Assistant Manager, Inline Buying, ReAct (Temp)

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:

Assistant Buying Manager for the sub-brand in terms of ReAct related operational work in buying system/tool, in-season performance tracking, order consolidation/OTB tracking, and timely planning of in-season replenishment.

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Pre-Season Buying:

· To finish order system operation work:

  • Plan Responsiveness articles pre-season order rule collection and setting in order system (door count, article depth MOQ, pre-season/in-season ratio plan).
  • Plan Responsiveness order split execution into pre-season & in-season in order system

· To consolidate mirror SKU of Never Out of Stock products from all category buyers and cooperate with data analysis team for in-season tool preparation.

· Pre-season order consolidation update of all ReAct products.

 

In-Season Buying:

·  In-season monthly rolling of Never Out of Stock products with size level order plan for DTC channel

·  In-season monthly rolling of Never Out of Stock products for FRS channel with close cooperation with FRS sales team

·  Weekly performance reading with Read & ReAct tool for OMNI channels.

·  Future sold-out projection and demand comparison

·  Cooperate with In-Season-Trading team and FRS sales team on final confirmation of replenishment triggering

·  Bi-weekly buy sign-off preparation

·  Inventory sharing between DTC channels (OR / EC) with IST support

 

Planning:

· Timely update of OTB Tracking for replenishment decision.

· Timely order consolidation update for both pre-season and in-season buy.

 

Systems and Processes

· Participate in systems/ tool training and upgrade feedback with IT.

 

Others

· Other job-related work assigned from Line Manager.

 

 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

OMB Planning, OMN In-Season-TradingFRS Product Sales, IT, etc.

 

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

 

  • Good Data analyse and excel skill 
  • Good interpersonal/communication skills
  • Detail-oriented
  • Practical, reactive

 

REQUISITE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND OTHER SKILL

 

  • University advanced degree
  • 3-5 years’ experience in merchandising or planning function
  • Prefer very good Excel modelling skills. Good process executor and meticulous operator
  • Good understanding of retail business with in-season operational experience

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Job Title:  Assistant Manager, Inline Buying, ReAct (Temp)

Brand:  adidas
Location:  Shanghai
TEAM:  Retail (Back Office)
State:  SH
Country/Region:  CN
Contract Type:  Temp
Number:  515532
Date:  Oct 1, 2024