In this role, you will own the translation of our global wholesale business into reliable demand forecasts, ensuring that commercial opportunities, customer orders, inventory, and production planning are closely aligned. Working cross-functionally with Wholesale, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations, you will bring structure and visibility to our planning processes and help us make better decisions across seasons and markets.
This is a highly analytical yet commercially connected role for someone who enjoys working with numbers, understands the dynamics of a fast-moving fashion business, and can turn complex data into clear actions. As Aeyde scales, you will play an important part in developing our planning capabilities and creating the processes needed to support sustainable international growth.
Demand Forecasting & Planning
- Own the end-to-end wholesale planning process across pre-season, sales market, and in-season trading.
- Translate wholesale sales budgets, historical performance, and commercial targets into accurate seasonal demand forecasts by market and account.
- Own the planning preparation for each sales market, including account-level budgets, forecasts, and all relevant planning documents for key accounts.
- Brief the Sales Team on seasonal budgets and targets by account and provide clear visibility on risks and opportunities throughout the season.
- Build and continuously optimize wholesale planning tools according to the needs of the Wholesale Team and Director Wholesale.
Wholesale Performance & Analysis
- Monitor sell-in, sell-out, order intake, and account performance against seasonal budgets, forecasts, and previous seasons.
- Build regional and key-account reporting to identify performance trends, commercial opportunities, and potential risks.
- Act as the central planning counterpart during sales market, providing the Sales Managers with the data and insights needed to steer their accounts against budget.
- Help prearing term discussions and negociations
- Deliver comprehensive end-of-market sell-in analysis, combining quantitative performance with qualitative market and account feedback from the Sales Team.
- Own pre-season and in-season ad hoc analysis to support commercial decision-making.
In-Season Trading & Inventory
- Be on top of in-season selling performance across markets and key accounts, proactively identifying reorder and replenishment opportunities.
- Translate sell-out and inventory data into actionable opportunities for Sales Managers to follow up with their accounts.
- Monitor inventory availability and identify potential shortages, excess stock, and opportunities for reallocation.
- Collaborate closely with Supply Chain and Global Planning to align wholesale demand with inventory, production planning, and delivery timelines.
Reporting & Process Development
- Implement and own a weekly, monthly, and seasonal wholesale reporting landscape that gives the Commercial Team clear visibility into performance at account, regional, and product level.
- Continuously improve forecasting tools, reporting structures, and planning processes as Aeyde's wholesale business grows in scale and complexity.
- Ensure high data quality and establish clear, reliable sources of information for wholesale planning and performance management.
Cross-Functional & Financial Planning
- Act as a key planning interface between Wholesale, Collection Merchandising, Global Planning, Supply Chain, and Finance.
- Support the development and monitoring of seasonal wholesale budgets and forecasts.
- Evaluate the impact of changing demand, cancellations, delivery shifts, and reorder opportunities on revenue and inventory.
- Ensure reliable demand visibility to support financial planning, working capital management, and profitable growth.