Merchandise Planning & Inventory

Merchandise Planning

Assortment Planning: Curate and plan optimal product assortments tailored to target demographics and current trends in the beauty and cosmetics market.

Demand Forecasting: Utilize historical sales data and seasonal trends to accurately predict future demand.

Sales Analysis: Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like sell-through rates, margin contributions, and fast-moving SKUs.

Budgeting & Open-To-Buy (OTB): Manage financial budgets, ensuring inventory investments align directly with company sales targets.

Inventory Control
Stock Optimization: Maintain perfect inventory levels across warehouses and retail shelves to prevent stock-outs or overstocking.

Replenishment Management: Streamline automatic replenishment processes based on turnover rates and lead times.

Shrinkage & Variance Control: Conduct regular audits, monitor stock adjustments, and resolve discrepancies in the inventory management system.

Critical Path Tracking: Collaborate closely with logistics and suppliers to manage purchase orders and track shipments.

Education
A bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.

Experience
Typically requires 2–5+ years of relevant planning and inventory experience, ideally within beauty, luxury, or fashion retail.

Analytical Skills
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and experience with retail ERP or inventory software (e.g., SAP, Oracle).

Our journey started in 1973 with a single store in Bahrain. Since then, we have grown into a global retail and hospitality group. The proud creator of 25 plus value led, own-built brands across retail, hospitality, food, and leisure.

Over the years, our UAE - based group has evolved into a comprehensive retail and hospitality entity, with over 2200 retail stores, leisure, and hospitality outlets, panning the GCC, Middle East, India, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Today, Landmark Group is one of GCC's largest omnichannel retailers and India's top home and fashion retailer.

We take immense pride in the organic growth of our retail brands, which have blossomed into household names. From Max, Splash, Babyshop, Centrepoint, Shoemart, Homecentre, Emax, Fitness First, to Funcity, to name a few, our brands span across a multitude of categories, enriching the lives of countless families over the past decade.