HCM - Merchandise Planning Specialist (Flying Tiger)

I. JOB BRIEF:
The Merchandiser will be responsible for providing a structured, highly commercial and strategic input to the franchise market's plans and activities and performance reviews. The role plays a critical part in the achievement of the company objectives. He/she will be the main responsible for the commitment order for the franchise partner.
II. DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION:
Commercial
- Ensure implementation of the weekly/monthly/yearly commercial plan for stores in the cluster based global brand guidelines.
- Ensures the execution of the Concept in close collaboration with the local retail teams.
- Create a proactive and relevant annual Commercial calendar and planning framework.
- Develop deeper data analytics and reporting to support proactive Trading initiatives in the Retail Team, including deeper understanding in category and price points.
- Working alongside other partner functional leads (managers) to support delivery of business objectives in store Sales, Productivity, Store EBITDA and Inventory.
Ordering
- Mainly responsible for the end-to-end commitment order process
- Prepare commitment orders (together with input from other functions and Regional Managers locally
- Ensuring orders support L4L sales growth and margin targets
- Observe campaigns and validate replenishment orders
- Assess needs for additional push orders
- Look into missing products of an order
- Follow up with stores on order of fixed items
Pricing
- Plan and confirm local price adjustments where needed
- Implement standardized product lifecycle routines (e.g. for tails, pricing)
Logistics
- Handle product flow between/ to stores to optimize availability and stock holding
- Take care of outbound handling
- To be the main contact point for Brand Logistics and Commercial Trade
Operations
- Follow up on picking mistakes with Brand Logistics
- Implement inventory management routines to optimize stock holding and mitigate margin erosion