• Manage inventory for assigned categories and manage stock levels per door
• Analyze sales trends identifying areas of success and ares for improvement
• Create sales plans updating based on continuous re-evaluations
• Adjust plans for sales, margin, receipts and inventory on a monthly basis, manage open orders
• Work cross-functionally with various teams to ensure goals are aligned
• Develop and write creative and project briefs or short decks, with supervision
• inspire clients and creative teams alike to come up with idea development and implementation
• With direction, bring raw, fresh thinking ideas on a subject to the broader team.
• Efficiently gather pertinent and relevant insights and deliver them in a coherent and impactful manner.
• Identify the strong and interesting strategic directions/ideas and successfully craft frameworks around them.
• Provide general support to the workflow of the planning department.

Skills: Inventory Management, Sales Trend Analysis, Sales Planning and Adjustment, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Creative and Project Brief Development, Inspirational Leadership, Innovative Thinking, Strategic Insight and Support

• Review all incoming containers and analyze if containers should be redirected or split based on forecast and current WOS at each DC. 
• Manages all of Living Spaces import inventory by determining the frequency of flow, quantities, mixability, and destination while taking into account factory demands such as MOQ’s and lead times.
• In addition to managing Living Spaces inventory also manages vendor 30% domestic inventory. 
• Review quantities and timeliness on when the vendor is bringing in the back-up inventory. 
• Reviews vendor flow with Living Spaces direct container orders so both parties are maintaining a good inventory position at all times.
• Constantly making independent decisions on when to buy more or less of an item in order to meet an MOQ issue,
• Fill empty space in a container, or a new collection not forecasted yet on actual sales.
• Review stocking position to catch times where inventory may be heavy or light. 
• Suggests to buying team whether to roll out to more doors or remove from web/stores to help maintain a good stocking position.
• Responsible for allocation of import ratio to ensure gross margin targets are met.
• Strategically evaluates what cost is beneficial for the organization by choosing between size of containers to flow.

Skills: Inventory Analysis, Inventory Management, Vendor Coordination, Decision Making, Space Optimization, Inventory Forecasting, Inventory Allocation, Cost Evaluation

• Maintain weekly business performance report and stimulate improvements action
• Gain and share knowledge around Merchandise, Financial, Digital and Location Planning
• Support Plan/Forecast process focusing on Product/Channel/Country strategy
• Create department analysis based on past/current performance
• Support cross-departmental projects resulting in improved margin
• Conduct business review meetings with team members and internal stakeholders
• Set KPIs, monitor and measure, challenge teams accountable for achieving these goals
• Directs booking agent to book all containers on a vessel through Living Spaces direct carrier contracts by selecting the proper sailing schedule that works with Living Spaces flow of inventory. 
• Advises what containers are priorities and what actions 
• Determines what containers need to be shipped at higher rates than others.

Skills: Performance Reporting, Knowledge Management, Strategic Planning Support, Departmental Analysis, Cross-departmental Project Support, Business Review Coordination, KPI Management, Inventory and Shipping Direction.

• Responsible for outlining Global assortment composition and category plans by season following the guiding principles of profitability
• Own bottoms up planning by category, assortment and buy plans to achieve financial plans
• Plans style level buys based on APS (avg. per store) planning within each classification in partnership with Merchandising
• Ensure newness, core, fashion and price points are balanced within assortment
• Track to previously set strategies in addition to assortment and category plans highlighting opportunities and risks in the business
• Responsible for 360 category management including product level OTB forecasting
• Reconcile actuals to ensure strategies are met including assortment, buy and sales, understand and adjust differences
• Own key item plans and 365 basics ladder plans to monitor sales and inventory
• Partner with Merchandising on quarterly Hindsight decks to uncover product, channel, regional and inventory opportunities
• Work closely with Merchandising and Business Planning to identify sales opportunities through effective strategic planning and product level analysis
• Establishes cross-functional relationships to promote best practices and process adherence, fosters teamwork

Skills: Global Assortment Strategy, Bottom-Up Planning, Style-Level Buy Planning, Assortment Balance, Strategy Tracking and Risk Management, Category Management and OTB Forecasting, Reconciliation and Adjustment, Key Item and Basics Planning, Cross-Functional Teamwork and Process Adherence.

