GMG

4 weeks ago

Senior Planner

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Job Summary

Senior Planner leading merchandise financial planning across pre-season, in-season, and post-season cycles to optimize sales, gross profit, and inventory productivity. Develops advanced planning forecasts, drives category insights, and partners with buying/merchandising to ensure stock availability, optimal assortment, and alignment with business targets. Monitors KPIs such as GMROII, sell-through, OTB utilization, and markdown management.

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Lead development of annual and seasonal plans including sales targets, margin expectations, inventory budgets, and OTB frameworks.
•Build detailed brand/category sales forecasts using historical data, trend analysis, and market insights.
•Partner with Buying to define assortment strategies and financial guardrails.
•Track in-season category performance and recommend actions to maximize sales and profitability.
•Lead stock balancing, replenishment planning, allocation decisions, and inventory optimization.

Key Requirements

•Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Management
•Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience in merchandise planning or related field
•Strong forecasting and demand planning experience with ability to build brand/category sales forecasts using historical data, trend analysis and market insights
•Data analytics and reporting proficiency (advanced Excel, BI tools) and strong command of planning systems (MFP, ERP, SAP, Oracle)
•Category financial modelling and scenario planning; understanding retail cycles, buying calendars and trade strategies

Experience:5-7 yearsRetailMerchandise planningGMROIIOTBForecasting

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CollaborationCommunicationAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingAttention to detail

Tech Stack:ExcelBI toolsMFPERPSAPOracleSQL

Company Brief

GMG

GMG (Gulf Marketing Group) is a global well-being company that retails, distributes and manufactures consumer, sports, health & beauty, food and home brands across MENA, SEA and Hong Kong, operating retail stores, distribution and manufacturing divisions.

Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded: 1977

Glassdoor: 2.4

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