DESCRIPTION: 

 The Planner will be responsible for the end to end management of the merchandise plans for a specific book of business for the Victoria’s Secret brand in Greater China.   This includes creating the category/sub-category level plans for the business and the individual product buys needed to support those plans, while identifying opportunities in-season to drive the business and maximize sales and profitability through weekly cross-functional business reviews and monthly OTB.   This position covers the entire product lifecycle: pre-season, in season & post season. This position will also work very closely with planning teams located in the US.   

 RESPONSIBILITIES: 

 ·         Act as the business owner. Drive strategy and decision making to maximize sales and product margin. 

 ·         End to end management of the product lifecycle. Floor set and strategy planning, inventory projections, management of product end of life clearance plans. 

 ·         Create merchandise plans to meet and exceed financial budget. 

 ·         Create product buys to support merchandise plans and share with cross functional partners for global buy review.    

·         Support Monthly LF (last Forecast) process to provide visibility to product strategy, inventory flow and manage OTB. 

 ·         Identify areas of opportunities in the assortment with the Merchandising team and adapt future buys to reflect new learnings to improve product performance and maximize sales and margin. 

 ·         Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Marketing, Store Operations, and Sourcing to ensure inventory planning goals/objectives are achieved. 

 ·         Support weekly operational meeting with Store Operations, Marketing, and Visual teams to share current inventory position/challenges and the actions being taken.’ 

 ·         Collaborate with internal technology management team to support continuous process improvement. ·         Ensure supply and demand are aligned.   

 EXPERIENCE: 

 ·         3-5 years of experience in Merchandise Planning or Buying is preferred. 

 ·         High level of flexibility, curiosity and willingness to learn is required. 

 ·         Excellent communication, prioritizing and problem-solving skills are a must. 

 ·         Ability to work in an environment with high level of change as the business grows. 

 ·         Ability to be a team player and to foster a commitment to teamwork among associate. 

 ·         Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and customer types/levels. 

 ·         Excellent statistical/quantitative analysis skills. 

 ·         High level of technical proficiency using Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint. Willingness to learn new applications and software. Proficiency in Microsoft Access is a plus. 

 ·         International experience a plus. Communication in English is required.   

 EDUCATION: 

 ·         Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required