HCM - Merchandise Planning Specialist - Lush

Job Description

I. JOB BRIEF:

- Merchandise Planning Specialist will be on the full spectrum analysis on all product categories and to offer solutions in order to effectively establish a strong inventory and merchandising processes.

II. JOB RELATION:

1. Direct superior: Group Brand Director/ Retail Manager/ OM Manager.

2. Direct reports: Inventory Executive.

3. Major internal communication: All departments.

4. Major external communications: Principal.

III. DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION:

- Process sales, traffic, and stock on hand data weekly to ensure data accuracy & timely uploading onto Brand Principal system.

- Monitor shipment dates, goods receiving and launch to store schedule.

- Manage Expired Date, Displayed Date of Products at Shopfloors, Warehouse, and propose with BD/OM the way to solve effectively.

- Coordinate stock movements between regions and between stores and warehouses.

- Run weekly inventory reports to monitor sales performance.

- Work closely with Brand Principal to execute inventory actions like replenishment, consolidation, price changes.

- Coordinate defects/repairs and shipment error claims.

- Coordinate customer service inquiries.

- Doing Monthly Forecast for next 6 months with Regular Products.

- Doing Weekly Order with Principal Team for Fresh Products.

- Basing on Weekly Sale Report, define and analyze product positions, correct the QTY order suitably with actual sale.

- Work with warehouse to print QR code for product with each new shipment.

- Ensure all products are in Shop floor must have pricing labels on products.

- Competitor research.

- Other tasks that are required by Group Brand Director/ Retail Manager/ OMs

Job Requirement

-     Preferably 2 years experience in merchandising/ inventory/ planning or related fields.

-     Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

-     Posses data analysis skill

-     Proficient in Excel.

-     Analytical with a head for numbers and attention to detail.

-     Business savvy with excellent planning and organization skills to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

-     Knowledge in Cosmetics category, products would be huge advantages.