Job Description

ROLE

This position is key in ensuring that all retail stores within the South East Asia and Oceania region have the appropriate product assortment, at the right timing, in order to optimize the sales and project the brand image and strategy from the allocations, replenishments and all stock operations. The successful hire will also assist the General Merchandising Manager in the buying and planning of the collections and delivering the relevant product training within the region.

MISSION

Responsible for merchandise: style selection, quantity decision, distribution, allocation schedule, stock management, replenishment order and product training Perform sales analysis including competitors analysis Prepare and present budget, forecast, and monthly business reviews with headquarters Regularly report and analyse the sales performance, merchandise mix, inventory situations, and other key business issues, etc. Manage pricing strategy and gross margin to secure profitability, in alignment with retail strategy and meeting local objectives and targets, keeping in line with market positioning Work closely with Operations, Communications and Visual Merchandising in monitoring the implementation quality & overall effectiveness and sell-thru of merchandises Collaborate with regional Merchandising team in providing feedback on products, consumers trends & response Provide product knowledge training store on seasonal basis, communicate effectively and timely with the Retail managers and all stores to facilitate selling staff to do effective selling Work closely with the Retail Managers to formulate and implement all the seasonal buying strategies and Open-to-Buy (OTB) budgets to achieve the business objectives for the markets

PROFILE

Minimum 8 years in Merchandising with RTW experience Prior experience with Retail/Luxury MNC preferred Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Strong business sense and ability to dig deep to understand the business performance drivers Outstanding inter-personal and communication skills Hands-on and self-motivated Resilience under pressure and adaptive to changes Proficient MS Office skills. * High frequency of travelling is required