, allocation decisions, and inventory optimization
- Maintain and monitor KPIs including sell through, stock cover, margin, markdown performance, and GMROII
- Prepare post season performance analysis to identify successes, opportunities, and learnings
- Develop strategic recommendations to correct gaps for upcoming cycles
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Management
- Minimum of 5 7 years of relevant experience
- Advanced merchandise financial planning skills (GMROII, OTB, Sell through, Stock Cover)
- Forecasting and demand planning expertise
- Data analytics and reporting skills (advanced Excel, BI tools)
- Strong command of planning systems (MFP, ERP, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
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Who we are
- GMG is a global well being company retailing, distributing and manufacturing a portfolio of leading international and home grown brands across sport, food and health sectors.
- Its vision is to inspire people to win in ways that make the world better.
- Today, GMG’s investments span across four key verticals: GMG Sports, GMG Food, GMG Health, and GMG Consumer Goods.
About the role
- The Senior Planner is responsible for leading merchandise financial planning activities across pre season, in season, and post season cycles to optimize sales, gross profit, and inventory productivity.
- The role develops advanced planning forecasts, drives category performance insights, and collaborates cross functionally to ensure stock availability, optimal assortment, and strategic alignment with buying and merchandising teams.
- The Senior Planner is also accountable for key planning KPIs such as MROII, sell through, OTB utilization, and markdown management.
Core Responsibilities
- Pre Season Planning: Lead development of annual and seasonal plans including sales targets, margin expectations, inventory budgets, and OTB frameworks.
- Build detailed brand/category sales forecasts using historical data, trend analysis, and market insights.
- Partner with Buying to define assortment strategies and financial guardrails.
- In Season Management: Track in season category performance and recommend actions to maximize sales and profitability.
- Lead stock balancing, replenishment planning, allocation decisions, and inventory optimization.
- Maintain and monitor KPIs including sell through, stock cover, margin, markdown performance, and GMROII.
- Post Season Review: Prepare post season performance analysis to identify successes, opportunities, and learnings.
- Develop strategic recommendations to correct gaps for upcoming cycles.
Functional / Technical Competencies
- Advanced merchandise financial planning (GMROII, OTB, Sell through, Stock Cover).
- Forecasting and demand planning expertise.
- Data analytics and reporting (advanced Excel, BI tools).
- Strong command of planning systems (MFP, ERP, SAP, Oracle, etc.).
- Category financial modelling and scenario planning.
- Understanding of retail cycles, buying calendars, and trade strategies.
Qualifications / Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Management
- Minimum of 5 7 years of relevant experience
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