On - Senior Lead, Merchandising Planning - Yokohama

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In short

As Merchandising Planner, you will be responsible for ensuring the right products go to the right channels, tiers, accounts and to the right stores, with the best timing and price. You will build the footwear, apparel & accessories assortments by developing and implementing our global brand strategy & gaining customer insights from working closely with our distributor partners.
You will be a leader in forecasting and utilizing new tools for data analysis and turning your findings into short term actions and long-term product strategies.

This role will be located in Tokyo, Japan.

Your mission

This role will cover all categories across footwear, apparel and accessories for all genders. This requires a holistic way of building H2T assortments.

– Assortment planning & forecasting will be required for both our wholesale business on account channel and key account level.

– Very close collaboration with the local sales teams to work on the right assortments for strategic key accounts and account channels. Regular participation in meetings with accounts is expected for this role.

– You will work closely with our marketing campaign teams to align product launch dates in line with marketing efforts.

– Contribute to the collection pricing architecture and optimize the effect of full price sales through competitor price mapping and price adjustments with our pricing team.

– Know the markets and the consumer targets, fashion and performance competencies and that of our competitors.

Your story

– 10 years’ work experience with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a merchandising or merchandise planning role.

– You have a strong track record of business results from your previous roles preferably within Merchandising, Retail, Product Management and Business Analytics.

– Experienced in developing distribution strategy, whilst keeping consumers, accounts and sales teams front of mind.

– Analytical and data driven mindset with a clear focus on results.

– Strong communicator and presenter in front of diverse internal and external audiences.

– Full business proficiency in both Japanese & English.

Meet the team

You will be part of the APAC Merchandising team; we’re at the heart of the engine. Working directly with experts in fields such as regional sales, marketing, Ecom & logistics to create something extraordinary. Our cross functional interaction is driven by a market relevant, consumer-focused mindset touching on all departments inside our organization to set a commercial plan and identify profitable growth and act on sales opportunities/threats together.