Role & Responsibilities:
Key Result Areas:
- Support to execute key strategies for buying function and closely monitor responsible market product performance across channels to deliver the financial category/classification targets, inventory levels, margins, turns, and sales promotions to ensure maximum return on investment.
- Support assortment efficiency during buy to drive through Sell Through improvements, RSP opportunities, volume drivers and market specific adaptation
- Support and prepare seasonal hindsight and foresight and product opportunities to inform the Go-To-Market processes (GTM) and part of demand forecasting input.
- Create and Maintain size profiles for your market, respond to sizing requests based on business needs, including size grid changes, size-out investigations and optimize inventory level by monitoring sales and sizing trend.
- Track & manage weekly product performance results on seasonal sell out and make recommendations to maximize profitability, compile and analyze product performance data identifying missed opportunities
- Partner with Retail Planning and Allocation Team on “chasing” or “reflowing” receipts as appropriate with consideration of commercial needs and operation constraints.
- Ensure structured reporting deliverables are met, evaluating reports for accuracy, performance efficiency and standardized best practices.
- Support and participate in the continuous effort to improve buying process and strategies.
- Support the implementation of new systems and raising efficiencies to ensure processes enhance workflow
- Key contact person on feedback and enquiries
- Support ad-hoc duties and projects when required.
Competency Requirements:
- Advance understanding retail mathematics and Open to Buy
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret multiple data points across numerous channels and market segments
- Good foundation on replenishment, allocations, merchandising and/or retail fashion store management
- Proven ability to work with a cross functional team
- Good sense of style and color trends
- Good communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal
- Entrepreneurship – an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks
- Intermediate Excel skills with formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, charts, and graphs
- Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement(goal-oriented)
Experience
Minimum Relevant Experience: 2 years’ experience in retail in an assistant buyer, merchant or buying role
Academic Qualifications
Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor’s degree Business or Commerce
Language Proficiency:
Fluent in English & Mandarin
Specific Working Conditions
Frequency of Travel: As required
R-20250422-0013
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