Director Franchise Buying
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:
- Accurate order and more efficient assortment planning and merchandising were built to achieve the target and to increase profit rate for Franchise stores
- To properly land order with customers and make sure buying structures are being followed and executed
- To review and quickly react based on products’ performance to drive better STR and sold out resluts
- Right product, right time, right place
- New category/ new product implementation strategy
- Product information sharing strategy
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manage assortment planning & merchandising for corresponding categories and customers.
- Participant in GTM process to represent the customer’s voice and provide feedback on products, range, etc.
- Product buying for to each stores cluster at the just in time which has been already selected product from product team.
- Be the key interface internally between BU, Products sales, Accounts Sales, and externally with customers
- Merchandizing Operations:
- Order products to meet customer demand and forecasted sales volume. Follow up on orders.
- Manage to create a purchase plan which is in-line with the company target.
- Improve buying efficiency and stock turn of the FRS stores.
- Work closely with sales team to ensure buy plan and product land to FRS stores.
- Manage to plan and select the range for stores to meet the open-to-buy budget.
- Manage to provide product sell-through report with recommended action plan to improve the range offering in the stores.
- Data Analysis and Management:
- Track performance of highlight and normal product to identify sell-thru efficiency.
- Preparing sales forecast. Identify business trends and translate them into sales opportunities in the FRS store.
- Open-to-buy execution / Sales data analysis
- Team Management:
- Identify developmental needs and contribute to developing training plans and programs
Key Relationships:
- GCA local management team
- BU
- Customers’ key buyers
- Product Sales
- Account Sales
- DP
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Manage business (Process and Projects)
- Manage and develop people
- Provide a framework for performance
- Result orientation
- Influencing others
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Decision Making
- Organization/ People management.
- Coaching skill.
- Financial acumen
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 8 years of work experience in supervisory role in Retail Merchandising or buying or sales related field.
- Possess good fashion sense and consumer trend
- University degree or above
- Excellent written and spoken in both English & Mandarin
- MS office skill advanced
KPI
- Overall business performance
- FRS relevant KPIs
- Sell Through
- Range compliance ratio
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Job Title: Director Franchise Buying
Brand:
Location:
Shanghai
TEAM:
Merchandising & Planning
State:
SH
Country/Region:
CN
Contract Type:
Full time
Number:
522484
Date:
Jan 16, 2025