Demand & Supply Management Watch Planner (Merchandiser)

Job description

Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories. Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them. At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values ​​of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.

Merchandising and Supply Chain control end to end inventory/stock management, Including, processes and master information and flows, to optimize resources usage, maximize sales opportunities and client satisfaction with speed, transparency and agility.

MAIN PURPOSE

• The Planner at Cartier Japan will be responsible for the entire Merchandising Planning activities for the category of his/her scope, by Store to optimize product availability with a short to mid-term view.
• The position will be involved in demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, and strategic operational activities through Merchandising and Supply management responsibilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibility 1 – Demand and Supply Planning

• Deliver the monthly sales forecast at the model level by network, in a realistic projection.
• Adjust accordingly in collaboration with the Marketing / Sales Channel’s strategy to achieve networks’ sales potential and company revenue for the rolling 12M With Commercial Teams & Marketing, elaborate New Product Launch planning and strategy.
• With deep understanding of the Replenishment model, define with Central Operations team the target for the subsidiary, and its seasonal evolution, based on the sales planning and local strategy.

Key responsibility 2 – Merchandise and Distribution Planning

• Define and manage product assortment and stock targets for all stores, based on sales history, potential and their specificities at the reference level, in line with defined BTQ segmentation and predefined KPI – for finished and semi-finished products.
• Plan and validate seasonal stock increase/decrease accordingly to the needs and annual events.
• Work closely with Commercial Departments maximize sell-out potential, suggest strategic stock reallocation across network to optimize resources usage and maximize sales.
• Take initiative for stock allocation to optimize stock turn over and improve sell out.
• Explore opportunity to improve sell through collaborate with HQ and Marketing

Key responsibility 3 – Reporting, Analysis & Projects  

• Agility in analytics is key for this position.
• Build robust analysis to identify sales opportunities, optimize stock allocation, quickly identify trends and gaps.
• Build template to increase speed, efficiency and accuracy in daily operations Prepare presentation to secure stocks to persuade Head Quarter.

Key responsibility 4 - Boutique Opening/Closing

• In case of New BTQ openings and renewals, work closely with the Central Operation Teams and Local Retail Teams to define the stock needs and product mix.
• Understand customer’s view and behaviours in the BTQ’s and define zonings and layouts in line with the company strategy.
• Work closely with Visual Merchandising and Store Planners upon the execution of the zoning / layout plan. (both tentative and seasonal)

Key responsibility 5 – One team, innovation and learning

• Seek opportunity to improve processes efficiency, collaborate with cross functional teams.
• Aim at further simplification and better visibility. Build strong network within the team to achieve function goals.

Required experience:

Demand forecast/planning, Supply Chain related experience, Analytics Experience

Technical skills / abilities:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Business level in Japanese and English
• Strong analytical skills and a self-starter
• Team player with communicational skills
• Excel skills a must
• ERP experience is a plus  (ideally SAP)

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