Senior Assortment Planner | Temporary

Responsible for executing strategic planning for Sport products across the EMEA region, optimizing sales, inventory, and product health. Manage current and in-season assortment plans to drive sales, margin, stock efficiency, and product performance.
Our client is seeking a strategic Senior Assortment Planner to develop franchise plans that align commercial goals with product strategies. This role focuses on optimizing in-season performance through collaborative planning, inventory management, and data-driven insights.
Key Responsibilities;

• Develop, inform, or influence seasonal plans, including RSV, net sales, margin, receipts, and inventory at the franchise level for the client’s marketplace.
• Create strategies to achieve Kids Sports objectives and manage product-driven OTB forecasts for production decisions and in-season optimization.
• Analyze business performance against plan and forecasted sales and inventory on a weekly or monthly basis; identify risks and opportunities, develop action plans, and escalate when necessary.
• Monitor top franchise stock and sales plans, support cross-marketplace decision-making to optimize product health, consumer demand, and trading/pricing decisions.
• Manage end-to-end inventory health and understand its impact on overall marketplace performance.
• Communicate and advocate the Assortment Plan to partner management or cross-functional leadership at Franchise/Merchandise Class level.
• Independently drive projects day-to-day, prioritizing workload and deliverables.