Merchandise Planner

Join Flying Tiger Copenhagen as our new Merchandise Planner and fuel our growth with data and insights!

Who are we?

At Flying Tiger Copenhagen, we are more than just a retailer – we're a creative playground where everyday essentials meet imaginative wonder. With a commitment to infuse joy into the mundane and a dedication to Nordic design principles, we've been capturing hearts and igniting smiles globally since our inception. Since the launch of our first store in 1995, our presence has grown to almost 1,000 stores in 36 countries and 7,000 amazing employees. With an audacious goal to double our store count worldwide over the next five years and venture into exciting new regions, we're on a mission to spread our unique brand of delight far and wide. Join us on this exhilarating journey as we reimagine retail and continue to surprise and inspire with every step we take. Welcome to Flying Tiger Copenhagen – where a richer life doesn't cost a fortune.

This is the position

Join our dynamic and close-knit merchandising team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen as a Merchandise Planner and play a pivotal role in shaping our product assortment and driving sales growth. As a Merchandise Planner, you will report directly to our Merchandise Director utilize your analytical skills to forecast demand, optimize inventory levels, and develop strategic merchandising plans to maximize profitability.

Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure that our stores are stocked with the right products at the right time, delighting our customers with a diverse and ever-changing selection of affordable, high-quality goods. If you have a passion for retail, strong analytical abilities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply and be part of our vibrant and innovative team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen.

This role is based in Flying Tiger Copenhagen HQ in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark on Strandgade 71

Job purpose

As the Merchandise Planner at Flying Tiger Copenhagen, you will be responsible for driving the open-to-buy process for individual categories, ensuring the consistent delivery of key performance indicators such as sales, margin, inventory, turnover, and GMROI. You will oversee the campaign build and assortment planning process, ensuring that campaign volumes consistently meet budgetary targets. Collaborating closely with the Category Director, you will manage financial governance and processes related to ordering, forecasting, inventory flow, markdowns, and pricing. Working in tandem with the Space Planning team, you will develop planograms that optimize assortment and range. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in developing, monitoring, and advising the Category Director and Merchandising Director on standardized weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting, providing valuable insights to drive business growth and profitability.

Overall goals

• Manage high forecast accuracy within open to buy forecasts.
• Manage locked forecast process to ensure consistent transparency into expectations.
• Own and manage all reporting for category team on financial performance and KPI’s.
• Support Category Director and Merchandise Director on financial delivery of the business.
• Own the open to buy process.

Responsibilities

• Open to buy management
• Range and assortment planning management
• Weekly standardized reporting and actions
• Financial accountability for sales, margin, inventory – with direct accountability to inventory performance and optimization.

This is you

You are a dynamic, driven and adaptable professional who thrives in the pulse of a fast-paced environment. You revel in the challenge of a company that constantly evolves, where change is the only constant and improvement is always possible.

You possess a blend of analytical prowess, strategic thinking, and a keen understanding of market trends and consumer behavior. You must excel at forecasting demand, optimizing inventory levels, and developing merchandising strategies that align with business goals. Attention to detail is essential for ensuring accurate inventory management and maximizing profitability. Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment are also key traits, as merchandise planners must continuously monitor performance metrics and adjust strategies accordingly. Finally, a passion for retail and a customer-centric mindset drive excellence in merchandise planning, as successful planners are dedicated to delivering exceptional shopping experiences for consumers.

Your Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in merchandise planning role from a high-volume retailer
• Expert in Microsoft Excel advanced analytics functions: formulas, pivots, macros, etc.
• Analytically savvy and insatiable about data.
• Fantastic communicator and delegator with a high acumen for stakeholder management.

Other

• Flexible, pragmatic, and positive attitude
• Ability to connect, build relations and communicate effectively
• Great organizational skills and ability to perform and adapt to a high-demand, time-sensitive, fast-paced changing environment
• Enjoys working with different cultures in a global environment

This is us:

Commercial Planning is a newer, highly international department within the Commercial team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen. We are a team of +30 analytical professionals supporting the business globally across merchandise planning, range building, forecast & ordering, trade analysis, pricing and more. We are entrepreneurs and not afraid to test new ways of working or thinking out of the box.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a company with strong values founded in Scandinavian culture. We want to be fun and relevant, and we put our heart into everything we do.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen offers:

• Probably the best location - in the heart of Copenhagen
• Attractive pension
• Private health insurance - also including children
• Flexibility with the possibility of working from home
• Fun and dynamic culture
• Social workplace with parties, Friday bars, staff club etc.
• International work environment founded in Scandinavian culture
• Restaurant food everyday
• And much more…

Did you know?

We take climate change very seriously and work very hard to minimize our carbon footprint.

We do this by buying less plastic and more renewable materials (everything which grows) – and we also want to make sure that all stores are run on renewable energy. We walk the talk – and make sure that what we do is validated by external experts, in the Science Based Targets initiative. You can read more about our work with climate action here https://flyingtiger.com/pages/sustainability-eco-friendly

Join Flying Tiger Copenhagen as our new Merchandise Planner and fuel our growth with data and insights!

