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Merchandise Planning & Commercial Analyst
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Merchandise Planning & Commercial Analyst
The Merchandise Planning & Commercial Analyst is a broad, high-impact role sitting at the intersection of Finance and Merchandising within a fast-growing, multi-channel consumer business.
This is a broad, high-impact role focused on stock planning, merchandising and commercial analysis. The role plays a key part in ensuring the right products are available in the right place at the right time, while providing insight that supports profitable growth across wholesale, DTC and ecommerce channels.
The business is actively embracing AI and modern tools and is seeking someone who shares that mindset and enjoys finding smarter, more efficient ways of working. Operating in a fast-moving and growing environment, there is significant opportunity to improve processes, enhance reporting and shape how stock planning and commercial analysis evolve. This is a newly created position to support continued growth and offers the successful candidate the opportunity to make a real impact and develop the importance of the function over time.
Merchandise Planning & Inventory Responsibilities
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- Manage stock availability across channels, including hold orders, ringfenced stock and virtual warehouses.
- Work closely with sourcing, operations and sales teams to ensure inventory is in the right place at the right time.
- Monitor and report on stock movements, availability and replenishment requirements.
- Produce regular reporting on best sellers, aged stock and slow-moving inventory.
- Identify opportunities to improve stock turn and optimise inventory levels.
- Support seasonal exit strategies and promotional activity for end-of-line products.
- Ensure products are accurately maintained across integration partners and master data systems.
- Provide visibility of stock availability across departments and support cross-functional planning.
Commercial Analysis & Trading Support
- Analyse trading performance across wholesale, DTC and ecommerce channels.
- Produce timely reporting with clear commercial insight and actionable recommendations.
- Monitor product and category performance, identifying trends and opportunities.
- Support pricing decisions, margin analysis and promotional effectiveness.
- Build and maintain analytical models and dashboards to support decision-making.
- Drive process improvements and reporting automation.
- Utilise AI and modern tools to enhance analysis and streamline workflows.
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About the Candidate
- Previous experience in merchandise planning, inventory management, commercial analysis or a similar analytical role.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where priorities can evolve quickly.
- Self-motivated and capable of making a tangible impact within a growing business.
- Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel capability.
- Able to translate data into meaningful commercial insight and recommendations.
- Naturally curious, with a proactive approach to identifying better ways of working.
- Enthusiastic about incorporating AI and technology into day-to-day activities.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Retail, wholesale or ecommerce experience would be advantageous.
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP.
- Logical, organised and detail-oriented with a strong commercial mindset.
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