Assistant Manager, Buying
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Job Description
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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
This role is responsible for supporting the Own Retail (ORT) business by implementing all day-to-day trading activities of the department by reviewing buy and working closely with the In-season Trading (IST) team to focus on delivering of planned sales, margin, and terminal stock objectives. This includes:
- Implementation of Merchandising Country Strategy
- Execution of the Merchandising End-to-End (E2E) process
- Planning the right buying strategy & buy volume for ORT
- Finalize assortment planning for ORT
- Providing feedback to SEA Retail and Franchise Buying Department
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the implementation of key strategic priorities in the country across ORT within the SEA Retail and Franchise Buying Department Framework
- Responsible for the Buy in the country for ORT, including Concept Store & Factory Outlet
- Prepare Forecast and place Final Orders at an article level based on the given Open-To-Buy (OTB) budget for ORT
- Drive and achieve Benchmarks and KPIs on productivity and sell-through which are aligned with the SEA Retail and Franchise Buying Department
- Build the right product mix based on the share of the business of store formats, product categories, store types, age, and gender mix for ORT
- Review and implement the right buying analysis by categories for ORT
- Support our ORT to ensure their sell-in buy is appropriate by giving them the right range recommendation per store based on SSEA Retail and Franchise Buying seasonal strategies
- Provide guidance to ORT to ensure that all merchandising strategies and principles are executed timely and correctly
- Review and apply correct size ratios for order placement for ORT
- Ensure orders are placed accurately and on time for ORT
- Carry out and ensure products are launched on time with adequate stock for ORT
- Work closely with In-season Trading (IST) / Store Operations to ensure product grading and product option plan is in line with space management guideline (pre-season) for ORT
- Work closely with IST key person in monitoring and ensuring that the Best Sellers are fully replenished on a weekly basis
- Compile each store\xe2\x80\x99s capacity plan for reference during the Buying Process
- Generate and analyze ORT\xe2\x80\x99s Key Buy, Sales, and Inventory reports
- Ensure in-season chase models (SPEED, In-Season-Creation, and Planned-Responsiveness) are well managed to make sure inventory is optimal for ORT
- Follow ORT store-visit schedule to achieve an expected amount of time spent in the stores, the ratio of time to be spent in the office versus stores is recommended as 60%:40% respectively
- Analyze ORT (SVP) Store Visits Pack prior to store visits
Key Relationships:
- Own retail stores, Country Retail Operation Team, Country Category Marketing, Country Finance, SEA Retail and Franchise Buying team
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Datamining & Presentation skills
- Strong analytical mindset, detail and numbers oriented
- Excel/computer skills
- Business Acumen & problem-solving skills
- Category know-how - products, ranges, market trends
- Big picture thinking
- Process and system understanding
- Collaboration & Influencing skills
- Ability to multitask
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree in business, ideally with a marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
- 3-4 years of experience in relevant buying and merchandising field, preferably in apparel/ fashion/ Footwear or Retail
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE\xe2\x80\x99S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need.. OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through. INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things. TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset. INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company\xe2\x80\x99s standards. RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
JOB TITLE:
Assistant Manager, Buying
BRAND:
adidas
LOCATION:
Petaling Jaya
TEAM:
Retail (Back Office)
STATE:
10
COUNTRY/REGION:
MY
CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time
NUMBER:
484960
DATE:
Mar 13, 2023
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD921864
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:Not mentioned
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationPetaling Jaya, Malaysia
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EducationNot mentioned