Job Description

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 Reporting directly to our Head of Strategy & Planning, you will be responsible for helping the buying-planning processes across our lines and subcategories and work collaboratively with our merchandising team to manage inventory. You should have / be

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• A genuine passion and interest in fashion/e-commerce
• A performance-driven attitude and thirst for constant improvement through continuous optimisations and refinements
• A self-starter and entrepreneurial attitude. Get it done right and fast!
• Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to think out of the box with solutions that are scalable, sustainable, yet most cost-efficient
• Extremely numerate with superb quantitative skills
• A desire to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Highly analytical; able to leverage data to identify quick wins

• Responsible for the translation of financial goals into OTB plan (revenue, margin, discount, inventory) based on insights learned from business analysis
• Act as the financial owner & risk-assessor of all markdown strategies; lead and drive all major sale event
• Close partner Singapore retail and country teams, fine-tuning distribution plans for achievement of base inventory & stock cover goals, plan necessary action plan to optimise inventory efficiency
• Support Seasonal Buy Review, elaborating Pre-Buy assumptions vs. Post-Buy actuals, continuous improvement plan
• Analyse data on revenue, margin, and new launches performance; initiate strategies in response to sales trends to improve profitability
• Support to Commercial Functions (across countries, across channels)

• Consolidate financials to market/region per their level & manage all relevant reports and analysis
• Drive data driven culture in commercial team by partnering with data team on improving data accessibility
• Monitor department KPIs on a weekly basis (i.e. sell-through rate, discount rate, revenue target, stock cover)
• Participate in weekly analysis to identify the Commercial team’s current standing and recommend measures that should be taken
• Seasonal review on buying accuracy with the Buying team, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the buys and suggest areas of improvement
• Provide proactive support to Country teams across planning, performance review and during localized sale events

• Minimum 4 to 5 years of experience in merchandising, planning or FP&A
• Proficient in analytical review, sensitive to numbers, extensive work experience in retail companies
• Degree in business administration, economics or other relevant fields
• Prior experience with data analytics software and tools (i.e. Tableau / Metabase) will be a plus

• Full corporate insurance
• Staff discounts
• A dynamic, no corporate-BS environment to learn, grow, and really make an impact