Assistant Planning Manager, APAC

Lacoste

Company Industries：Trading and Distribution

Job Information

Post Date：2022-06-01
Career Level：Middle
Location：Wan Chai
Yr(s) of Exp：3 years
Qualification：Degree
Employment Type：Full Time, Permanent
Job Function：Merchandising & Purchasing Others Sales CS & Business Devpt Retail Sales
Benefits：Dental insurance, Life insurance, Medical insurance, Performance bonus, Five-day work week

Job Description

Reporting to Head of Planning APAC, the job incumbent is responsible for APAC planning on product assortments in efforts to maximize sales, profit & inventories.

Job Responsibilities

Pre-Season

Data Mining, Database Building and Maintenance for past and current seasons
Consolidate and to provide analysis from historical buys
Support building and simulation of Merchandising KPIs

In Season

Support OTB process preparation
Consolidate and analyze orders/forecast of each buy to explain variations vs budget
Support to ensure the quality of buy from key markets
Monitor regional pricing structure and local pricing co-efficient
Ensure on-time integration of forecast
Link with Supply Planning on Demand Review
Collaboration with close stakeholders, such as Merchandising, Customer Service, Commercial and Supply Planning teams etc.
Lead and manage the monthly rolling forecast of Never Out of Stock Program
Create and Manage Monthly Sell Out performance and in-season sales reporting
Support rolling out the worldwide buying planning system

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related field
Minimum 3+ years of assortment planning experience in Fashion, FMCG, working in Retail, Licensees, Distributors, Franchises
Premium lifestyle brands is considered as a strong asset
Experience with retail/wholesale planning, forecasting and allocation
Eager to play as one Team with fair play, by daring and with tenacity
Strong analytical skills with attention to details
Business and result oriented
An entrepreneurial attitude, positive with multi-tasking in a fast-moving environment
Agile and flexible, ability to problem solve and build the solution in a systematic approach
Open to changes or even make the changes
Exceptional skills in collaboration, communication, and negotiation
Track record to work with diverse cultures is a must
Fluent English speaker. French and/or Asian languages a plus
Knowledge on Anaplan is a plus

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Company Info

For LACOSTE, Life is a Beautiful Sport!

Since the very first polo was created in 1933, LACOSTE relies on its authentic sportive roots to spring optimism and elegance on the world thanks to a unique and original lifestyle for women, men and children.

With a vision to be the leading player in the premium casual wear market, the Crocodile brand is today present in 120 countries through a selective distribution network. Two LACOSTE items are sold every second in the world.

As an international group gathering 10,000 women and men, LACOSTE offers a complete range of products: apparel, leather goods, fragrances, footwear, eyewear, home wear, watches and underwear, all of them being elaborated in the most qualitative, responsible and ethical way. In 2016, the brand garnered a turnover of more than 2 billion euros.

For more information: www.lacoste.com

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