Senior Manager Franchise Buying, Originals

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION: This role is to lead responsible category in terms of managing merchandising planning, buying in determining store clusters, article selection, article depth, and timely providing sales analysis, trading/fashion trend recommendation to support the business. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Pre-Season Buying Planning: · To develop buy plan per channel, per store cluster according to buying strategy, top down financial target, and deeply understanding of fashion trend and consumer. · Conduct historical analysis in terms of buying structure and provide proposals for pre-season buying structures for each channels at cluster and store 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. · Develop each channel, and store cluster proposal and distribution plan. · Monitor buying quantity vs. budget; reconcile buy plan to merchandise plan. Assortment Planning ： · Create assortment plans by channel/store clusters based on GCA RA, local needs & C/C calendar · Create detailed product & store segmentation/cluster by Product segment & store segmentation · Develop assortment seasonal strategy, according to segmentation, local needs and sell-out data for Monobrand stores · Create and Recompile a clear merchandising strategy at a store cluster level · Integrate with BC and RM into c/c campaign planning with right mandatory package to build up at cluster level In-Season Buying Execution: · Work closely with other function team to monitor ST% and product performance by channel, region and store format, to have quick actions based on performance. · Lead in the process to provide ongoing product and category performance and quantitative analysis. · Provide analysis to develop mark down strategy and support markdown and clearance process. · Maintain & Monitor compliance of pre-season buy as well as planning calendar Post-Season Review: · Provide analysis and documentation for post-season review. · Provide seasonal deep dive analysis for customers. · Partner with X-function team to develop action steps for next season. Systems and Processes Manage with Retail Business Planning and I.T. on all retail database accuracy and on-time KPIs report delivery. Training · Participate in systems training. · Participate in Products seasonal presentation and technology training as well as merchandising training. People Management · Manage daily work assignment of team. · Lead team in daily performance. · Coach team members & newcomers to improve merchandising knowledge. KPI Sell-Through % Store inventory level and stock turn Consumer satisfaction KPI’s Article ranking vs. Best Seller hit rate KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Solid Data analyzing know how, with x- cross functional experience Product Management or Merchandising experience Excellent interpersonal/communication skills (internal & external) People management skills Team player High influencing skill Practical, reactive Results oriented High execution ability and self-management REQUISITE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILL University advanced degree Minimum 8 years’ experience in merchandising planning / buying function, has eam management experience. Sensitive to fashion industry Great understanding of retail business Effective partnering, communication, and influencing skills (written and orally) –someone who can proactively communicate analysis/methodologies with functional partners and influence them to rethink and change their existing practices Rigorous business analysis - understanding and interpreting data; putting data/analysis/tools in a structured, easy-to-use format; and making recommendations that team can act upon Prefer very good Excel modeling skills and ability to develop useful models/tools that can be rolled out to merchandising and retail teams Excellence presentation and PPT skills Strong PC skills IT Excel – excellent PowerPoint – advanced Outlook – advanced PowerPoint- advanced Language Skills English: Advanced Local Language: Fluen t