Merchandising Planning Manager - General Merchandise

Monitoring and evaluation alongside the buyer of the performance of the category against budget/forecast, constantly reviewing outstanding commitment and opportunities, and assessing any issues.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Clear understanding of how to serve Customer needs and requirements

• Ability to champion the customer and trade a customer-focused range

• Knowledge of the Morrisons business to ensure 1st class execution

• The ability to create environments where sharing ideas, issues, and concerns is the norm

• Ability to champion pace, change, and simplicity

• Ability to gain feedback from colleagues and customers

• Able to deliver increased sales and profit growth through sound business knowledge and retail experience

• Analytical thinking – manage multiple data sources and make the appropriate decisions for sales, stock, markdown and profit

• Ability to manage OTB

• Experience in pre-season planning to deliver a commercial range with a profitable model

• Carry out in-season trading to counter any risks and opportunities.
  Stockflow and stocks in line with targets

• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills