Retail Merchandise Planning Manager

Job Description

About The Role

Needs to be analytical, detail-oriented, commercially driven, and highly organized with strong stakeholder management skills.

• Drive seasonal and annual merchandise plans aligned with sales, margin, and growth targets.
• Manage category planning, demand forecasting, inventory budgeting, and OTB control.
• Develop allocation and replenishment strategies based on sales trends, store grading, and customer demand.
• Monitor inventory productivity, stock turn, sell-through, GMROI, and markdown performance.
• Ensure timely stock availability while minimizing stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Review business performance and share actionable insights through weekly/monthly MIS reports.
• Coordinate with buying, sourcing, supply chain, retail operations, and finance teams for smooth execution.
• Drive stock balancing, inter-store transfers, and inventory optimization initiatives.
• Improve planning processes, reporting accuracy, and ERP/planning tool utilization.
• Lead corrective actions for underperforming categories and inventory gaps.

• 5–10 years of experience in merchandise planning, allocation, replenishment, or retail merchandising within fashion/lifestyle retail.
• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Fashion Management, Retail Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of retail planning, inventory management, and OTB processes.
• Excellent analytical, forecasting, and business planning skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving ability.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, MIS, and retail planning systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in team handling and cross-functional coordination preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and target-driven retail environment.

• Be part of one of India's most loved pet care brands at a genuinely exciting phase of growth.
• Work in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment where your decisions visibly move the needle.
• Collaborate with a passionate team that takes pets seriously — and has fun doing it.
• Medical Insurance/Perks
• Competitive compensation with performance upside.

Skills: retail,allocation,merchandise,forecasting,retail replenishment