Senior Merchandise Planner

(Zwaagdijk | 32-38hrs per week)

You are the key player in our assortment. Together with the buyer for one of our 14 categories, you form a close-knit team. They ensure the right product; you make sure the planning and stock are in place for all Action stores across Europe. The choices you make today will be visible to our customers in stores tomorrow.

These are your daily actions

As Merchandise Planner at Action, you are responsible for delivering an optimal store assortment- and demand planning for your category. You provide insights into trends, market developments, and changes in demand to equip buyers with the right information. You identify product trends, commercial activities, and assortment adjustments. You also detect potential issues in time. Together, you form a strong team and complement each other.

Your tasks and responsibilities

• Create and manage an assortment plan for more than 3,000 stores in 14 countries. Each year, we grow by 300 stores, plenty of challenges ahead.
• Prepare demand forecasts for new assortments, considering factors such as seasonality, trends, and timing.
• Translate commercial requirements into the quantities we purchase, forming the basis for Supply Chain Planning. Together, you identify potential delivery issues that naturally impact assortment planning.
• Connect overall sales and financial objectives and risk areas with category-level plans.
• Forecast expected sales figures for planned promotions and assess the impact of other commercial activities and trends on the existing assortment.

Meet your team

You report directly to the Team Lead Commercial Planning. Together with a team of 14 colleagues, you work daily on shelf layouts and continuously improve and mature processes and planning tools. The team is enthusiastic, energetic, and always looking for improvements. You also work closely with buyers and supply planners—they are practically part of your team.

This is you:

You would describe yourself as enthusiastic and always looking for improvement. You are not afraid to speak up and are naturally curious. You have strong analytical skills and believe that data doesn’t lie. Thanks to your social and communication skills, working with you is a pleasure. Colleagues know what to expect from you, and you expect the same in return.

Additionally:

• You have proven experience in purchasing, commercial, or merchandise planning.
• You can perform analyses, manage forecasts, and identify trends.
• You have experience with planning tools and Excel.
• You have excellent communication skills in English; Dutch is a plus.
• You are creative and not afraid to take initiative. You enjoy coming up with new ideas and improvement proposals.

What we offer

Surprisingly more! From our bustling home base in the Netherlands, you’ll have an impact on the whole of Europe. The counter now stands at more than 3000 stores in 13 countries and millions of smiles from our customers. And we have big growth ambitions. For Action and for you. Because our growth means that you can always take new steps. A different job, an interesting innovation project, new skills: as a professional you can develop without limits. And all this in a culture where our shared values are truly lived: Customer focus, teamwork, simplicity, discipline, cost conscious and respect.

Did you know that you can also count on us for:

• A market-based salary
• 24 days of holiday and the option to buy 5 extra days (based on 38 hours per week)
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of working up to 40% from home, of course in coordination with your team and manager
• 15% staff discount on your purchases at Action 
• A good pension scheme, collective health insurance and travel expenses allowance. Zwaagdijk-Oost is traffic jam-free and only 30 minutes by car from Amsterdam. 
   

How we contribute to society

If you only know Action from the stores, a world will open up for you when you come and work with us. We work hard to make a positive impact on society and the environment. Did you know, for example, that we sponsor more than 2,500 children worldwide who grow up in an SOS Children's Village? That our team reflects the diversity of our customers, including 155 different nationalities? That we purchase 94% of our wood products and 100% of our cotton sustainably? And that almost all our stores only use energy-efficient LED lighting? Yes, that is also Action. Curious about what other initiatives we’re facilitating? Join our team and find out for yourself.

Interested?

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we warmly invite anyone who recognises themselves in the vacancy to apply. So take action and respond to this vacancy now!

What happens next:

• Response to your application within 14 days (and usually earlier)
• First meeting with the manager and a colleague
• Online assessment to get to know you better
• Second interview with your recruiter, among others
• Welcome to Action…

Throughout the process, your recruiter is your permanent point of contact and is available to answer any questions you may have.

Integrity is very important to us. Pre-employment screening is therefore part of the process for this vacancy. Ask your recruiter for more information.