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Assistant Manager, Buying

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role is responsible for supporting Franchise business by implementing all day-to-day trading activities of the department by reviewing buy and work closely with external franchise\'s buyer & In-season Trading (IST) person to focus upon 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
• Provide guidance for the buying strategy/ buy volume/assortment planning for franchise stores
• Providing relevant feedback to Country Category Marketing /OMNI Channel

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving initiatives and guide on the buy for the franchise stores, lead the sell-in process with Franchise Partners to ensure best possible store performance and ensure compliance with company standards

• Support the implementation of key buy strategic priorities in the country across FRS stores
• Support Buying Manager to plan & buy according to the OTB for all franchise doors.
• Drive and achieve Benchmarks and KPIs on productivity and sell-through
• Build the right product mix based on the share of business of store formats, product categories, store types, age and gender mix for FRS.
• Review and implement the right buying analysis by categories for FRS.
• Support FRS partner to ensure their sell-in buy is appropriate by giving them the right range recommendation per store based on APAC/SEA seasonal strategies.
• Provide guidance to FRS to ensure that all merchandising strategies and principles are executed timely and correctly.
• Ensure orders are placed accurately and on-time for FRS.
• Work closely with external franchise\'s buyer, In-season Trading (IST) key person to ensure product grading and product option plan are in line with space management guideline (pre-season) for FRS.
• Work closely with IST key person/FRS partner\'s buyer in monitoring and ensure that the Best Sellers are fully replenished on a weekly basis.
• Compile each store\'s capacity plan for reference during the Buying process.
• Ensure in-season chase models (SPEED, In-Season-Creation and Planned-Responsiveness) are well managed to make sure inventory is optimal for FRS.
• Follow FRS store-visit schedule to achieve an expected amount of time spent in the stores.

Key Relationships:

• Internal: Country Franchise Team, Country Category Marketing/OMNI Channel, Brand Communication, VM, Country Finance
• External: Franchise Partner

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Competencies

• Datamining & Presentation skills
• Strong analytical mind set - detail and numbers oriented
• Excel/computer skills
• Business Acumen & problem solving skills
• Category know how - products, ranges, market trends
• Planning & Organizing
• Manage Relationships and diversity
• Big picture thinking
• Process and system understanding
• Learning and self-development
• Collaboration & Influencing skills
• Ability to multitask

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\'S 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\'s 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: 499238

Date: Jul 17, 2023

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