Assistant Manager, Retail Merchandising (Concept Stores)
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Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization
This role is responsible for maximizing the profitability of the Country by building the guardrails for strategic store and merchandise planning and designing a framework for all cross-functional activities.
Key Responsibilities
This role is responsible for maximizing the profitability of the Country by building the guardrails for strategic store and merchandise planning and designing a framework for all cross-functional activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Budgeting/Buying
- Drive the strategy and development of seasonal growth plans incl. macro quantitative analysis via input from Retail Head and SEA Merchandising Director.
- Develop pre-season financial plan by store at category level via input from Retail Head and align the sales mix with SEA Merchandising Director.
- Develop the pre-seasonal merchandise plan reflecting Open to Buy (OTB) in order to drive together with the Merchandising Managers SEA the definition of an optimal Intake Budget.
- Stocks :
- Monitor products launch by collection to stores fortnightly through tracking arrivals of new articles
- Maintain and constantly improve process of inventory movement between the stores, factory outlet and the warehouse through replenishment and rebalancing.
- Define and coordinare pre-season markdown and terminal stock targets per category / merchandising unit.
- Cross-functional support in monitoring store stock cover and store fulfilment pre, in and post season and highlight concerns to the Retail Head and SEA Merchandising Manager.
- Drive store capacity planning processes and design databases for all stores and provide information to SEA Senior Merchandising Managers on option and range count plan at category level.
- Support Merchandising Department for all Store Openings/ Closings/ Remodels and ensure effective coordination of all these projects.
- Support the department on liaison with Marketing team, GTM team, Retail team on developing design, visual presentation and layout of structures and key elements to include.
- Monitoring market changes, competitor prices and products.
- Supporting new ranges build to SEA Merchandising manager.
- Commercial acumen and a passionate on retail merchandising
- An understanding of customers profiling and focus
- Confidence combined and strong networking skills
- Creativity and attention to detail
- Ability to priorities and multitask
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to make major decisions
- Teamworking and leadership skills
- Inventory management
- University or College Degree in Business Administration, Management or Marketing
- 2-3 years ‘experience in Retail Merchandising/ Category Management
- Industry experience in Sports/Fashion/FMCG.
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