About this role
Job Definition:
Liaise with merchandise, finance, omni-channel planning and operation teams to deliver seasonal/ monthly buying, allocation, inventory forecasts and replenishment order, provide analytics and reporting for decision making. Facilitate regional S&OP meetings and participate in dialogues with key counterparts to improve demand visibility.
Key Roles & Responsibility:
• Partner with Finance, Merchandising, and omni-channel planning and operation team on formulating 5 years strategic planning on product category and Omni-channel from buying, allocation, to inventory management • Multi-Horizon Planning for supporting 5-year Production Capacity Planning • Seasonal product level forecasting at SKU level. • Provide weekly and monthly end to end ST and inventory as well as seasonal in-coming product tracking reports. • Co-ordinating with Global Planning Team on seasonal forecasting requirements. • Consolidation & validation of channel / country level product forecasts • Support the Merchandising & Omni-channel Sales & Operation team with their planning and forecasting of the line as part of the GTM calendar. • Alignment and reconciliation of monthly/ seasonal demand signal to financial forecast / parameter per DC (Order book review) • Reporting order book progression vs Seasonal Demand forecast • Partner with Brand on forecasting of NOOS / In-season replenishment items. • Product line analysis: • SKU productivity • Demand / Order book phasing • Product launch phasing • Forecast accuracy and icon management reports • Working with Merchandising & Omni-channel Sales & Operation team in order to follow SMU products / special in-season needs. • Aligning on ‘placeholder’ orders (Contracts)
Essential –
• Building strategic work relationship • Decision making • Coaching & developing others • Business Acumen Desirable –
• Customer focus • Empowerment • Facilitating Change
• Detail-oriented • Data maintenance, analysis & visualization. • Technical savvy (System & Process) • Multi-tasking • High efficiency and logical thinking with operational excellence
Experience • Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in planning and analysis, preferably with planning experience in multi-national company, apparel industry experience is desirable but not mandatory • Solid work experience in retail business and S&OP is highly preferred • Strong business acumen with analytical and problem-solving skills. • Well-organized, logical & mature thinking, attention to details, dedicated, energetic and being a self-starter • Computer literate with excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in Excel, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications. Practical experience in SAP /APO, forecasting system is definitely an advantage
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