Inventory Optimization Project Lead – Temporary contract

Job Description

As an Inventory Optimization Project Lead in the Merchandising Function, your main focus will be to support and lead the creation and roll out of local and global projects for Region East Europe. Your main responsibility will be the implementation and roll out of Gstore (smart store) for the region from a merchandising point of view. Your role will be in the Regional Demand and Supply and Inventory function but work broadly and have touchpoints with many different functions, both internal and external. In this role, you will work in a high paced and contribution-heavy environment and we expect someone that can handle multiple deliverables simultaneous and is ready to contribute on a higher level.

Key responsibilities:

• SmartStore roll out responsible from Merchandising department in project stores
• Plan store capacity within project scope
• Set income, allocation & exit strategy plan for project entities
• Ensure that project entities are maintained according to capacity management
• Take actions on performing and non-performing inventory (pushes, first allocation, stops, exit strategies etc.)
• Set in store replenishment scope through IDQ (Ideal Display Quantity)
• Ability to travel and work closely with project stores teams
• Coach and support project stores with the new ways of working related to capacity management and in store replenishment
• Tight collaboration with global functions and gather learnings from project stores
• Semi-frequent business travel will be required

Qualifications

To be successful in the role as Inventory Optimization Project Lead, we believe you are customer and sales-driven professional with a strategic mindset. You are a detail-oriented professional with expertise in inventory management, data analysis, and with a strong supply chain understanding.

What you need to succeed:

• 1+ years of experience within merchandising or a sales function
• Experienced in Project Management, business model, and data knowledge
• Strong retail knowledge and operational best practices/ routines for physical store
• Experience with allocation, replenishment and other inventory management systems is meriting
• Strong communication skills toward relevant stakeholders
• Strategic and visionary thinking, understands where retail is going and can drive the strategic agenda forward, set vision and enabling business area colleagues
• Like taking responsibility and enjoy working in a changing environment cross- functionally
• Drive and execute change management to support company direction
• Create business cases for different projects
• Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent written and spoken English

Additional Information

This is a full-time position with local temporary contract for 1-1.5 years, located in Warsaw, Poland. The Inventory Optimization Project Lead is part of the Merchandising Department and reports to Inventory and Optimization Manager.

Sounds interesting?

Apply your CV in English as soon as possible.

Additionally, what’s in it for you:

• Stable employment contract in an international company with a unique culture
• Hybrid work model (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH)
• 25% staff discount for you and your family member
• Access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
• Sharing the cost of Sports Activities
• Sharing the cost of Private health insurance
• Referral Program for external colleagues joining
• Regular feedback from your manager and colleagues, so you can grow
• Extensive internal trainings and onboarding program
• Possibility of growing within the company (over 70% of our recruitment processes are internal)

…& more

In addition to our global benefits, all our local markets offer different competitive perks and benefits. Please note that they may differ between employment type and countries.

Inclusion & Diversity

we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience, and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

We strive to have a fair and equal process and therefore kindly ask you not to attach a cover letter in your application as they often contain information that easily can trigger unintentional biases.

Company Description

It  is a fashion brand that offers the latest styles and inspiration, from fashion pieces and unique designer collaborations to affordable wardrobe essentials. Our business idea is fashion & quality at the best price in a sustainable way.