Merchandise Planner, APAC

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Jimmy Choo Full time

Job Description

Who You Are:

As a Planner for Jimmy Choo APAC region, you will drive the APAC business by running the region’s omni merchandise planning process, including location & OTB forecasts as well as trading to optimize bestsellers and de-risk slower stock.

What You’ll Do:

  • Achieve and drive assigned business goals and objectives including sales, inventory, and gross margin.
  • Forecast store level budgets understanding sales curves through use of history and planning building blocks.
  • Create Open to Buys, in conjunction with Merchandising lessons learnt, summarising plans for the Global team.
  • Control stock levels across the region, proposing and monitoring country stock targets and KPIs.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities to improve sales performance through stock transfers or reorders.
  • Work closely with the regional Merchandise Buying teams to determine the topline Seasonal OTB strategy prior to the seasonal buying campaign, presenting the key targets to the CEO / CFO and Global Merchandising Teams.
  • Determine the OTB requirement by store and set up the Seasonal Option Plan for all departments ahead of the Seasonal Buying Campaign.
  • Oversee the Sizing strategy for the Seasonal buys and Continuity reorders, incorporating changing market and client profile needs.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities to the Allocator to improve sales performance through stock rebalancing/ transfers, reorders and markdown strategy on a weekly / monthly and seasonal basis.
  • Oversee all distribution processes, giving guidance to the Allocator to ensure best practice in all Allocation and Replenishment processes.
  • Implement robust Markdown strategies to optimize the markdown inventory and ensure store markdown budgets / reforecasts are achieved.
  • Be responsible for the monthly reordering and forecasting of continuative lines, ensuring stock availability is balanced with stock turn.
  • Manage weekly Reports and Sales Analysis for business in Asia Pacific.
  • Produce trade commentary on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Collate comprehensive hindsight analysis to develop product and inventory strategies.
  • Ad-hoc sales analysis for senior management.
  • Ultilise Merchandise Planning Tool for efficient working practices.

You’ll Need to Have:

  • Graduate calibre
  • 3+ years merchandising planning experience within a fashion retail background, preferably within a luxury brand
  • Advanced Excel skills essential, with the ability to handle large data sets
  • Strong quantitative and analytical skills with exceptional reporting capabilities and attention to detail
  • Commercial awareness to maximise sales and profit opportunities
  • Knowledge of supply chain processes, particularly replenishment systems
  • Excellent communication skills

We’d Love to See:

  • Experience of an Omni-channel retailer (e.g. in store ordering and fulfilling e-commerce orders from store)
  • Experience working with a Merchandise Planning tool

Our values - creative, open, and courageous

Equality, diversity and inclusion

At Jimmy Choo, we are committed to building a representative business that is empowered by our celebration of difference and enriches our creative solutions. We are all responsible for creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We try to inspire change and growth within each other and believe

success is a result that comes from our differences. Jimmy Choo is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusivity.

Jimmy Choo Perks

  • 25 days holiday
  • Summer Fridays
  • Product Allowance and Discounts
  • Exclusive Employee Sales
  • Private Healthcare
  • Pension and Life Insurance
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