Senior Merchandise Planner - Full Price & eCommerce

Join an international fashion brand at its European headquarters in Amsterdam as a Senior Merchandise Planner - Full Price & eCommerce. In this key role, you will drive merchandise planning, optimize inventory, and maximize commercial performance across retail and online channels. Strong experience in merchandise planning, forecasting, and inventory management within fashion or retail is essential. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday the 20th of October at 12:00.

Your role as Senior Merchandise Planner
You'll develop merchandise and inventory plans for specific product categories across full-price retail, concessions and online channels. Working closely with Buying, Finance and commercial teams, you'll balance customer demand with stock levels, purchasing budgets and margin targets.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Seasonal planning: Build sales forecasts, buying budgets and margin plans. Analyse previous seasons to identify opportunities and improve future plans.
• Inventory and allocation: Determine purchase quantities at SKU level, group stores by demand and capacity, and optimise initial stock allocation and replenishment.
• Demand forecasting: Prepare monthly forecasts for core products (Never Out of Stock), using sales trends and stock availability across stores, online channels and distribution centres.
• Financial performance: Lead monthly open-to-buy (WSSI) reviews, monitor trading results and adjust plans to manage commercial opportunities and risks.
• Promotions and improvements: Recommend promotional discounts and end-of-season markdowns, improve planning processes and systems, and support less experienced colleagues.

Your workplace
You'll join an international fashion organisation where merchandise planning connects commercial strategy with day-to-day retail performance.

The planning team works across physical retail and eCommerce, covering financial planning, demand forecasting, stock allocation and replenishment. You'll collaborate with colleagues in Buying, Merchandising, Retail, eCommerce and Finance.

The organisation offers an international working environment that values diversity and individuality. There are also regular social activities for employees.

What you bring
You're comfortable working with detailed sales and inventory data, but you also understand the commercial decisions behind the numbers. You can explain your recommendations clearly, challenge assumptions and work with different departments to keep plans on track.

You also bring:

• At least 4 years of relevant experience in merchandise, financial, branch or commercial planning, preferably within fashion, retail or consumer goods.
• Strong knowledge of merchandise financial planning, demand forecasting, inventory management and buying budgets.
• Experience with omnichannel inventory planning, promotions and markdown decisions.
• Confident analytical skills and experience using planning systems such as SAP or Oracle.
• Fluency in spoken and written English. A bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Retail or a related subject is an advantage.

What you can expect from our client:

• An international environment which respects diversity, equality, and individuality;
• A beautiful state-of-the-art Campus;
• Depending on the role a monthly home - office budget;
• A chance to unwind with weekly social activities.
• Please note that we are unable o provide visa sponsorship for this role

Aanbod

Apply now, and be sure to do so before Tuesday the 20th of October at 12:00. Send your resume and a short motivation. Before we can introduce you to the client, we will invite you for an interview at our Projob office or online. For more information contact us at 020-5738383 or via de button "Solliciteer nu" op deze pagina..

Please note that we agreed with our clients to only introduce them to candidates who already live near the job location. Although you might be willing to relocate or commute, this is not an adequate option.

Waar je gaat werken

Be part of an iconic story.

This organization serves as a platform for growth, focusing on building brand strength and staying relevant in a rapidly changing world. By connecting global, iconic brands more closely to the evolving needs of consumers, it ensures a strong foundation for both the present and future generations.

Guided by shared values and empowered by scale and global reach, the company is committed to driving fashion forward for good. Operating as one unified team with a clear vision and plan, it exemplifies the power of collective effort and shared purpose.