Regional Merchandiser, South Asia

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Merchandising

·  To assist seasonal buy - defining assortment by cluster, by market, sales channels and Point-Of-Sales (POS) level ensuring balance between inventory & sales performance as well as considering clientele
·  To manage execution supporting and liaising regional merchandising manager and SC team regarding allocation and supply chain related topics
·  To support regional merchandising manager and training team for seasonal training or any training needs in stores related to products
·  Action follows up to drive sell-thru of Novelty taking quality actions with constant review
·  Provide proactive follow-up and communication on new launches deployment to all sales channels’ teams
·  Consolidation of market feedback to communicate to HQ and to be a point of contact from HQ and local
·  Collect market intelligence including competitors’ best sellers or trend survey

 

Merchandising Planning

·  Providing Merchandising reports

 

Inventory Planning

·  To assist setting up opening stocks following the merchandising strategy and buying that was done in the showroom
·  To monitor the performance of novelty and carry over items and assist action liaising with SC team

 

Project Management

·  To support and assist all on-going and future projects related to Merchandising

 

 

REQUIREMENT

 

·  Degree or above in Merchandising, Business or related discipline
·  At least 3 years merchandising experience, preferably in retail industry
·  Knowledge in supply chain is a plus
·  Strong analytical and communication skills
·  Independent and proactive
·  Proficiency in Excel, Power pivot, Power Point, Power BI, Anaplan
·  Exposure to SAP system is an advantage
·  Good command of both written and spoken English and Cantonese (mandarin a plus)