Retail Inventory Planning Manager

Location: Greater London

personalise marketing, including social media features.  looking for a Retail Inventory (Allocation & Replenishment) Planning Manager to take ownership of inventory deployment across our retail store network, ensuring exceptional product availability while  healthy inventory levels. This is a high-impact role where We're
** Best of Both**, requiring 3 days in the office location and 2 days from home.
pleased to share that we offer a hybrid working week arrangement called
** Core Responsibilities*
* ** Deliver against key retail inventory KPIs
- ** Accountable for Store In-Stock %, Stock-out rate, Weeks of Supply, Excess inventory, Allocation accuracy and timeliness, and Exception resolution performance.  Advanced Retail Allocation & Replenishment Expertise - Proven experience managing allocation and replenishment across a multi-store retail network, balancing availability with inventory efficiency.

Experience with Automated Planning Systems (e.g., O9 or equivalent) - Hands-on experience with advanced allocation or supply planning systems, comfortable owning system logic and reducing manual intervention. Ability to define and evolve inventory policies, leading decisions on thresholds, prioritisation, and exceptions. Strong data-led approach, managing performance across key retail inventory KPIs and driving corrective action where needed. Experience operating across global retail networks, managing weekly cycles, launches, seasonal peaks, and responding effectively when plans change.

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