Job Description

• Establish OTB and Buy plan in co-ordination with the B&M Manager
• Establish pre-season sales and margin plans, together with the inventory levels required to support them
• Analyze multiple seasons of historical performance to establish trends and opportunities
• Develop detail plans from departmental goals that leverage opportunities and ensure that product strategies are achievable
• Partner with merchandiser and store team to balance inventory and assortment across the stores
• Responsible for product selection and assortment decisions
• Responsible for setting product pricing through margin analysis and competitive market research
• Responsible for tracking and tracing shipments from order to shipment to receipt
• Communicate over/under bought situations and provide recommendations for resolution.
• Managing Inventory, creating inventory balance of old and new stock in the system
• Special intervention for bad styles, Taking action to manage category margins
• Developing SALE pricing strategy in co-ordination with the merchandise manager
• Evaluate, analyze and report on product and assortment matrix at store and brand level
• Develop range preview material for the store and VM team for each launch of the product/season
• Create effective product training presentations and material to help train store and operations staff on product
• Co-ordinate with product teams of the principle to effectively manage the range development and special needs of the store
• Co-ordinate with the store teams on a regular basis to ensure weekly and monthly product and merchandising objectives are achieved
• Create ad-hoc analysis and reporting as required to communicate issues and solutions to the management team
• Develop season launch calendar and task list for effective implementation of season change
• Develop distribution and category plans for the sale launch and effectively co-coordinating with the store teams to achieve the brand objectives
• Implement effective and profitable assortment plan for the Discount sales to maximize sales and optimize margin delivery
• Collaborate with the Warehouse and supply chain team to ensure the established process in the system are optimized

Desired Candidate Profile

• Self-starter, strategic thinker, ambitious in nature, personable,
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills,
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Excel,
• Strong planning and organizational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail,
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment and recognize and react to changing work demands,
• Proven ability to manage projects independently and to work as part of a team,
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment,
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Excellent time management/project skills
• Confident in making effective autonomous (and group) decisions in a timely manner
• Goal-orientated with strong ability to stay focused
• Strong understanding of merchandising financials and ability to manage profitability
• Experience in retail buying is an added advantage