Summary: The Inventory Planning Manager role is a 3-month initial contract based in Central London, focusing on global inventory management and product margin targets. The position requires strong leadership and communication skills to influence stakeholders and ensure adherence to planning KPIs. The role involves re-balancing inventory and developing strategies for delisting and markdowns. The working arrangement includes four days in the office and one day of remote work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owning overall Group inventory management, by Region and Globally
• Accountable for setting Product Margin targets aligned with Finance Group targets
• Ensuring adherence to Inventory Targets and all Planning KPIs
• Responsible for re-balancing Global Inventory
• Accountable for Delist and Markdown strategy in line with targets

Key Skills:

• Extensive experience demonstrating excellence across all aspects of Global inventory planning, at a manager level
• Effective communication skills, with proven experience in influencing with credibility up to C-suite
• Strong leadership skills: inspiring, energising and instilling a culture of innovation, collaboration and accountability
• Creative, innovative and customer-oriented when faced with business challenges
• Strong decision-making capability
• Dynamic and collaborative style, able to build positive working relationships with cross-functional teams and translate strategic direction to all levels of the organisation
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical skills

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Retail