About The Role
As a Retail Planning Manager, the individual will be responsible for driving merchandise planning, inventory strategy, allocation, replenishment, and OTB management across retail channels. S/he will work closely with buying, supply chain, finance, and retail teams to ensure optimal stock availability, maximize sales and profitability, and improve overall inventory productivity. Needs to be analytical, detail-oriented, commercially driven, and highly organized with strong stakeholder management skills.
Key Responsibilities/What You Will Do
- Drive seasonal and annual merchandise plans aligned with sales, margin, and growth targets.
- Manage category planning, demand forecasting, inventory budgeting, and OTB control.
- Develop allocation and replenishment strategies based on sales trends, store grading, and customer demand.
- Monitor inventory productivity, stock turn, sell-through, GMROI, and markdown performance.
- Ensure timely stock availability while minimizing stock-outs and excess inventory.
- Review business performance and share actionable insights through weekly/monthly MIS reports.
- Coordinate with buying, sourcing, supply chain, retail operations, and finance teams for smooth execution.
- Drive stock balancing, inter-store transfers, and inventory optimization initiatives.
- Improve planning processes, reporting accuracy, and ERP/planning tool utilization.
- Lead corrective actions for underperforming categories and inventory gaps.
Qualifications & Skills/What You Need
- 5–10 years of experience in merchandise planning, allocation, replenishment, or retail merchandising within fashion/lifestyle retail.
- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Fashion Management, Retail Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of retail planning, inventory management, and OTB processes.
- Excellent analytical, forecasting, and business planning skills.
- Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving ability.
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, MIS, and retail planning systems.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in team handling and cross-functional coordination preferred.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and target-driven retail environment.
Why HUFT
- Be part of one of India's most loved pet care brands at a genuinely exciting phase of growth.
- Work in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment where your decisions visibly move the needle.
- Collaborate with a passionate team that takes pets seriously — and has fun doing it.
- Medical Insurance/Perks
- Competitive compensation with performance upside.
Skills: retail,allocation,merchandise,forecasting,retail replenishment
