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Manager Inline Buying

2 months ago


Shanghai, Shanghai, China adidas Full time

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:

This role is responsible for the inline category in terms of managing merchandising planning, buying in determining store clusters, article selection, article depth, and timely providing sales analysis, trading/fashion trend recommendation to support the business.

Key Responsibilities:

Pre-Season Buying Planning:

· To develop buy plan per channel, per store cluster according to buying strategy, top down financial target, and deeply understanding of fashion trend and consumer.

· Conduct historical analysis in terms of buying structure and provide proposals for pre-season buying structures for each channel at cluster and store level.

· Based on existing analysis model to provide detailed analysis on the article level to identify key drivers for top selling articles, as well as slow moving articles.

· Develop each channel, and store cluster proposal and distribution plan.

· Monitor buying quantity vs. budget; reconcile buy plan to merchandise plan.

Assortment Planning:

· Create assortment plans by channel/store clusters based on GCA RA, local needs & C/C calendar

· Create detailed product & store segmentation/cluster by Product segment & store segmentation

· Help to develop assortment seasonal strategy, according to segmentation, local needs and sell-out data

· Create and recompile a clear merchandising strategy at a store cluster level

· Integrate with BC and RM into c/c campaign planning with right mandatory package to build up at cluster level

In-Season Buying Execution:

· Work closely with X-function team to monitor ST% and product performance by channel, region and store format, to have quick actions based on performance.

· Lead in the process to provide ongoing product and category performance and quantitative analysis.

· Provide analysis to develop mark down strategy and support markdown and clearance process.

· Maintain & Monitor compliance of pre-season buy as well as planning calendar

Post-Season Review:

· Provide analysis and documentation for post-season review.

· Provide seasonal deep dive analysis for customers.

· Partner with X-function team to develop action steps for next season.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

OMB Planning, OMB IST, BU, Retail & ECOM Operations team, Product Sales, VM Team, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Solid products and merchandising knowledge
  • Be passionate about buying and able to work under intense timeline
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Strong (written and verbal) communication and interpersonal skills. Collaborative, able to build strong relationships quickly.
  • Learning and self-development
  • Results oriented

REQUISITE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILL

  • Bachelor advanced degree, with solid years in consumer industry with at least 6 years in merchandising / buying function
  • Sensitive to fashion industry and sneaker trend.
  • Good understanding of retail business (both online/offline)
  • Prefer very good Excel skills and ability to develop useful models/tools
  • Prefer good presentation and PPT skills

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