PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:
- Data analytics and insights is the key part for this position.
- Provide business recommendations and call-out actions thru data cross check and reading.
- Drive action plan proactively to achieve company target.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Planning and Reporting
- Routine: Deliver top level weekly performance tracking to key stakeholders.
- Region/Account/Category/Division view
- Product campaign/category/APP type/FTW model
- SI/ST/ST%/ROS/WEEKS COVER
- Ad-hoc: specific deep dive to dig out root caused and seek business opportunity. (Region/Account/POS level)
- Report reading, analysis and provide insights to drive actions thru weekly trade meetings.
Trading
- Provide stock sharing suggestions based on product performance and inventory level.
- Lead weekly channel trade meeting, share business status and findings, help the stakeholders understanding the business.
- Get channel feedback that what’s working/not working in real market, product feedback, store action, and align quick actions for business improvement.
- Weekly action plan follow-up and track effectiveness, Work with OPS/SALES/TRADING team to ensure the implementation of in season actions.
- Lead OMNI stock sharing and in season reorder proposal.
Leadership
- Team development: lead, coach team member to deliver and have strong ownership.
- Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with business partners.
- Work with commercial functions to drive action based on data led decision.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
Inline Buying, Allocation, OMB Planning, SALES, OPS, Trading
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Solid Data analyze skill
- Business acumen
- Product Management or Merchandising experience
- Communication and presentation skills, relationship management and empathy
- Strong leadership, persuasiveness, and people management skill
- Tolerance to stress, high energy, and strong job ownership
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- University advanced degree
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in merchandising planning / buying function, ideally in apparel/fashion design/shoes of which min 3 years in core business related function.
- 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 modelling skills and ability to develop useful models/tools that can be rolled out to merchandising and retail teams, power BI skill is a plus.
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