PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION :
- Work with the team to achieve best allocation & replenishment plan for Retail business.
- Build up relationship with SCM team as well as own retail team by providing consistent and pertinent communication
- Ensure to take proactive action to achieve targets
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
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.Collaborate with planning team to align the inventory demand forecast based on inventory and sales target.Define business opportunities through markdowns, promotion and manage stock on hand at store level.Allocation
Support manager to manage the whole allocation cycle from creating sales orders, collaborating with SCM team on schedule and releasing products to driving the business results and liquidation planParticipate in building the allocation strategy in both new buy and excess inventory through automatic replenishment system and parameters setting in order to manage the store capacity and product’s productivitiesManage weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting and drive action plans proactively from promotion, markdowns, inventories, sales & week covers prospective under brands, product types, seasonality’s aspect.Collaborate with operation and SCM team on product delivery including scheduling and capacity management in both warehouse and storesProcesses
Able to understand Retail KPI and targets, growth strategies, related policies and processesMonitor data compliance, identify issues and propose solutionsProactively work with stakeholders to drive the best practiceConcurrently review process and necessary enhancement to support the growth of the business in term of qualitive deliverable in the factory outlet teamKEY RELATIONSHIPS :
OMB Planning, Inline Buying, Operations, SCM, VM, Marketing etc.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
Good communicate skillStrong analytical and problem solving skillLearning and self-developmentResults orientedProducts and merchandising knowledgeREQUISITE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILL
University advanced degree3-5 years’ experience in allocation or planning experience with recognized retail brands (fashion or FMCG)Prefer good Excel skills and ability to develop useful models / tools