Assistant Planning Manager-Home Decor
PAN EMIRATES HOME FURNISHING -DUBAI-UAE
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :15 years, 6 أشهر
Planning
• Looking after the complete accessories division(Home décor) & thereby managing budgeting, sales strategy, range planning, assortment plan, store assortment mix & liquidation strategy.
• Preparing and finalizing Buy Plan by month at Class/Subclass levels to match the strategy plans for (Quantities, Options, Prices and Suppliers) and as per OTB/Inflows set by month.
• Prepare reports to measure actuals against plan for in season management .
• Monthly analysis on Product Ranking- monitoring good & bad selling items to agreed parameters and action to be taken on re orders, price adjustment for slow seller or discontinue the lines/range.
• Consolidation of the broken ranges, as per sale to best performing stores.
• Stock transfers within territories (UAE, QATAR, MUSCAT & RIYADH) based on performance, stock cover, actual market trends & sales re-forecasting -inculcating the sales & marketing assumptions and external factors.
• Preparing the liquidation strategy for the discontinued lines/slow seller as per the agreed parameters.
• Analyzing on markdown %age & sales margins to ensure set margins are being achieved.
• Deciding on corrective action together with head buyer, as per the analysis, and further implementation and follow up.
• Ensuring the newness are regularly shared with the marketing team for the ATL & BTL activities.
• Collaborated with Visual Merchandising to ensure effective display presentations at store.
• Regular store visit, on an agreed frequency, to be abreast with product feedback and competitors study.
• Proper delegation of the team members and enabling them to reach their full potential. Initiated cross training with other departments to improve workflow and streamline project completion timeframe.
• Coordinating with people across departments & at all levels and thereby managing healthy working environment & teamwork.
Buying
• Extensive experience gained by attending major HOME FAIR in INDIA, Hong Kong & China (Jinhan/Canton fair) for the range/products selection.
• Range presentation & selection, after the fair, through collaborative discussion on each category & products.
• Responsible for the timely placement of purchase orders and follow ups related to packaging, artworks, bar-coding, pricing & shipping marks.
• Strong in cost negotiation, delivery & payment terms.
• Quality inspection report review & feedback and suggest corrective measures to meet our set requirements.
• Ensured timely and efficient product flow by regular communication with vendors & import dept. and through shipment tracking.
• Regular in touch with vendors for the timely replenishment of the fast moving articles, sales & stock update, payments & EOS returns of unsold stock.
• Merchandise financial planning, budgeting & sales strategy, markdown strategy, price point & supplier strategy for the new season.
• Finalizing Store Grading at Class/SubClass levels to determine the options & buy quantities for Large, Medium and Small stores.
• Monitoring orders being placed against OTB set by month and according to assortment plans.
• Monthly analysis on Product Ranking- monitoring good & bad selling items to agreed parameters and action to be taken on re orders, price adjustment for slow seller or discontinue the lines/range.
• Pending Order re-distribution & stock transfers within territories, based on the model stock cover, actual market trends & sales re-forecasting.
• Ensuring that the stock received in territories are allocated to respective stores, as per assortment plan.
• Seasonal Budget performance are monitored against plan set and reforecast taking into account past performance and trends.
• Analyzing on Territory Ageing Stocks and identifying out of line situations to agreed parameters.
• Analysis of reports-sales analysis, sale comparison, stock cover, stock turn, containers flow, Profit and margin analysis and other parameters such as ASP, GMROI, and GMROF.
• Deciding on corrective action together with planners & buyers, as per the analysis, and further implementation and follow up.
• Laisioning with the Marketing team for the launch of events, festive & yearly catalogues.
• Proper follow ups on the catalogue merchandise for the timely deliveries and ensuring availabilities.
• Coordinating with people across departments & at all levels and thereby managing healthy working environment & teamwork.
Successfully handled the business of kids Apparel & accessories and was directly involved in opening of 03 major stores in the northern India-managing initial stock requirements, fixtures (based on model stock method), display & implementation.
• Budget planning & allocation.
• Reallocation of assortment plan as per the actual bookings done by buyers.
• Generation of Purchase Order (PO) and sending the final PO to vendors & follow up for timely dispatch.
• Analysis of reports-Sales analysis, Sale comparison, Stock covers analysis, Profit and margin analysis and other parameters such as ASP, SPSF, EPSF, GMROI, and GMROF.
• Stock correction/liquidation for slow/non-moving articles.
• Buying coordination with brands like-GINI & JONY, LILLIPUT, CATMOSS, ZAPP, RUFF, DISNEY, ME N MOMS, LITTLE KANGAROOS, BARBIE, AVENTIS, PIGEON, etc.
2008: Post Graduation Diploma In Retail Management (PGDRM) from FDDI (INDIA), an institute under Ministry Of Commerce, Govt. Of India.
2004: B.Com (Honours) from Calcutta University, Kolkata
Computer Skill
• Complete knowledge of MS Office 2003 & 2007, BASIC MACRO (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook)
• Working knowledge on Oracle Ginesys-ERS Management Software, BRIO & ORMS.