Job Description

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

Global process owner for end-to-end of platform processes (Buy Plan, Line Card & A&R) and other platform implementations on the roadmap. The ownership and management of current governance forums and key stakeholder groups.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for providing ongoing support to merchandising, allocation and planning teams on the Board tools and troubleshooting any user issues during market support
• Responsible for managing the assessment of change requests to develop and maintain Board tools ensuring continued global alignment
• Accountable for monitoring merchandising, allocation and planning teams are adhering to the process required in the tools and following best practice
• Supports the development of existing and new processes to improve operational efficiency
• Responsible for creating and maintaining training materials for tools
• Responsible for ongoing training within the merchandising, allocation and planning teams ahead of using the tools as refreshers and provide ongoing coaching on a quarterly basis
• Input into additional solution design and testing of learning environments
• Understand the market process and business calendar, development and continual improvement of pre-market process and critical path activities in relation to the buy plan tool and ensuring best practice is followed
• Inputting and managing functional boards with key stakeholders; presenting and facilitating change requests and open business questions

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Operational experience in planning, inventory management and advanced experience in allocation & replenishment, paired with the ability to coordinate across other sub functions to capture knowledge and upskill in processes is considered mandatory
• Experience in merchandising, allocation & planning essential.
• Proven experience in coordinating the work of others.
• Proven experience in \'thinking outside the box\' / demonstrating an open attitude to change.
• Proven experience in presenting & facilitating meetings / workshops.
• Proven experience delivering in a time pressured environment.
• Desirable: process mapping
• Desirable: past transformation / large scale merchandising & planning technology project experience
• Desirable: change management experience

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || SC CENTRAL OPERATIONS || SC STRATEGY & EXCELLENCE || n/a ||

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