ASOS
Assistant Merchandise Planner (12 Month FTC)
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Company Description
We're ASOS. We blend our flair for fashion with our love of cutting-edge technology, but more importantly, we're interested in how we can bring the best out of you.
We exist to give people the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgment, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.
Through our Fashion with Integrity strategy, we are driving diversity, equity, and inclusion across every aspect of ASOS and ensuring every ASOSer can be their authentic self at work. We want our people to be whoever they want to be, because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work.
Job Description
As a Assistant Merchandise Planner, you will be responsible for providing support to the Head of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planner.
- Drive the day-to-day analysis of trade performance, producing insight to support decision making.
- Work collaboratively with the team and other functions to deliver Operating Model KPIs.
- Provide Head of Merchandise Planning and Merchandise Planner with analytical support to enable strategic decision making.
- Monitor performance and surface opportunities as well as potential risk.
- Participate in trade meetings with Merchandise Planners and Head of Merchandise Planning.
- Deliver insights on stock health performance and sell-through to understand and satisfy customer demand.
- Overlay performance analysis with additional customer data to support trade decision making.
- Create forecasts (in PGRTPs and Excel) to review different scenarios, propose short and long-term budgets, then review and update frequently based on trade and retail team feedback.
- Commitment, OTB, and intake maintenance.
- Use revenue and profitability as a key measure of success.
- Provide analysis and visibility of the end-to-end performance KPIs at product group level.
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GMP currently has an opportunity on the team: Assistant Merchandise Planner (currently a fixed-term maternity cover role with the potential to become a permanent role).
We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team. That's why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office. It's a rhythm that speeds up decision-making, helps ASOSers learn from each other more quickly, and builds the kind of culture where people can grow, create, and succeed.
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Qualifications
We would love to meet someone with:
- Commercial approach
- Strong numerical acumen
- Proven experience in fashion merchandising and/or data insights
- Experience in maintaining sales, stock, intake, and OTB trackers/forecasts
- Ability to make decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work cross-functionally to drive the best results for ASOS.com
- Strong organizational skills, able to use initiative and to work in a pressurized environment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and appropriately with colleagues at all levels
- Attention to detail
- Able to use Excel to an intermediate level
Additional Information
BeneFITS:
- Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
- Employee sample sales
- 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
- Private medical care scheme
- Fixed Annual Payment in addition to your salary each year, it's just an extra thank you from us
- Opportunity for personalized learning and in-the-moment experiences that enable you to thrive and excel in your role
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