Senior Specialist, CS Trading, Retail

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:  

 

Plan and execute effective and accurate products allocation to stores to achieve the financial targets (net sales, discount, margin, sellthru and inventory) based on the comprehensive understand of merchandising process of planning, buying, and trading for CS (concept store).

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and execute product allocation, replenishment, and rotation based on the assortment plan by segmentation and key features by working closely with team.
  • Track and manage product launches by store level in time
  • Conduct performance analysis/review in detail with both product-based and store-based viewpoints and share with stakeholders on findings and recommendations for action plans.
  • Support supervisor to identify business opportunities based on stock, sellthru results and marketing calendar.
  • Support supervisor to summarize and categorize issues identified in season for action plans
  • Manage availabilities and capacities in detail regarding product, delivery, stock room and inventory.
  • Product lifecycle management with smart pricing/markdown and margin simulation.
  • Closely communicate with store teams, RBO (Retail back office) teams for efficient trading.

 

 

Systems and Processes

•     Clear understanding Retail KPI and targets, buying strategies and GTM processes

•     Set up regular sell-thru reports and drive in-time actions proposal

•     Cooperate with IT team consistently to monitor and update all merchandising related systems (POS, BI, trading tools, etc.)

 

Key Relationships:

 

  • All RBO (retail back office) functions (esp. Buying and Retail Sales & Retail Experience Team)
  • Retail stores
  • Supply Chain, Marketing Operations, eCom, Visual Merchandising, Omni Channel Marketing
  • IT related functions

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Product Management or Merchandising experience
  • Strong business acumen and analysis skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both internal and external)
  • Advanced skills in MS Office
  • Structured, organised and process oriented
  • Ability to work effectively within a team environment and under pressure
  • Result oriented. Prioritizing and completing tasks in order of importance
  • High execution ability and self-management
  • Fluent in English
  • Strong sense of Sports & fashion trends

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

  • University degree and/or commercial training in the area of Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Sales are preferred.
  • Merchandising experience min. 3 years (product allocation and planning experience preferred)
  • Management Experience preferred

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