Merchandise Planner

The Merchandise Planner will execute the required in-season trading capabilities & expertise (Promotion / Markdowns / EOSS) while supporting the end-to-end allocation to the store / door level in partnership with Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Commercial Team and Finance Team. The role will take the best decision on in-season management, reforecasting & allocation, leveraging sell-in and sell-out data, qualitative information while using strong analytical skills & financial acumen to support the channel to deliver the Financial KPIs. 【Responsibility】 1. Manage assortment portfolio & life cycle within the season incorporating Channel financial expectations 2. Collaborate with Demand Planning, Market Finance and Commercial Channel teams to reconcile bottom-up revenue plans and top-down sales targets for Channel level 3. Support Channel sales / GP$ / sell-out performance and align actions with Channel & Finance to manage in-season profitability, and maximize full price sell through / margin whilst maintaining health of inventory profile 4. Develop accurate store inventory flow forecasts that support business strategies 5. Execute allocation strategies to optimize inventory, including new store assortments and replenishments for each Outlet based on BE (Brand Experience) and VM (Visual Merchandising) recommendations 6. Use input from sizing team, historical performance & qualitative feedback from retail ops to update allocation parameters and derive size curve by product/store to optimize store/door sell through 7. Participate in affiliate weekly operation meeting to proactively highlight issues to get resolution 8. Bridge the communications between local functional teams to ensure ways of working and brand strategy are consistently executed in stores 9. Collaborate with Order Management / Distribution / Logistics to plan out operation activities considering of holidays / capacity / manpower constraints 10. Hind-sighting store performance & end of season performance 【Requirements】 1. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 2. 3 to 5 years of work experience in Retail business 3. Strong analytical skills to interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data 4. Ability to articulate key financial measures, and how they are used in key systems/tools 5. Prior experience with planning solutions (SAS, BI, SAP, etc.) is a plus 6. Decision making and problem-solving skills 7. Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work with diverse teams 8. Ability to adjust communication style to provide information and direction in an effective manner