Demand Planner
Taw9eel General Trading Co. WLL
Total years of experience :16 years, 3 Months
▪ Create sales forecasts, analyzing online retail sales data, assessing trends in customer purchases,
and evaluating changes in the online retail market.
▪ Top Suppliers sales & stock performance report.
▪ Utilize sales forecasts to plan inventory to maintain target stock covers and expedite inventory.
▪ Communicate proactively with Sales, Product Management, Finance and other teams on both
potential stock shortages and excess stock risk.
▪ Identify opportunities to improve service and inventory KPIs
▪ Develop effective forecast models based on industry trends and demand patterns for
Wholesale Distribution and Retail stores.
▪ Support management with risk assessments and mitigation activities.
▪ Propose and implement solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
▪ Successfully communicate forecast and inventory estimations to category managers.
▪ Monitor and report on important changes in sales forecasts, budgets, and business strategies.
▪ Address demand-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
▪ Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on
existing items, new products, and product phase-outs; and Closely coordinate and communicate
with Key Account Managers with supply planning.
Sales and Margin Modeling for SALE and special promotion events.
Weekly Trade Pack and WSSI Report update
Monthly Key Financial Report (KFR) on store level
Cost lines analysis on Controllable - Direct and Indirect expenses on store level
Annual Business Planning
Weekly Sale Sell-Through Analysis plus Ad Hoc Analysis as required
Intimation of monthly shipment payments and claims
Money Map Analysis (ROI)
Manage monthly department level open-to-buy activities
Develop pre-season plans and recommend purchase/investment and develop accurate forecasts.
Manage the development of annual, seasonal, monthly and weekly merchandise plans.
Manage multiple class level pricing recommendations and strategies
Analyze historic performance and planned strategies to identify areas of opportunity or risk
Develop, maintain and update tools, reports, etc to support the needs of the business
Synchronizing with the E-commerce developers for launching of commercial web site
Supervising the data control team for E-commerce database management & SEO keyword research.
Plan sales and profitability of assigned category through analysis of performance data
Analyze business and market trends to recommend new strategies for increasing sales
Expertise in Magento E-Commerce platform B2C 1.9.3.
Assist in developing advertising and promotional strategies for business growth.
Perform SEO keyword research, perform tasks such as ADWORDS SEARCH (PAY-PER-CLICK) and DISPLAY campaigns to optimize existing content and uncover new opportunities.
Monitor and administer web analytics dashboards and key reporting tools.
Provide various channels on Digital Marketing on campaigns in line with social media campaigns.
Stock Allocation & Consolidation.
Buying analysis & OTB.
Item Master creation, Purchase Order & Database updating.
Pricing Mark Down strategy.
Shipment tracking.
Store visits and feedbacks.
Handling daily sales operations including promotional activities, interaction with team members on strategic planning & inventory management.
Plan & execute visual merchandising, creative maintenance progress for the store.
Managing the overall process of Inventory Management, Supervision of stock take, Stock out-In and global check, Administration work.
Updating management with weekly sales report and providing analysis of different Retail operational cycles.
Gathering customer & employee feedback & judge patterns, trends to initiate specific action for the continuous improvement of total customer experience & satisfaction in the store.
Marks sheet available upon request.
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