Key Responsibilities

In-Season:

¨ Drive the top-down forecast and adjust in-season OTB accordingly

¨ Manage monthly rolling demand forecast based on latest sales trend with particular attention on core/replenishment products (IPS), control bottoms up demand via MOP process

¨ Work with Inventory Management and allocation team to ensure consistent in-season allocation & replenishment to drive appropriate coverage and meet sales targets

¨ Manage in-season profitability and maximize full price sell thru and margin

¨ Partner with Merchandising team to manage product lifecycle in order to drive appropriate monthly flow (volume & PC9 count), in-season markdown, outlet transfers, etc.

On-going:

¨ Conduct quantitative analysis and insights (Gender/Category/Fit/Sub-class) to optimize line profitability—monetize new opportunities and identify risks

¨ Gather qualitative/quantitative feedback from key stakeholders (Sales team/ Merchandising/ Marketing) in order to inform future buy decision

¨ Bridge the communication between Sales, Planning, Marketing and IM teams to ensure ways of working and brand strategy are consistently executed in China market




Job Requirements

¨ Understand the retail model and retail industry in China

¨ Strong analytical skills to interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data

¨ Clear Logic to make decision and presentation

¨ Utilize strong interpersonal skills to build effective communication with diverse group of cross functional partners, influence cross-functional partners to arrive at optimal business decisions.

¨ Prioritize and manage workload and processes to meet objectives

¨ Comfort with systems and high proficiency with Microsoft Office (Powerpoint and excel).

¨ Prior experience with planning solutions (SAS, SAP, etc.) a plus