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Apparel Group

Assistant Manager - Planning

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JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in sales forecasting, Cost to buy planning, and inventory management across fashion, beauty, and lifestyle categories.
  • Drive data-based business analysis for weekly, monthly, and seasonal performance reviews.
  • Partner with category and merchandising teams to ensure accurate planning, replenishment, and stock allocation,
  • Monitor sell-through performance, pricing, and promotions to optimize margin and conversion.
  • Maintain detailed Excel-based dashboards covering GMV, margins, discounts, and category performance.
  • - Identify growth opportunities and risks through data trends and competitor benchmarking.

  • Collaborate with finance, logistics, and marketing teams for stock, pricing, and campaign planning.
  • Provide decision-support analysis for management presentations and business reviews.
  • Ensure data accuracy and reporting discipline across all planning tools and trackers.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related discipline.

  • 3-5 years of experience in Planning, Merchandising, or Business Analytics within E-commerce or Fashion Retail.

  • Prior experience with major platforms such as Myntra, Namshi, Noon, Trendyol, Amazon, or similar preferred.
  • - Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, advanced formulas) and data analysis.
  • Strong understanding of GMV, margin, sell-through, and stock KPIs,
  • Excellent analytical, logical, and communication skills.

  • - Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
  • Strong ownership mindset -- a numbers person who enjoys digging deep into data and delivering actionable insights.

Key KPIs

  • - Accuracy of demand forecast and business projections.
  • Achievement of GMY, sell-through, and margin targets.
  • Timeliness and quality of reporting and analytics.
  • Improvement in inventory efficiency and stock health.
  • Contribution to data-driven commercial decision-making.

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About Company

ABOUT US "Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate residing at the crossroads of the modern economy - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Today, the Apparel Group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its more than 1750+ stores and 75+ brands across all platforms employing 17,000 multicultural staff covering four continents. Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines. Also, Apparel Group provides customers the experience of shopping from the comfort of their own home with ease and convenience via our E-Commerce site 6thStreet.com Apparel Group Operates Brands from around the world, originating from USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Asia and include leading names in Fashion, Footwear & Lifestyle such as Tommy Hilfiger, Charles & Keith, Skechers, Aldo, Nine West, Aeropostale, Jamie's Italian to name a few and other key brands include Tim Hortons, Cold Stone Creamery, Inglot, Rituals etc.. The Apparel Group owes its amazing growth to the vision and guidance of its dynamic Chairman, Nilesh Ved, who has taken the company from strength to strength since its inception in the last two decades."

Job ID: 133356087