Job Description

The Opportunity:Adecco is partnering with a French Luxury Retail MNC with a global presence worldwide, and we are seeking a talented individual to join their business as a Senior Merchandise Planner! Reporting directly to the Merchandising Manager, the successful incumbent will develop sales projections, OTB/OTS strategies, and SKU plans for Asia countries in collaboration with HQ, regional merchandising teams and finance departments.

• Permanent opportunity
• Work location: Central Region
• Work days/hours: Mon - Fri, 9am - 6pm
• Luxury Retail industry

The Job:

• Generate sales projections for budgets and forecasts with HQ, Finance and Management team.
• Develop OTB budgets aligned with sales history, projections, and SKU plans in line with HQ and Asia strategies.
• Conduct post-buy reviews to validate alignment with OTB and analyze historical sales performance and trends to inform future buying decisions.
• Prepare monthly sales reforecasts and analyses to identify risks and growth opportunities, collaborating with Merchandising and Retail on action plans.
• Manage inventory to meet targeted months of supply and availability rate objectives.
• Monthly reforecast Permanent sales for each Retail Warehouse by style.
• Collaborate closely with Merchandising to develop core assortment and clustering strategies for stores and SKUs.
• Establish model stock, safety stock parameters, and size curves for order generation, proposing action plans to sustain sales trends and ensure ideal stock cover.
• Consolidate regional weekly/monthly sales and stock analyses, collaborating regularly with MD team to identify best sellers, slow movers, and anticipate consolidation strategies, allocation, reallocation, and replenishment.
• Analyze end-of-season markdowns and propose markdown strategies based on inventory and sales analyses by location.
• Serve as a key user for ANAPLAN Stream 1 (Sales Forecasting and OTB) and Stream 3 (Permanent Buying Tool)

The Talent:

• Numbers-driven, analytically inclined with proficiency in handling extensive data, capable of conceptualizing and turning them into meaningful analyses
• Proficient in Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Table) is a must
• Detail-oriented, meticulous, and strong analytical skills
• Strategic mindset and strong commitment to achieving business objectives
• Ability to multi-task in a high-energy working environment
• Proficiency in ANAPLAN is an added advantage
• Candidates who are available on short notice is highly advantageous

Next Steps:

• Prepare your updated resume (please include your current salary package with a full breakdown such as base, incentives, annual wage supplement, etc.) and expected package.
• Alternatively, send your resume to charmaine.see@adecco.com in MS Word Copy. We\'d love to hear from you!
• We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Charmaine See
Direct Line: 8126 8182
EA License No: 91C2918
Personnel Registration Number: R2199181

Adecco