**Key areas of responsibility:**Working closely with Buying, responsible for accurate category forecasting and demand planning, creating and maintaining appropriate trackers and planners for full visibility of range architecture and performance
Establish systematic methods and tools to monitor and analyse stock, availability and sales performance trend data to develop forecasts by product category, SKU, channel and location
Lead and manage the category and promotional critical path and act as an ambassador across all functions for delivering Commercial activity on time and in full at times
Ownership of maintaining accurate Range Plan, Trading Plan, Markdown Plan and line-level forecasts
Working with the Buying team & suppliers to confirm stock requirements, production capacity and order management within the critical path
Provide weekly, seasonal, and ad hoc analysis of range and promotional performance, including to senior stakeholders Incorporate company financial reporting and budget requirements into merchandise plans and recommendations
Develop and communicate quarterly demand planning with suppliers to ensure stock requirements are managed within the critical path
Establish a promotional and seasonal forecasting model and plan for implementing merchandise changes
Coordinate product forecasts with Buying and communicate to Supply Chain Ensure that clearance products are managed and sold through at an appropriate rate, taking price action as required to achieve stock, sales and margin targets
Manage open to buy options and stock plans to deliver to sales and stock targets
Inner/Outer management coordinated with Buying and delivered in volumes suitable for warehouse requirements and retail execution