Who are we?

At Flying Tiger Copenhagen, we are more than just a retailer – we're a creative playground where everyday essentials meet imaginative wonder. With a commitment to infuse joy into the mundane and a dedication to Nordic design principles, we've been capturing hearts and igniting smiles globally since our inception. Since the launch of our first store in 1995, our presence has grown to almost 1,000 stores in 36 countries and 7,000 amazing employees. With an audacious goal to double our store count worldwide over the next five years and venture into exciting new regions, we're on a mission to spread our unique brand of delight far and wide. Join us on this exhilarating journey as we reimagine retail and continue to surprise and inspire with every step we take. Welcome to Flying Tiger Copenhagen – where a richer life doesn't cost a fortune.

This is the position

Join our dynamic and close-knit merchandising team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen as a Merchandise Planner and play a pivotal role in shaping our product assortment and driving sales growth. As a Merchandise Planner, you will report directly to our Merchandise Director utilize your analytical skills to forecast demand, optimize inventory levels, and develop strategic merchandising plans to maximize profitability.

Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will ensure that our stores are stocked with the right products at the right time, delighting our customers with a diverse and ever-changing selection of affordable, high-quality goods. If you have a passion for retail, strong analytical abilities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we invite you to apply and be part of our vibrant and innovative team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen.

This role is based in Flying Tiger Copenhagen HQ in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark on Strandgade 71

Job purpose

As the Merchandise Planner at Flying Tiger Copenhagen, you will be responsible for driving the open-to-buy process for individual categories, ensuring the consistent delivery of key performance indicators such as sales, margin, inventory, turnover, and GMROI. You will oversee the campaign build and assortment planning process, ensuring that campaign volumes consistently meet budgetary targets. Collaborating closely with the Category Director, you will manage financial governance and processes related to ordering, forecasting, inventory flow, markdowns, and pricing. Working in tandem with the Space Planning team, you will develop planograms that optimize assortment and range. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in developing, monitoring, and advising the Category Director and Merchandising Director on standardized weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting, providing valuable insights to drive business growth and profitability.

Overall goals

• Manage high forecast accuracy within open to buy forecasts.
• Manage locked forecast process to ensure consistent transparency into expectations.
• Own and manage all reporting for category team on financial performance and KPI’s.
• Support Category Director and Merchandise Director on financial delivery of the business.
• Own the open to buy process.

Responsibilities

• Open to buy management
• Range and assortment planning management
• Weekly standardized reporting and actions
• Financial accountability for sales, margin, inventory – with direct accountability to inventory performance and optimization.

This is you

You are a dynamic, driven and adaptable professional who thrives in the pulse of a fast-paced environment. You revel in the challenge of a company that constantly evolves, where change is the only constant and improvement is always possible.

You possess a blend of analytical prowess, strategic thinking, and a keen understanding of market trends and consumer behavior. You must excel at forecasting demand, optimizing inventory levels, and developing merchandising strategies that align with business goals. Attention to detail is essential for ensuring accurate inventory management and maximizing profitability. Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment are also key traits, as merchandise planners must continuously monitor performance metrics and adjust strategies accordingly. Finally, a passion for retail and a customer-centric mindset drive excellence in merchandise planning, as successful planners are dedicated to delivering exceptional shopping experiences for consumers.

Your Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in merchandise planning role from a high-volume retailer
• Expert in Microsoft Excel advanced analytics functions: formulas, pivots, macros, etc.
• Analytically savvy and insatiable about data.
• Fantastic communicator and delegator with a high acumen for stakeholder management.

Other

• Flexible, pragmatic, and positive attitude
• Ability to connect, build relations and communicate effectively
• Great organizational skills and ability to perform and adapt to a high-demand, time-sensitive, fast-paced changing environment
• Enjoys working with different cultures in a global environment

This is us:

Commercial Planning is a newer, highly international department within the Commercial team at Flying Tiger Copenhagen. We are a team of +30 analytical professionals supporting the business globally across merchandise planning, range building, forecast & ordering, trade analysis, pricing and more. We are entrepreneurs and not afraid to test new ways of working or thinking out of the box.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a company with strong values founded in Scandinavian culture. We want to be fun and relevant, and we put our heart into everything we do.

Flying Tiger Copenhagen offers:

• Probably the best location - in the heart of Copenhagen
• Attractive pension
• Private health insurance - also including children
• Flexibility with the possibility of working from home
• Fun and dynamic culture
• Social workplace with parties, Friday bars, staff club etc.
• International work environment founded in Scandinavian culture
• Restaurant food everyday
• And much more…

Did you know?

We take climate change very seriously and work very hard to minimize our carbon footprint.

We do this by buying less plastic and more renewable materials (everything which grows) – and we also want to make sure that all stores are run on renewable energy. We walk the talk – and make sure that what we do is validated by external experts, in the Science Based Targets initiative. You can read more about our work with climate action here https://flyingtiger.com/pages/sustainability-eco-friendly

Department: Strandgade 71-73, Copenhagen K

Lokation: Denmark HQ