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Assistant Merchandiser Planner | Retail | Watsons | UAE

30+ days ago 2025/07/11
Full time
500 Employees or more · Retail & Wholesale
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Job description

Overview of the role

 

Assist and analyses planning requirements and KPIs using available means (systems and tools). Support the planning team in analysis, makes data available for decision making and allows building routines. Work on inventory levels, minimizing errors, driving continuous improvement through processes, analysis, etc.

Participates to the Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process to support harmonizing global improvement with common targets to Watsons.

 

What you will do: -

Description of Accountability:

 

Strategy and review

  • Received, assess, and creates the stores additional orders for validation on required levels as per release strategy in place

Analysis

  • Supports and analyses gaps in master data:
  • Source of supply
  • Min/max table match
  • Vendor extension
  • Replenishment units of measures
  • Replenishment parameters
  • Lead times
  • Analyses and provide necessary details to Planners in order to assess and optimize JDA / auto-rep orders
  • Support and develop routines analysis, measures, performance used during monthly S&OP cycles at Category and global level.
  • Participates in meetings with necessary stakeholders on a monthly / regular basis
  • Assist in various reporting and analysis (existing and new development), weekly trade pack, stock reports, KPI’s measurement, etc.

Ageing Stock

  • Monitoring monthly ageing stock level and support actions on liquidating strategy with Buying / Planning teams through inter-territory/store transfer, clearance & promotions.

Replenishment:

  • Purchase orders follow up on a daily basis to make sure necessary visibility is given to Planning and Logistics
  • Open PO’s measurement measure to assess and limit the impact on replenishment calculations


Skills

Required Skills to be successful:

  • Able to handle Complexity
  • Excellent Planning and Organizing Skills
  • Good system proficiency, SAP - JDA experience in additional advantage
  • Proven analytical skills
  • Advanced in Excel, Tableau in additional advantage
  • Ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple business functions
  • Strong team player and ability to work with the cross functional partners and senior management on all aspects of the business

 

What equips you for the role:

  • Bachelor’s degree with Minimum 3-5 Years’ in Planning and Merchandising
  • Knowledge of Planning basics, general knowledge of Supply Chain
  • Prior experience in assisting, analyzing (inventory, performance, KPI’s, etc.)
  • Experience with using ERP systems (preferably SAP) and advanced Panning tools with statistical modeling
  • 3 yrs+ Planning experience


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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into six divisions; automotive, retail, electronics, engineering and technology, real estate, financial services and general services, Al-Futtaim operates through more than 60 companies and maintains a decentralised approach, giving individual businesses flexibility and versatility to maintain a competitive stance. Employing in excess of 20,000 people across the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan, Singapore and Europe, this approach benefits employees, providing a clearly defined work culture where individuals are empowered with authority and responsibility for their work. The success of Al-Futtaim is attributed to proactively managing change whilst upholding the values of integrity, service and social responsibility. The majority of businesses, built on a portfolio of world leading brands, dominate their sector.

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