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Job Title:Assistant PlannerDepartment:Merchandise PlanningReporting to:Global Planning ManagerRole Purpose:Jimmy Choo operates in 150+ DOS across 13 regions in 24 currencies as well as a growing E-commerce platform. Planning and Buying is organised centrally and through 4 regional teams, Europe, North America, Japan and Asia, and this role will work alongside them to provide a global picture of sales performance, understanding the driving forces within each market and determining new ways to maximise profitability.Nature and Scope of Position: Produce detailed analysis on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis, providing insights into performance and key drivers. Working with all regions across multiple currencies.Produce detailed weekly sales commentary and actions to senior management.Provide ad-hoc sales analysis to support seasonal and continuity planningWorking with regional partners to share knowledge of global sales, to understand performance and identify risks and opportunities.Support the monthly re-order process for all regions, analysing global stock position to propose global stock movement where necessary.Working closely with warehouse team on stock transfers.Managing central stock holding to support wholesale and retail demand. Recommend ways in which stock can be managed more efficiently.Conducting regular sales and stock analysis for central stock holding to create size ratios. Collaborating and maintaining relationships across the businessExperience RequiredGraduate calibreExperience working within a head office retail organisationExcellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel (sales analysis KPIs, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, SUMIFS)Strong commercial and analytical skills (good interpreter of information and storyteller)Experience of Merchandise Planning or Merchandising Admin Assistant, or AllocatorParticular skills/knowledge requiredExcellent communication and analytical skills, with proven ability to present information effectively and appropriatelyAdvanced Excel skillsA high level of attention to detail and accuracy Ability to problem solve and troubleshootAbility to work independentlyPower BI knowledge desirableExperience using a Planning systemHave a methodical approach to root cause analysisHighly motivated, self-starter and completer finisher