Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At Burberry, creativity opens spaces. We are seeking a Planning Manager, Inventory Planning to shape our global inventory strategy and lead Open to Buy planning across regions and channels. You will combine commercial insight, financial planning, and cross-functional expertise to support informed decisions throughout the product lifecycle. Working closely with senior leaders and partners across the business, you will optimise inventory, protect margin, and support sustainable growth. Additionally, you will guide and develop a Planner, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and continuously improving environment.

You will own global and regional Open to Buy planning across full-price stores, digital, outlet, and wholesale, ensuring inventory and productivity assumptions align with commercial priorities. You will develop a long-term global inventory strategy, translating financial and commercial objectives into clear plans. Presenting Open to Buy recommendations to senior leadership, you will communicate complex analysis clearly and compellingly. Partnering with Finance, Merchandising, regional teams, Replenishment, and Supply Chain, you will align revenue, procurement, margin, and inventory targets. You will identify sales, margin, and inventory risks, recommending rebalancing, markdown, and delist actions to improve sell-through and reduce exposure. Leading and coaching a Planner, you will encourage collaboration, knowledge sharing, and talent development across the planning community.

Experience
Substantial experience in global inventory or merchandise planning, managing complex commercial plans across multiple regions or channels. Strong knowledge of Open to Buy management, inventory productivity, stock turn, margin planning, and forecasting.

About you
Confident communicator with strong presentation skills, able to translate detailed analysis into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders. Collaborative approach with the ability to build effective relationships across Finance, Merchandising, Planning, Replenishment, and Supply Chain. Demonstrates sound judgement, analytical capability, and close attention to detail, combined with a practical approach to solving business challenges. Experience supporting the development of others and fostering an inclusive, accountable, and forward-thinking team environment.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated; however, relevant experience and skills in inventory planning and management are essential.