PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:
- Lead FRS IST team and assistant leader to establish team’s working process and R&R
- Build up best allocation & replenishment plan for FRS MW stores.
- Build up relationship with regional IST as well regional FRS operation team by providing consistent and pertinent communication.
- Ensure to take proactive action to achieve targets.
Planning- Develop, align and implement weekly, monthly and yearly merchandise demand plan to achieve the sales and inventory target as well as weeks coverage to maximize product usage.
- Drive replenishment planning forecast to maximize the business opportunities and manage the workflow downstream with stakeholders.
- Define business opportunities through markdowns, promotion and manage stock on hand at store level.
Allocation & Replenishment & Consolidation- Lead team to work out initial shipment and weekly drop plan for MW stores before seasonal kick off.
- Align with SCM and DTC IST team OMNI drop plan before seasonal kick off.
- Assist leader to pilot MW projects in 7 stores from Q2.
- Collaborate with DNA&IT team to build and improve MW Auto-replenishment logic and tool.
- Establish tracking report for MW stores
- Build smooth communication with regional Ops and regional FRS IST team aiming at quicker response to store demand.
Processes- Able to understand Retail KPI and targets, growth strategies, related policies and processes
- Monitor data compliance, identify issues and propose solutions
- Proactively work with stakeholders to drive the best practice
- Concurrently review process and necessary enhancement to support the growth of the business in term of qualitive deliverable in the factory outlet team
eople management
- Set KPIs for team members
- Tracking team members’ performance and engaging team members
- Lead, manage, develop, and coach team members
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
Inline Buying, Product Sales,BU, Operations,
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Leadership is needed
- Good communicate with others(with customers)
- Analysis and problem solving
- Buying and merchant experience
- Learning and self-development
- Manage Business (Processes and Projects) if applicable
- Manage and Develop People if applicable
- Strong analytical skills
- Results oriented
- Products and merchandising knowledge
REQUISITE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILL
- University advanced degree
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in allocation or planning experience with recognized retail brands ( fashion or FMCG)
- Has business acumen and analyzing skills
- Prefer good Excel modelling skills and ability to develop useful models/tools that can be rolled out to merchandising and retail teams
- Prefer good presentation and PPT skills