Junior eCommerce Planner
Junior eCommerce Planner
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Job Description
Music is Universal
Its the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds leading music company. From A&R to finance legal to digital sales to marketing Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender race disability sexual orientation religion belief age marital status background pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism dyslexia ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition please email
The A Side: A Day in The Life
We are UMG Universal Music Group. We are the worlds leading music company. In everything we do we are committed to artistry innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music music publishing merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters and we produce distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
Bravado is a diverse team of passionate people who connect artists and brands through innovative products and curated experiences for fans around the world.Bravado is a global merchandise company providing a broad scope of services including eCommerce Tour VIP Fan Clubs and Retail Branding. Bravado works in close partnership with both emerging artists and the biggest superstars in the music industry to help ensure their brand reach the most fans globally.
Our products are being sold through the artists official ecommerce shops through online marketplaces and in thousands of retail and etail locations around the world. We also service our artists on the road providing merchandise and VIP experiences at live shows. We take great pride in constantly finding new ways to push innovation through products and partnerships. The company maintains offices in London Los Angeles New York Berlin Paris Tokyo and Sydney.
The B Side: Skills & Experience
How Youll Lead
We are currently seeking a Junior eCommerce Planner to support RS No. 9 and the growing planning department of Bravado UK UMGs merchandising division. Preferred candidates will have experience as a junior planner merchandiser or buyer.
As a Junior Ecommerce Planner you will work across the Direct to Consumer (D2C) roster with a focus on supporting the growth of RS No. 9 both online as well as the physical store on Carnaby Street. The role will involve working closely with the Senior Ecommerce Planner as well as our Brand Management Marketing Creative Finance Production Operations and Consumer Engagement teams. This role is a vital part of the eCommerce growth strategy and will partner with Brand and Product Development on innovation and full strategy including product and trends analytics and individual store forecasts.
A high level of personal integrity discretion in handling confidential information and professionalism in dealing with executives inside and outside the company is essential. The ideal candidate will be selfmotivated resourceful creative adaptable and have solid experience in effectively supporting a leadership team within fast past ambiguous environment.
In this role you will be expected to work from our office in Kings Cross 4 days per week MonThursday with Fridays working from home.
How youll CREATE:
Manage inventory across RS No. 9 channels as well as UK eCommerce stores. Reviewing on hand quantities and determining stock positions based on weeks of supply current sell through seasonal trends and artist life cycle
Project sales and inventory of core products based on sales history and forecasted growth
Work closely with other US/EU territories on aggregate demand across Global releases
Identify items for promotional and marketing strategies and determine lifecycle of each item
Communicate inventory needs with director of Ecommerce brand management supply chain and production teams to plan against upcoming product lines and marketing
Work with UMG analytics team and prepare a data analysis that identifies excess inventory around lifecycle planning
Initiate buy gaining financial approval and processing with inhouse production team
Communicate incoming buys and timelines to key stakeholders for each store. Ensuring logistics teams adjust for incoming inventory
Develop and maintain strong relationships with inhouse product development and production teams working together to research and resolve workability vendor issues delays and purchases
Troubleshoot and resolve any shrinkage issues and discrepancies
Person Specification
Strong organizational skills with ability to successfully prioritize and manage multiple accountabilities simultaneously
Strong proficiency with excel including pivot tables vlookups etc
Ability to work within and across multiple functional teams collaborating with planning regions brands supply and commercial stakeholders
Knowledge of and experience with forecasting demand planning innovation planning and S&OP/IBP
Bring your VIBE:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; extremely detail oriented
Exhibit a professional demeanor and good judgment
Follow up on assignments until completion
Selfstarter who takes initiative and is resourceful; takes ownership of tasks and projects
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to interact with outside partners and executive management
Ability to multitask and prioritize multiple assignments; work well under pressure
Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
Benefits
Group Personal Pension Scheme (between 3 and 9
Private Medical Insurance
25 paid days of annual leave
Interest Free Season Ticket Loan
Holiday Purchase scheme
Dental and Travel Insurance options
Cycle to Work Scheme
Salary Sacrifice Cars
Subsidised Gym Membership
Employee Discounts (Reward Gateway)
Just So You Know
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholders specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent definitive and exhaustive statement.
Job Category:
Commercial ServicesRequired Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
