Job Description

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

Reporting to the Senior Manager Retail Operations, South-East Asia, this role is responsible for supporting the maximisation of profitability by supporting the implementation of Operational strategies, Omni-channel and Digital infrastructure opportunities which underpin the wider channel strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Coordination of assigned project work/ global initiatives to ensure the delivery of project plans on time and within agreed objectives.
• Prepare pre-project analysis; build comprehensive project plans for each project including success measures from all stakeholders, commercial implications and timelines.
• Track progress of ongoing initiatives.
• Run surveys with key stakeholders on policy/ project drafts and test these pilot projects when required
• Training of users
• Enhancement/ optimization of initiatives and processes

Store Operations / General Support

• Basic re-occurring NS reporting via MSTR to Cluster SLT, RBO and Country Retail teams
• House of Retail process optimization and adoption assessment and recommendations for future focuses and/ or course correction
• Support Marketplace Expansion Senior Manager as required with BPM committee meetings, SSM maintenance and tracking store openings, closures and planned remodels
• Act as a single point of contact for retail initiatives and gathering of best practices for the cluster, escalating and scaling these further where applicable
• Gathering information in a timely, quarterly way FO promo plans, commercial moments and other initiatives that are designed to drive the business and in a timeframe that allows the cluster team to intervene or propose adjustments to said plans
• Timely reporting on the measurable outcome of these moments, campaigns or product launches to fuel a process of continuous improvement and target achievement
• Building off of channel priorities and initiatives, support the creation and launch of store tactical incentives to drive specific KPI outcomes

• Support the cluster ops team to create project plans and initiatives that directly drive our net sales and move the retail formula in a meaningful way
• Support the expansion of ways of working into new countries including, but not limited to, ThinkTime, HOR, GROW, etc.

KPIs:

• NS / Retail Formula KPI\xe2\x80\x99s
• Operating Profit / Margin
• Product Sell Thru
• Membership Acquisition/ Net Sales and Share of Business
• Dashboard reporting pack
• Status reports and results from project rollout / implementation

Key Relationships:

• Local:

• SEA Retail back office team
• SEA Country Retail team
• SEA GM and Finance
• SEA Brand and Marketing Activation
• Hub: DTC Excellence Team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products.
• Fluent in English.
• Excellent Coordination and communication skills
• High level of attention to details
• High level of Retail knowledge and experience

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University or College Degree.
• 2 years of relevant functional experience, ideally with direct Retail experience and exposure to project management/coordination.
• Understanding of Retail, Finance, Control
• Industry experience in Sports/Fashion/FMCG.

*** Given the structural changes in the APAC market, this posting is open for applicants from Singapore ***

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