Director, Merchandising Planning

Merchandising Planning Director

Location: Copenhagen

Shape the Future of Pandoras Merchandising Strategy

Ifyourea Merchandising Planning Director with big ambitions why not bring your talent to the worlds largestjewellerybrand This could be your moment to shine.

We are excited to welcome an exceptional Merchandising Planning Director to our worldclass Global Merchandising team in Copenhagen.

In this role your purpose is to maximize commercial value from our assortment drive likeforlike (LFL) collection growth and lead all activities related to sellout forecasting geosquad collaboration and buying preparation.

You will manage global sellout forecasts and demand (value and units) while partnering closely with clusters to strengthen LFL performance. You will also colead the deployment of the Range Framework withGlobal Merchandising LT-owning weekly forecast preparation and newness buy cycles-and collaborate with stakeholders on sellin strategy allocation planning and order execution. This position holds responsibility for several key marketsrepresentingup to 3540% share of business (SOB).

What you will do

In this role you will play a critical part in ensuring that our commercial plans forecasts and assortment strategies translate into strong global and local execution. You will help shape how markets prepare plan and act-bringing clarity structure and commercial focus to every stage of the allocation and execution cycle.

Keyresponsibilitiesinclude:

• Lead global sellout forecasting across assigned clusters and channels including End of Season Sales (EOSS) to shape buying strategy.
• Own the first signal to geo squads via sellout forecast integrating local nuances and LFL targets.
• Manage mid and shortterm sellout forecasts to guide sellin production supply and trend corrections.
• Partner with global and local merchandising teams to support strong execution and maximize commercial potential.
• Provide inputs to Trade Merchandising and the global product organization on article count and collection financials.
• Colead the Range Framework with the VP ensuring strong tool ownership and seamless handover to inventory and allocation teams.
• Jointly own NPI sellout distribution and commercial strategy signoff by cluster including collaboration with Inventory Strategy and Demand Planning on initial sellin strategy.
• Own value and unit forecasts for mid and shortterm horizons.
• Ensure system readiness for forecasting and buying/replenishment cycles (APTEAN and future O9).
• Lead execution of trending lanes from system inputs to final allocation in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Drive process optimization standardization and enhanced reporting to support scalable and effective forecasting practices.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of team structure and ways of working bringing a proactive selfdriven continuousimprovement mindset.

Who you are

Wereseekinga motivated analytical and commercially minded leader who thrives infastmovingenvironments and is committed to delivering impactful results. You bring clarity to complexity influence effectively across teams anddemonstratestrong ownership in shaping commercial decisions.

We hope to see that you have and can demonstrate:

• Strategic and analytical thinking:ability to interpret market trends customerbehaviour and performance data to guide merchandising decisions and align with broader business goals.
• Influence and collaboration: strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills with the ability to collaborate and influence crossfunctionally.
• Commercialdriven mindset: sharp focus on creating commercial value identifying opportunities and driving actions that maximize collection LFL growth.
• Adaptability & innovation: comfort with navigating ambiguity responding to rapid change and fostering creativity and innovation.
• Team leadership: proven ability to guide and motivate teams toward decisive confident action in a fastpaced environment.

Furthermore we hope to see that you have:

• 58 years of solid experience within Product Merchandising Demand Planning Buying or Allocation.
• Experience from the retail or fashion industry.

Did We Get Your Attention

We hope you feel inspired to apply. If you see yourself in this role and are excited about shaping the future of our global Merchandising & Supply Chain organization we would love to hear from you.

We review applications on an ongoing basis so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Learn more about Pandora at