Assistant Manager, Merchandising

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**Position Summary**:
The Assistant Manager, Merchandising is responsible for driving the development and activation of the product merchandising plan that delivers the growth targets identified across categories in South APAC. He/She will be coordinating and providing consultation for the teams across markets between sales, marketing and supply chain management. He/She will also be responsible for assortment planning and management across all channel distributions for accessories, youth apparel and go-to-market milestones.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**:
Strategy
- Develop category plans, assortment strategy and product selection aligned with market trends to generate sales and category demands
- Managing channel allocation across retail, franchise, wholesale & eCommerce and establishing overall product category mix, margin and pricing strategies
- Segmentation strategy - right products at the door

Driving Revenue
- Achieve financial targets for the category that they are responsible for through close partnership with internal departments and Regional and Global counterparts
- Manage and coordinate category plans across various channels and markets
- Manage process flow for purchase orders
- Monitor the pricing and distribution of the omnichannel for harmonization of different sales channels
- Analyze sales trends, top sellers, and top accounts in respect to total company
- Analyze sales and demand by end-use and identify commercial opportunities to grow

Commercial Insights and Market Trends
- Analyze market data and trends for the further development of the brand across the markets and distribution points
- Analyze inventory levels and sell-through tracking reports on a weekly/monthly/seasonal level and aligns strategies across departments
- Cross Functional Collaboration and Team Management
- Works with keen attention to detail to effectively update and communicate project plans and critical project tasks with appropriate internal and external stakeholders, like marketing, wholesale and retail departments to launch seasonal trade shows with wholesale accounts and franchise partners

Data Management
- Maintain and ensure the data accuracy of product-related master data for range collection in order to ensure data integrity.

**Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)**:

- Focus on financial success with the ability to formulate strategies based on market needs and the Company goals
- Logically thinking, good at analytics and proficiency with Excel required
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Strong understanding of brand and product
- Demonstrated delivery of sales targets, budget development and tracking, and demand forecasting.
- Persistence and resilience in the pursuit of objectives, willing to take on new challenges and resolve issues
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong and sustainable working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

**Education And / Or Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field preferred
- 5+ years of merchandising, product or category management-related experience

**Relocation**:

- No relocation provided

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