• Running Weekly Commercial and Trade Reporting to better inform decision-making for wholesale partners in the MEA region.
• Monitoring budget, items and stores, driving corrective actions, to ensure optimal stock management 
• Contribute to the realization of the standards with regards to margin and turnover. 
• Own execution of Sale periods and MD analysis.
• Setting up tools to better inform replenishment opportunities for the customers on the Division/ Gender/Product Group level to create optimal stock levels across all partners in the portfolio.
• Analyzes financial trends (e.g. sales, markdown, profit margins, pricing and promotions), product trends (winners and losers)
• Provide strategic insights and action points through informative decks.
• Involved in monthly business reviews with VP, Buyer, and Planners to discuss current state of business as well as future opportunities.
• Identifies items that are not beneficial for Living Spaces to carry due to the high cost incurred from the difficulty of flowing select products.
• Key in PO’s through a mass upload template
• Revising POs in the system when a vendor revises cubes

Skills: Data Analysis and Reporting, Budget and Stock Management, Margin and Turnover Optimization, Sales Execution and Markdown Analysis, Replenishment Tool Development, Financial and Product Trend Analysis, Strategic Insight and Presentation, Business Review Participation, Product Viability Assessment, Purchase Order Management.

• Strong Customer management and relationship skills
• Aspire to Virgin Media Behaviours, Brand, Culture and Values at all times
• Ability to work as part of a larger team
• Flexibility to perform multiple duties, across multiple regions 
• Knowledge and understanding of telecommunications
• Strong written and verbal communication ability
• Computer spreadsheet experience (i.e. MS Excel)
• Ability to analyze high volume of data
• This role requires sitting, walking, standing, and lifting (within Safety guidelines)
• Logic-based/ transactional mindset

Qualifications: BA in Urban Planning with 1 year of Experience

• Knowledge of planning practices
• Familiarity with urban design practices and approaches
• Strong listening, written, and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate successfully with a wide range of audiences
• Gathered qualitative and quantitative data, researched relevant studies, looked for similar projects, analyzed, synthesized, and created equity-based recommendations
• Experience in planning and research related to land use, urban economics, human services, environmental issues, conservation, or other work related to City planning and development work
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work well within varying degrees of ambiguity
• Demonstrated leadership and decision-making skills

Qualifications: BS in Geography with 3 years of Experience

• Experience in inventory management, merchandising, or operations
• Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, and technical skills
• Time management and communication skills
• Strong proficiency in Excel (creating Pivots, VLOOKUP, etc.)
• Love to work collaboratively in a group, have an innate willingness to dig in and contribute with team
• Driven and motivated by the possibilities ahead
• Comfortable with decision-making and calculated risk-taking for the benefit of business
• Think innovation is critical in a business environment and support others in creative thinking
• Pride  the quality of work and are a stickler for details

Qualifications: BA in Public Administration with 2 years of Experience

• Advanced degree desirable in one of the disciplines relating to drug development or business
• Applicable experience in project planning and project management.
• Applicable pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Experience with planning and resource forecasting tools (e.g., MS Project, Planisware, OnePager) and use of these tools to support Asset, Candidate and/or Clinical Study planning.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experienced in end-game/regulatory submission planning and/or product launch planning.
• Experience formally mentoring and/or supervising colleagues.
• Experienced user of reporting and office software (e.g. Business Objects, Spotfire).
• Trained/experienced in negotiation, facilitation, emotional intelligence, and managing cross-functional team dynamics.
• Able to understand complex computer systems as well as develop complex project plans.

Qualifications: BA in Civil Engineering with 8 years of Experience

• Experience in relevant retail/wholesale planning and forecasting
• Advanced Excel Skills (able to build and run ad-hoc reports, plus formula auditing with large amounts of data)
• Acute attention to detail, verbal and written communication, organization, & multi-tasking abilities
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong aptitude with numbers and retail math
• Be a detail-oriented, self-starter, ambitious, and agility 
• Work in a fast-paced, fun, engaging, and dynamic team environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Demonstrates emotional intelligence to manage change and difficult conversations.

Qualifications: BS in Environmental Science with 3 years of Experience