Planning & Allocation Manager
- Ortigas Center, Pasig City
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Team leadership of the allocation team and selected planning roles in the offshore location in conjunction with the Australian planning team leadership
- Leading the allocation processes & procedures to ensure timely stock delivery to stores and maintaining inventory KPI's
- Providing leadership and strategy over merchandise and assortment plans where assigned to support buying and inventory KPI's
- Budgeting, forecasting activities and providing financial analysis to ensure that financial goals and sales targets are met.
- Category and product leadership oversight to support buy quantities.
- In depth knowledge of footwear or fashion retailing, supply principles and retail store administration procedures
- High commercial awareness in Merchandising
- Ability to observe, interpret and act upon trends in customer behaviour.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, Word, Excel (Advanced knowledge of databases and spread sheets)
- Excellent attention to detail with an analytical mind
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to be flexible and adaptable
- Great interpersonal skills and a team- focused attitude for getting the job done
- Excellent communication skills
- Fashion Degree or similar an advantage
- Minimum of 7 years' experience as a senior planner or Planning Manager
- Previous team leadership experience (Planning & Allocation)
- Previous experience in the retail environment and footwear experience
- Previous experience with product analysis and conducting consumer research.
- In depth understanding of inventory management within a retail environment
- Provide leadership to support budget creation and forecasting for sales, margin and inventory
- Contribute to the weekly achievement of the sales and gross profit targets in designated area
- Provide commercial analysis to inform and confirm buying decisions.
- Lead post the post seasonal review process including to develop action plans to address missed opportunities and future strategies.
- Investigate and provide analysis of business and financial challenges, trends and improvement opportunities.
- Provide leadership to manage the buy-plan seasonally to ensure that correct flow of options is placed and quantified.
- Lead inventory control strategies which includes monitoring and advising on stocks to maximise productivity.
- Manage the delivery of robust and consistent reporting for store and brand performance and aged stock
- Supplier analysis as required.
- Additional ad hoc duties as required.
- Manage the entire product lifecycle, advising on allocation methods to improve in-stock position and replenishment of product.
- Lead appropriate actions for the team including markdowns, regroups, and reorders and propose strategies.
- Analyse trends to ensure accurate forecasts to supplier.
- Manage aged stock strategies.
- Review and report on markdowns and ensure these are managed to budget.
- Assist with analysis and reporting to influence decisions and overall business performance.
- Foster an environment of teamwork through facilitation of regular Team Meetings, 1:1s with direct reports, celebrating Team and individual wins and promoting other opportunities for collaboration.
- Provide ongoing professional development of Team Members including coaching, training and mentoring to ensure the team have up to date knowledge and skills to achieve financial objectives.
- Conflict management/resolution and performance management as required.