Merchandising Executive (Ladies Fashion)

A. Primary Objectives:

Manage:

1.Offer valuable merchandise and service to customer and continue to create customers.

2. Achieve Sales and Profit target for Group in Charge.

3. Communicate with OP & MK team to present merchandiser strategy for customers.

B. Key Activities:

1. Follow Merchandise Policy & 52W Sales Plan

2. Make & propose Assortment Plan

3. Check Sales & Stock progress and adjustment in season

4. Budget plan and Control

5. Supplier management

6. Communication skill

7. Other Duties

8. Rules and Regulations

C. Roles and responsibilities:

- Follow Merchandise Policy & 52W sales plan

• Analize 3C (Customer, Competitor & Company) pre-season with Marketing view and make Group Policy based on Softline policy
• Category Policy has 5 functions

1. Concept

2. Sales Plan

3. Price policy

4. Supplier policy

5. Promotion Policy

- Make & propose Assortment Plan

• Making item sale plan and SH map & C.A.P (conceptional assortment plan)
• Set focus item (Price, Sales & Purchase plan and Price & Cost)
• Schematic plan and Block layout for display
• Making Promotion plan

- Check Sales & Stock progress and adjustment in season

By Weekly

• Check Sales, Stock progress and adjust for further order
• Check actual stock inventory, storage, shrinkage and placement

By Month

• Check Sales, Stock progress and make promotion plan for next month
• Propose Sales plan in charge to OP team including display and Visual merchandiser
• Provide the design, direction and placement of the POP
• ABC analyze and make decision to expand item and reduce item

- Budget plan and Control

• Review Sales by monthly and control TOD
• Monthly Check MD report and adjust for next 2-month budget to achieve yearly budget in charge

- Supplier management

• Develop sourcing for merchandise from local suppliers
• Ensure suppliers have the capability and capacity to provide product in line with agreed timescales and quality standards
• Build and maintain excellent relationship and network with suppliers
• Ensure all aspects of supplier performance is properly and effectively assessed and managed, taking appropriate remedial action where necessary
• Get better condition for TOP suppliers.

- Communication skill

• Explain to OP team as following
• Monthly sales plan (Focus item with sale plan, Block layout & promotion plan, Trend of sales)
• Instruct and support to OP team layout change monthly
• Solve merchandiser problem
• Make marketing and POP to present merchandiser strategy clearly for customers.

- Other Duties

• Any necessary task that is deemed important from time to time.

- Rules and Regulations

• Follow all working procedures, the company's policies, rules and regulations.

• University degree, preferably in Economics, Business Management or related subjects.
• 04-year experience in retail with the same category.
• Customer-focused
• Show the passion of the merchandise career.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Self-disciplined with ability to work independently and under pressure.
• Self-disciplined with ability to manage & support well under staff
• Strong analytical ability and good in data/ figures.
• Abilities to use computer, office programs and database.