Senior Manager Franchise Buying, Originals

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: Fluent