Job Purpose
The Demand Planner is a trusted advisor to the Demand Planning Team. The primary function of the role is to support the brand strategy and vision across the SEA markets through investment in, and maintenance of, optimum assortments.
This includes but not limited to the following,
- Option Count Framework per Country, Gender-Category level
- Decides & aligns with all the stakeholders on the investment
- In-Season reforecasting
- Size level analysis and selection
- Product review and hindsight
The Demand Planner will take the best decision on Country product investment and reforecasting, leveraging sell-out and sell-in data, qualitative information from the Trading team while using strong analytical skills; financial acumen and knowledge on each of the local market to inform the product buy plans with extensive partnership with Merchandising.
Key Results:
• Merchandise & Channel Sell In / Sell Thru Performance
• Product Productivity as per Option Count Framework
• Investment Accuracy
• Seasonal Excess Inventory
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Merchandising to align on Option counts & productivity targets on SEA / Country / Channel level based on historical performance and strategic direction.
- Conduct ongoing quantitative analysis and insights across various dimensions (Time/Merchandise/Location) to optimize line profitability, monetize new opportunities and identify risks.
- Gather qualitative & quantitative feedback from key stakeholders (Commercial/ Merchandising/ Marketing) to inform the direction and focus of future investments.
- Perform detailed post-seasonal analysis on assortment performance to better inform investments with robust supporting data.
- Align Country / Gender / Category top-down targets with Sales and reconcile against inventory & financial targets.
- Develop a bottom-up Country / Gender / Category Option Count investment plan, delivering to line productivity and informing financial & inventory decisions.
- Collaborate with Merchandising to develop sizing plan for future seasons, utilizing analysis and logic to input requirements and recommendations into sizing tools.
- Monitor Sell In / Sell Thru performance compared to investments and define action plans with Trading Team.
- Ensure timely update Demand forecast for both pre & in-season via the system.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with at least 3 years of work experience in Retail business.
- Strong analytical skills to interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data.
- Ability to articulate key financial measures, and how they are used in key systems/tools.
- Comfort with systems and high proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel & Power point).
- Prior experience with planning solutions (SAS, BI, SAP, etc.) a plus.
- Ability to use rigor and logic to solve problems with effective solutions.
- Ability to problem solve – both independently, and through strong business partnerships.
- Ability to analyze and assess impact of business decisions, both direct and indirect.
- Proactively identify business issues and develop creative solutions.
- Consistently prioritize and manage workload and processes to meet objectives.
- Ability to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad, diverse group of business partners.
- Ability to influence stakeholders through the delivery of articulate messages, backed by robust analysis.
- Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to work with diverse teams.
- Ability to adjust communication style to provide information and direction in an effective manner.
LOCATION
Indonesia, Jakarta - Office
FULL TIME/PART TIME
Full time
