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Senior Merchandiser

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Reporting to: Merchandising Manager, SEA

JOB DESCRIPTION

TRADING:

  • Review weekly trading performance and achieved KPIs, identifying issues and the course of action in preparation for the weekly trading meetings
  • Weekly store visits
  • Propose and agree on actions to recover risk and maximise opportunities with the Buyer at category and line level
  • Forecasting any sales variance
  • Creations of OTB
  • Management of commitments by ensuring on-time delivery and rebuy cancellation
  • Markdown proposal
  • Promotions proposal
  • Manage the range plan in Season reflecting any changes

TEAMWORK:

  • Work with Buyer to deliver the plan
  • Guide the team of Merchandiser / Assistant Merchandiser to help deliver the plan
  • Establish working relationships with Store Operations, Visuals, Marketing, Finance, and Logistic

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

CORE COMPETENCIES:

  • Leadership
  • Sales Planning & Budgeting
  • Brand Liaison
  • Store / Product Performance
  • OTB Management
  • Management of Stock Orders
  • Management of Intake
  • Management of Markdown
  • Orderbook

PLANNING

  • Review the previous season capture the lessons learned and create the strategy for the department going forward with the buyer
  • MSSI Management
  • Quarterly plan at gender/brand level with the Buyer and formulate a range plan
  • Attend selection/pre-selection meetings with the Buyers and suppliers
  • Plan the pre-scheduling to meet the range plan – in conjunction with Assistant Merchandisers
  • Overview of the ratios for all buys in conjunction with Assistant Merchandiser
  • Ensure that the Buy matches the Buy plan

JOB REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum 5 years of working experience in the retail industry as a Merchandiser
  • Analytical mindset
  • Numbers driven
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel
  • Regional exposure will be an added advantage