Career
Junior Planner

Who are we?

zimpot is a fast-growing e-commerce venture in the Africa and middle  east  with a committed capital . Our aim is to develop a world-class ecosystem . To achieve this goal, zimpot has built

end-to-end in-house capabilities across all verticals. After launching in 2017, we are now looking for aggressive scaling strategies to maximize our customer reach and product offerings.

As part of this strategy, we have acquired a fashion vertical called zimexdubai, that will be a key revenue and profitability driver for the business. We will build zimexdubai into a trendy premium branded fashion destination for the af region. We have also set up a dedicated team to manage our fashion assortment across zimexdubai & zimpot.

As a Junior Planner, the candidate will be responsible for supporting the Senior Merchandiser in the planning, in-season management & commercial steering of a key part of our fashion retail business across all our Retail channels & customer types. As we are very much still a startup at the core, we are looking for somebody deeply passionate and committed to making an impactful contribution to the region.

Key Responsibilities

Contributing to brand and department open to buy planning 
Assisting with department, brand, and product forecasting
Preparing brand & department sign off packs,
Maintaining 100% availability on core lines through monitoring performance and re-forecasting based on sale trends
Building strong relationships with key stakeholders
Prepares trade update for their area, communicating key highlights and lowlights, and identifying actions
Feeds into the assortment strategy alongside Buying counterpart
Ensure the assortment and ranging policies are aligned to the wider business strategy
Re-planning and forecasting of the relevant variables including OTB, sales, margin, profit, stock turn, and margin mix highlighting opportunities, threats, and required action
Tracking deliveries v’s plan and highlight issues and proposing solutions
Ensure the best in class data-driven approach to reporting, analytics, planning, and in-season management

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor degree 
3+ years of Merchandising experience in the fashion e-commerce space
Strong Excel Skills
Highly analytical 
General retail skills and business acumen
Solution-focused 
Strong problem-solving skills
Highly motivated self-starter

Who will excel?

The ideal candidate will be comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasked, high-energy environment. They will be a creative and analytical problem solver with a passion for delivering results.

At zimpot we have the courage to pursue what seems impossible, we work hard to get things done, we go to great lengths to ensure that the experience of everyone from our customers, to our sellers or noon Bandidos is stellar but above all we are

grateful for the opportunities we have.

If you feel the above values resonate with you – you will enjoy this incredible journey with us!


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