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Assistant Manager Franchise Buying

Assistant Manager Franchise Buying

Area:                                                                                                         Country/ Cluster China

Department:                                                                                            Franchise Buying

Director Reporting Line:                                                                        Director Franchise Buying

Indirect/Secondary Reporting Line:                                                     -

Location:                                                                                                   Shanghai

GSMS Grade:                                                                                            P1

Number of Personnel Managed:                                                          0

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility:                        -

 

 

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:

 

Manage franchise store merchandising planning, buying in determining store OTB, store clusters, category mix, article selection, article depth, and timely providing sales analysis, trading/fashion trend recommendation to support the business

 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pre-Season Planning & Merchandising:

  1. Develop special buy plan according to buy strategy.
  2. Conduct historical analysis and prepare pre-season buying plan.
  3. Independently undertook all the orders of the special pack and communicated with cross function team.
  4. Develop right assortment for franchisee partners and determine appropriate order depth.
  5. Provide detailed analysis on the article level to identify key drivers for potential articles.
  6. Generate POS level order by utilizing order system, in compliance with top line buying guideline, as well as product/market knowledge

 

In-Season Merchandising Execution:

  1. Lead sales performance analysis, including but not limited to, product/comp analysis etc
  2. Provide in season performance tracking reports.

Post-Season Review:

  1. Give insights for seasonal analysis review

 

KPI’s:

  • Sell-Through %
  • SKU efficiency
  • Article ranking vs. Best Seller hit rate
  • Reporting accuracy and timely          

 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

4-7 years working experience, at least 2-3 years buying related experience;

Result-oriented; Strong numerical / Analytical skills;

Industry: Preferably in retail/apparel/ FMCG/White goods

Exposure: Retail / FMCG / Fashion

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Degree in Business/Marketing Management preferred.

 

IT

  • Outlook: Intermediate
  • Word: Advanced
  • Excel: Advanced
  • Powerpoint: Advanced

 

Language Skills

English: Advanced

Local Language: Fluent

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Job Title:  Assistant Manager Franchise Buying

Brand: 
Location:  Shanghai
TEAM:  Merchandising & Planning
State:  SH
Country/Region:  CN
Contract Type:  Full time
Number:  540576
Date:  Feb 4, 2026
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