Manager Franchise Buying-ori, Yy&la

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Communicate with customers to land the recommended Originals assortment plan and buying strategy to achieve OTB.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis/suggestion on products ranges/buying plan under Customer LENS and inputs on buying plan specific to customer and stores format which fits business growth.
• Feedback to buying team as key contact in FRS sales team when receiving proper requests/inputs on products perspective such as product review.
• Participant in GTM process to represent the customer's voice and provide feedback on products, range, etc.
• Provide sales performance review according to specific categories across channels
• Feedback and provide forecast on product range and assortment in GTM process especially SMM and support account sales better understand.
• Follow in-season Trade meeting with customer and provide forecast on in-season buying plan specific to store/product range based on business needs/sales performance/inventory/demand planning, etc. and land the buying plan.
• Support OTB order landing to customer including buying structure, product ranges and packages
• Ensure product landing in store through collaborating with Retail Ops team at in-season trading
• Support promotion plan according to product ST and store inventory aligned with sales strategy
• Support projects assigned by line manager

Key Relationships:

• Customers
• Buying
• Account sales
• Sales Operations

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong communication & interpersonal skill
• Excellent presentation skills
• Strong analytic ability
• Strong influence skills
• Fluent in English

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business, or equivalent professional experience, ideally with Sales /buying experience.
• 5 years+ of broad merchandising experience; ideally with both category merchandising and retail merchandising experience; Or 5 years+ of account management experience; ideally with key account management
• 3 years+ of working with a diverse team

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