Position Objective
The position assists the Brand Manager to plan the product and assortment strategies that meet or exceed financial goals.
Coordinate all the activities related to allocation and delivery of merchandise to all the stores in the region.
Assist in pre-season financial planning, in-season projections, open-to-buy management, and new store budgets.
Ensure balanced collection at stores, regular replenishment from warehouse, and inter-store transfers.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare Retail Pro reports, sell-thru, and other merchandising reports such as consolidation sheet and product breakdown reports.
- Liaise with stores / logistics & warehouse department to ensure product supply meets demand.
- Analyze every aspect of the best and worst sellers (for example, the best selling price points, colors, or styles).
- Analyze previous season’s sales and report on the current season’s lines.
- Optimize the volume and profitability of product categories.
- Gather information relating to customer reaction towards the products.
- Coordinate with buying team on product issues (orders, repeats, damages, etc.) and assist in range planning, sales analysis, and deliveries.
- Prepare merchandise plans and other information required for product range presentations and reviews for the buyers / brand manager.
- Report competition’s offerings and analyze opportunities to the brand team.
- Skillfully manage processing of various Retail Pro reports and invoices.
- Ensure the accurate and timely preparation of all necessary reports and records.
- Ensure strict confidentiality in maintaining all the documents entrusted.
- Work closely with the Merchandise Planning team on the product range, planning to maximize commercial opportunities for products, as well as getting the right product mix in the business at sub-category / price point level.