About The 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, an d 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 Merch andising & 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 Merch andising & 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