Requirements:

• Leads special projects that drive growth, inventory productivity improvements, space and margin optimization
• Manages end-to-end demand planning and allocation optimization, including in-stock and service levels for assigned departments
• Builds bottoms-up plans by territory and channel to align with financial plan based on merchant insights, sell-thru data, historical trend, and seasonal initiatives
• Informs segmented assortment strategies using quantitative market analysis
• Partners with Ecommerce Manager, Finance, and Product Teams to achieve APAC revenue and margin targets
• Provides seasonal planning guidance to Merchandising and Product Management through volume demand and SKU efficiency analysis
• Ensures regional category merchandising plans align with their respective financial plan for all APAC region
• Identifies demand forecast risks and develop effective mitigation plans
• Creates and communicates new item and ad item forecasts to vendors and merchandising partners
• Supports the leadership team by presenting within various meetings for the company (i.e. Marketing meetings, Assortment Reviews, Open-To-Buy, Vendor, Quarterly Business Reviews and other meetings)
• Manages high-levels of inventory in-stock using data backed solutions to reduce stock outs while controlling capital usage
• Fosters brand relationships through prompt communication and managing orders weekly
• Runs excel models to understand data trends, provide brand forecasts, and implement solutions to better manage inventory supply

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree or above
• At least 10 years’ experience of merchandise planning within ecommerce business
• Knowledgeable in product forecasting, statistical modeling and / or strategic planning
• Multi-channel functionality in two or more APAC markets
• Experience in ecommerce or retail sales analysis
• Strong cross functional collaboration required
• Deep analytical skills and ability to clearly communicate analysis to broad audience
• Sound Organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines
• Advanced Tableau and Microsoft Excel skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English – Asian languages are a bonus (Mandarin, Cantonese)
• Cheerful personality, able to withstand greater work pressure.