- Location
- Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg Germany
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
The Merchandise Planner develops data-driven merchandise plans for Breuninger’s fashion purchasing team in Stuttgart, with the option to work hybrid. The role combines forecasting, profitability and inventory analysis with AI-supported tools, and steers planning from budgeting through the in-season period.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develops robust sales forecasts, forecasts and profitability analyses with buyers and planners, supported by analytics and AI tools.
- Manages the planning and control process in fashion purchasing, from budgeting through the in-season period, and derives actionable recommendations.
- Analyses performance, sales and inventory metrics, enhances reporting, and uses AI to identify patterns, opportunities and risks more quickly.
- Manages inventory for profitability through replenishment, reorders, markdowns and stock transfers, while ensuring optimal product availability.
- Works closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure clear, solution-oriented coordination.
- Contributes ideas, tests new data-driven and AI-supported ways of working, and continuously develops planning processes.
Qualifications
- A completed degree in business administration, comparable vocational training or relevant practical experience.
- Substantial professional experience in inventory management, merchandise planning or a comparable analytical function, ideally in fashion or retail.
- Open, dependable communication and the ability to persuasively represent a professional perspective across different functions.
- Strong numerical aptitude and well-developed analytical and conceptual abilities; confident use of Excel, BI and planning tools.
- Structured, independent working style, strong execution skills and enjoyment of making complex relationships easy to understand.
- Curiosity about AI and digital tools, and responsible handling of data and AI-generated results.
- Business-fluent German and English.
Skills
Experience
Substantial professional experience in inventory management, merchandise planning or a comparable analytical function, ideally in fashion or retail.
Education
A completed degree in business administration, comparable vocational training or relevant practical experience.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Benefits
Voluntary holiday and Christmas bonuses; pension contributions; 30% employee discount, including for a partner, and applicable to dining and hairdressing; additional holiday days from the fifth year; subsidy for an Urban Sports membership; training and leadership programmes; workation of up to 30 calendar days per year in selected European countries; additional holiday days available through salary conversion and a sabbatical option; leasing of a bicycle or e-bike through Company Bike. Benefit availability may vary by role and area of deployment.
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