Assortment Planner - Menswear

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>WE ARE MORE THAN JUST A CLOTHING BRAND; WE ARE ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE FUTURE OF FASHION</p><p>Are you looking for a company that pushes the boundaries and creates a community inclusive of everyone? A shared vision beyond only us?</p><p>If you answered yes, why not join us? This could be your first step towards a new and exciting career at COS! We are now looking for an <strong>Assortment Planner</strong> to join our Menswear team on a full time Permanent contract.</p><p><a href="https://career.cosstores.com/coscareer/en_gb/about-cos.html">About COS</a>: Offering innovative design, elevated essentials and wardrobe icons, COS is a fashion brand rooted in contemporary culture. From the beginning, our design ethos has always put lasting style, quality and sustainability first. Today 92% of the materials in our collection are more sustainably sourced.</p><p> </p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>As an Assortment Planner you are accountable to optimise the product mix, quantify the assortment and planning of number of articles for every region and channel to maximize meaningful growth and increasing sales through profitability. Together with the Buyer you will plan the best assortment for our target customer. You are responsible, together with the Buyer, for global and regional article ranking. </p><p><strong>What you will do:</strong></p><ul><li>Together with the Buyer, set the assortment planning and identify what will drive sales in relation to product type, price and colour, reaching the needs of the global omni customer</li><li>Together with the Buyer you are responsible to plan, analyse and react, and to work closely with the product, price, profitability strategy in accordance with the department goals</li><li>Constantly follow-up, react and identify omni sales opportunities both long and short-term based on selling, customer insight and analysis</li><li>Securing the best purchase, by buying at the right time, the right item based on current fashion and customer needs</li><li>Co-work with the Buying Controllers to align targets and budgets and collaborating with Buyers to secure the best customer offer</li><li>Guide, involve inspire and develop Assistant Buyers and Junior Planners, challenge them to act with confidence</li><li>Accountable to deliver region selling input to the team to create meaningful growth</li><li>Collaborate with wider e-commerce, store sales team, marketing and studio teams to find opportunities to drive sales and mitigate online returns </li><li>Drive the quarterly omni regional input communication ensuring all feedback is shared with relevant teams and actions are taken that will make the biggest difference </li><li>Accountable to quantify all articles and products per region with the global strategy in mind</li><li>Manage and securing order placement</li><li>Identify areas for improvement and seek out future buying trends, as well as develop/adapt new ways of working</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p>Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are <strong>open-minded</strong> and <strong>curious</strong>, we dare to be <strong>different</strong>, we believe in <strong>constant improvement</strong> and we <strong>empower and trust</strong> you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.</p><ul><li>Previous experience in a similar Buying/Planning role working across a variety of product groups (woven beneficial) </li><li>Passionate about Menswear trends with a customer centric mindset​</li><li>Strong strategic and analytical skills. ​</li><li>Business orientated with a great understanding of the brand​</li><li>Strong team player with can do attitude and great communication skills.​</li><li>Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.​</li><li>Experience coaching junior team members</li></ul><p> </p><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>Why choose COS?</strong>  </p><p>When you first join COS, you will have a full introduction, excellent training, and a team that will support you during your first days, weeks and months. In addition to this you will also receive lots of fantastic benefits including. </p><ul><li>25% Staff Discount </li><li>25 Days annual leave plus Bank Holidays</li><li>Annual Health Checks </li><li>Pension Scheme </li><li>Discounted Gym Membership </li></ul><p><strong>Our Culture </strong> <br/> Over the last 10 years we have carefully built a culture where our people are supported, inspired and encouraged to be the best they can. Our brand is creative, forward thinking and modern; choosing longevity over passing trends.  </p><p>We set the bar high at COS; we are committed to recruiting great people, offering an environment where talent is recognised and valued. We believe that a diverse workforce plays an i