PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:
Manage franchise store merchandising planning, buying in determining store OTB, store clusters, category mix, article selection, article depth, and timely providing sales analysis, trading/fashion trend recommendation to support the business
Play a critical role to drive brand share, business growth
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Pre-Season Merchandise Planning : Develop buy plan (OTB) by store type (what to buy, how much, etc.), according to buying strategy, top down financial target
Conduct historical analysis in terms of buying structure and provide proposals for pre-season buying structures at cluster level
Based on existing analysis model to provide detailed analysis on the article level to identify key drivers for top selling articles, as well as slow moving articles
Monitor buying quantity vs. budget; reconcile buy plan to merchandise plan
Generate POS level order by utilizing order system, in compliance with top line buying guideline, as well as product/market knowledge
In-Season Merchandising Execution: Lead sales performance analysis, including but not limited to, product/stock/comp analysis etc
Provide in season performance tracking reports
Post-Season Review: Give insights for seasonal and ad-hoc analysis review
Systems and Processes Manage with planning team/CS team for order placement
Manage with CTC team/CS team for assortment finalization
KPI’s: Sell-Through %
SKU efficiency
Article ranking vs. Best Seller hit rate
Reporting accuracy and timely
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
4-7 years working experience, at least 2-3 years buying related experience;
Result-oriented; Strong numerical / Analytical skills;
Industry: Preferably in retail/apparel/ FMCG/White goods
Exposure: Retail / FMCG / Fashion
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Degree in Business/Marketing Management preferred.
IT Outlook: Intermediate
Word: Advanced
Excel: Advanced
Powerpoint: Advanced
Language Skills
English: Advanced
Local Language: Fluent
