Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: 

• Be collaborative team member of Outlet Merchandising to meet FO financial objectives (net sales and Margin) as well as contributing company old season product liquidation to manage Inventory. 
• Optimize weekly inventory allocation across Factory Outlet stores based on sell thru progress. 
• Leverage GFO to optimize sales and margin as well as consumer experience. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Objective & Target: 

• Support the achievement of commercial KPI’s including Net Sales, Operating Working Capital, and margin primarily to positively impact top line growth and bottom-line contribution. 
• Support company stock level management by leveraging Factory Outlet channel, aligning financial target adjustment (*such as lower margin to accelerate stock reduction). 
• Assess FO customer needs and support the GFO range

Allocation Operations:  

• Initial allocation plan by door based on stock quantity and product range. 
• Read sell out and adjust door if necessary. 
• Review Price and sell out every week to maximize margin based on mark down policy. 

 GFO Merchandising  

• Provide feedback to GFO range plan to fill the inline gap 

Personnel Management: 

• Being 6 values role model by leading by examples 
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  
• Contribute to the success of the team
• Strong analytical skill 
• Strong presentation skill 
• Strong communication skill 
• Strong “Play to Win“ mindset 
• Passion for sports and fashion 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor degree in Business or equivalent professional experience 
• 5+ years’ experience in relevant Merchandising or Buying of retail industry and ideally Factory Outlet experience in an international company is plus 
• Fluent in Japanese  
• English capability is advantage. 

Key Relationships: 

• Retail Sales 
• CTC AP 
• WHS 
• eCom 
• Supply Chain