Job Description

\xe2\x96\xba Hybrid work arrangement

\xe2\x96\xba Location: Coller Quay

\xe2\x96\xba US MNC

\xe2\x96\xba Permanent

About the company:

\xe2\x96\xba Our client is is an American supercenter chain.

• Develop merchandise strategies for the departments taking into consideration consumer age profile as well as its demographic and psychographics and buy in to cater for their lifestyle in consideration of direction of Contemporary styles, quality and good perceive value. Always select the best products, promote and merchandise with customer in mind.
• Strong interest in fashion and excellent fashion sense and market sensitivity.
• Develop and execute seasonal merchandise plans and pricing strategies.
• Develop and achieve planned goals in sales, merchandise mix, markups, markdowns, shortage, turnover, gross profit and controllable elements of net profit.
• Control open-to-buy, stock levels and deliveries in order to stay within the stock plan and to increase turnover.
• Analyze and interpret the various merchandising, inventory and sales reports and takes appropriate action in order to achieve sales and profit goals.
• Maintain collaborative partnership and negotiate effectively with vendors for favorable terms, discounts, transportation costs, and rebates on merchandise purchased; plan major vendor programs in important growth areas; analyze performance of resources and make adjustments as needed.
• Explore new merchandising trends and new vendors frequently; develop new items in the market and tests new items in the stores.
• Conduct trend briefing and other merchandise information meetings for managers and sales staff regularly; reads trade publications to keep abreast of current trends.
• Identify and maximize fast-selling items and slow selling items and to take appropriate action.
• Determine marketing plans and promotional calendar. Work closely with marketing to effectively promote and attract customers with strong product/campaign visuals, contents and promotions.
• Reconcile marketing plans with assortment and financial plans.
• Develop and work with VM team and operation team on visual guidelines for the brands/concepts with seasonal strategies. Eg. New Seasonal or collection highlights. Markdowns and special buy highlights for sale events.
• Maintain well-balanced stocks and assortments in each store and to maintain an effective basic stock program to review and to revise levels periodically.
• Weekly involvement on selling floor to check on assortments of merchandise displayed and to review business performance with managers and sales staff. Involvement to experience in sales of products to customers in order to understand and pick up important consumer behavior and their response to the merchandise selected.
• Develop long range construction plan recommendations for physical improvements in the department in order to achieve merchandising objectives.
• Plan, develop and conduct training for merchandising staff in merchandising and management skills and sales staff in product knowledge.
• Regular Market Survey on competitors to improve and seek to be the top of mind for consumers on fashion in Metro.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time in order to maintain staffing flexibility and efficiency.

Education and Experience Required:

• Tertiary education
• Proven experience as a Passionate retail buyer or relevant role
• At least 5 years\' experience in a similar capacity.
• Effective Sales and stocks planning and good management of Sales, stocks and margins according to targets.
• Familiarity with market research, data analysis and forecasting techniques
• Good business acumen
• Outstanding communication skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent organizational skills and good sense of urgency
• Good problem solver and positive mindset
• Analytical and PC/System skills
• Effectively deal with all levels of management

HOW TO APPLY:

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EA License No: 19C9950

EA Personnel: Teah Yan Lin (Rolland)

EA Personnel Reg No: R23115528

Additional Information

Career Level

Senior Executive

Qualification

Not Specified

Years of Experience

5 years

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Specializations

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Company Overview

Trust Recruit is Singapore\'s leading relationship-based human resource and recruitment firm. With more than 20 years of collective consulting experience, we provide personalized workforce solutions for our corporate clients, ranging from multinational corporations to the public sector, as well as small and medium enterprises.

At Trust Recruit, integrity and reliability permeates every level of our recruitment process. TRUST is our currency of interactions; be it with our valued clients, talented job-seekers or our own employees. Through our premium staffing services, we are committed to connecting and developing quality relationships between candidates and companies.

Additional Company Information

Registration No.

201935022Z

EA No.

19C9950

Company Size

1 - 50 Employees

Average Processing Time

3 days

Industry

Human Resources Management / Consulting

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