Commercial Planning Specialist- Afternoon Shift

• Competitive base salary corresponding.

• Comprehensive cafeteria and employee health/wellbeing benefits package.

• Hybrid work arrangement with modern office infrastructure.

• High-visibility position with significant ownership over core retail programmes.

• Diverse opportunities for professional development and international career advancement within a global retail leader.

Our partner is a market-leading multinational retail network operating within the fast-paced FMCG sector. The position is based within the central commercial planning hub—the Specials Programme Planning & Performance team. Working in daily alignment with US supervisors and international partners, this role coordinates planning inputs, line counts, and operational data across diverse non-food special buy and seasonal categories, taking end-to-end analytical ownership of programme health and strategic execution.

• End-to-End Programme Overview: Maintain a coordinated, holistic view of the Specials programme, aligning commercial targets, themes, OSDs, and financial goals.

• In-Depth Performance & Financial Analysis: Analyze sell-through rates, stock turn, inventory KPIs, and promotional performance to highlight trends, risks, and commercial opportunities.

• Exception & Change Management: Evaluate and steer proposed programme modifications (schedule shifts, item additions, cancellations) against master plans and business impact.

• Actionable Recommendations: Go beyond highlighting deviations by formulating data-backed action plans, mitigation strategies, and optimization proposals for management.

• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management: Drive transparent communication and alignment across Buying, Grocery, Supply Chain, International Specials, Key Events, and executive leadership.

• Process & Tool Improvement: Partner with external data teams and internal BI units to refine reporting tools and streamline data ingestion workflows

• Experience: 3–5+ years of relevant experience in retail commercial planning, merchandise planning, category management, or retail buying with a strong analytical focus.

• Analytical Background: Solid grasp of commercial and financial retail metrics (sell-through, gross margin, OSDs, inventory valuation, and stock cover).

• Technical Skills:

  • Advanced MS Excel mastery (data manipulation, advanced modeling, multi-layered lookups, Pivot Tables).

  • Working knowledge or hands-on experience with BI and analytics tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI) is considered a strong plus.

• Soft Skills & Ownership:

  • Proactive problem-solver with high autonomy and commercial acumen.

  • Strong influencing and stakeholder-management skills across diverse departments and levels of leadership.

  • Ability to prioritize under tight deadlines and balance strategic goals with operational changes.

• Language Skills: Excellent command of English (essential for regular stakeholder presentations and senior alignment).

• Flexibility: Ability to work standard afternoon/evening hours (13:00 – 21:00).

Madléna Pesti - madlena.pesti@randstad.hu

Attila Hesz - attila.hesz@randstad.hu