Senior Demand & Inventory Planner EMEA

Are you a sharp and commercially minded planner who knows how to turn data into smart buying and inventory decisions? For an international fashion brand with its HQ in Amsterdam, we are looking for a Senior Demand & Inventory Planner EMEA to help shape seasonal demand, buy planning, and product availability across multiple channels and categories. In this role, you will work at the heart of the planning process, connecting Buying, Merchandising, DTC, Wholesale, Finance, and Supply Chain teams to make sure the right products are in the right place at the right time. Deadline for applications is Tuesday July 14th at 12:00.

The Team

Within the Omni Planning & Allocation team, the mission is to drive commercial trade, financial planning, demand forecasting, and allocation & replenishment of inventory across all channels and categories, whilst setting strategic guardrails on product promotions and markdown decisions to maximize margin and profitability. This position's team serves as the backbone of the department, collaborating closely with Buying/Merchandising, DTC Channel teams (eCom, FP, Outlet), Hubs, and Finance to ensure that all inventory and product decisions are aligned with company-wide planning and allocation decisions. 

The Position

As EMEA Demand & Inventory Senior Planner, you will be crucial to the Omni Planning and Allocation team and you will contribute to the Total EMEA seasonal buy planning, business reporting, collaborating closely with DTC channels and Hubs/Wholesale Key Account Planning teams to support sales, margin, and inventory goals. This role is vital for achieving the Omni Planning and Allocation objectives and your work will be key to the commercial success of the brand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Long term planning: Provide insights to support long-range planning processes and support top-down seasonal sales, margin, and inventory plans and strategies to meet corporate financial targets.
• Merchandise strategy: Collaborate with DTC Buying, Merchandising and Wholesale Account teams to align product category demand forecasts with seasonal product strategies.
• Demand planning: Integrate EMEA demand plans for the seasonal product category, in partnership with Merchandising counterparts, improving accuracy of sell in vs forecast.
• Integrated Demand Planning (IDP): Input into IDP process with seasonal Product Category demand plans and growth strategies that will deliver on Sales & Margin targets. Partner closely with DTC channels and Hubs/Wholesale Key Account Planning teams to ensure product demand plans reconcile against channel demand.
• Range planning: Contribute demand insights into the seasonal range planning process, reviewing option counts, volume segmentation, and customer needs across channels.
• Buy quantification: Support in quantifying seasonal buy recommendations for Mainline and the pass off of consolidated, sized buys to Planning Operations team.
• Continuous improvement: Implement and exploit new systems and processes to continually increase team efficiency.

The Ideal Candidate:

• 4-7+ years of experience in wholesale planning, demand planning, or merch planning within a fashion, retail, or consumer goods environment;
• Strong expertise in demand and wholesale planning with a sound understanding in demand driven merchandise financials;
• Commercial and results-driven mindset, with the ability to understand short-term sales needs with long-term strategic planning;
• Strong analytical skills with experience in data-driven decision-making, leveraging insights to optimize buying strategies;
• Proven stakeholder management skills, collaborating effectively with Merchandising, DTC Merch Planning & Buying, Hub Wholesale teams, Planning Operations, Global Counterparts and Supply Chain teams;
• Fluency in English;
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics or retail preferred.

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.