Job Description

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About us

Love, Bonito is a digital-first company on a mission to empower the everyday Asian woman and inspire self-confidence. We are the leading direct-to-consumer womenswear brand, headquartered in Singapore, with an omni-channel presence across Indonesia and Malaysia, a retail franchise in Cambodia, and are fast expanding into international markets namely Japan, Hong Kong SAR China and United States of America.

Founded in 2010, we are proudly female-founded with more than 70% female representation across our organisation, leadership and STEM roles (#girlpower!). We raised a US$50M Series C round in 2021 and know that we're on the cusp of something great, where we're working towards becoming the most thoughtful brand globally, for the Asian female consumer, especially when it comes to our products, community and experiences.

There's a lot more work to be done with all of our exciting plans. So we're looking to team up with people who are wildly passionate about making an impact and be part of a dynamic team, in a workplace with no corporate BS (yes, you read that right!).

The Role

You will be responsible for continuously delighting and exciting the LB community, through thoughtful assortment selection and high accuracy of buys with the delicate balance of hard data, consumer insights and commercial instinct.

Reporting directly to the Senior Buying & Merchandising Manager, International, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Love, Bonito through this exhilarating phase.

You Should Have / Be:

• Extreme ownership and a self-starter who is hands-on with a 'get things done' attitude
• Performance-centric mindset with a strong desire to hit and exceed sales targets
• A natural commercial savviness and business acumen
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Numerically inclined, data-savvy and able to leverage on data to make decisions
• Desire to work in a dynamic and fast paced environment

Three primary focuses:

• Be the assortment specialist for your market
• Merchandise management and allocation to achieve desired sales, inventory turn and sell through objectives
• Elevation of the brand through the alignment with cross functional teams to achieve the right product in the right place at the right time

Main Responsibilities

Buying

• Collaborate closely with the broader Commercial and Design team to ensure commercial elements are well considered during collection development process
• Participate in buying sessions and execute buys for channels with both a qualitative and data driven approach
• Manage OTB for the portfolio assigned ensuring spend is within assigned budget
• Execute monthly replenishments to ensure healthy inventory cover
• Research and monitor industry trends and consumer behaviour to anticipate demand and changes in buying patterns

Merchandising

• Monitor and analyse sales to identify wins and slow movers with prompt action(s) taken to optimise sales for your channel-portfolio
• Detailed reporting of performance at a channel-portfolio-product level with recommendations of next steps from insights gathered (in season or post season analysis)
• Drive full price sell through and profitability by managing in season processes such as transfers and consolidations
• Work with Planner to highlight opportunities and risks observed during the season
• Work with cross functional teams to ensure your high investment products are given sufficient exposure
• Initiate promotional, tactical and thematic campaigns

Main KPIs:

• Net revenue and sell-through rate

Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree in Fashion or Business related disciplines
• 2+ years of experience in merchandising or buying functions in apparel; omni channel management experience is highly preferred

Benefits:

1. Flexible Work Arrangement

• Work from anywhere*!
• Hybrid work and adjustable hours - as long as present during our core working hours

2. Staff Wellness

• Comprehensive corporate insurance (Fully covered visits at our panel clinics, Dental coverage, Maternity reimbursement for both our employees and their wives, Mental wellness support)
• Tailored coaching services for mental wellness

3. Learning and Career Development

• Learning and development (i.e. subscription plans to best-in-class resources, personal development fund etc)
• Dedicated leadership training for those of managerial responsibilities
• Friday pm off for learning

4. #TeamLB perks

• Generous staff discount off LB products
• Corporate partnerships with a variety of companies
• Welcome to #TeamLB swag and store gift cards (get your LB work outfit on us!)
• Employee driven peer-to-peer recognition platform to honour and celebrate everyday achievements
• Internal Referral programme