Manager, Product Planning

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Category Planner to define and execute mid-term category strategies that drive growth, profitability, and customer relevance across markets. You will partner with Product, Assortment Planning and Retail Merchandising to translate group objectives into actionable category plans and measurable business outcomes.

You will own range planning, forecasting, inventory and lifecycle management, and support governance and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business or related field.
• Minimum 6 years in Product Planning, Category Management, Merchandising, Buying, or Merchandise Planning.
• Proven track record in category growth, inventory productivity, and commercial performance.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience in jewellery, luxury, premium retail preferred.
• Regional/international exposure, Greater China or Asia preferred.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with Group product and brand priorities, ensuring sustainable commercial growth and market relevance.
• Define category objectives, financial targets, and performance roadmaps, translating strategic direction into actionable plans.
• Partner with Product, Assortment Planning, and Market teams to identify opportunities for category expansion, productivity improvement, and market differentiation.
• Lead range planning and assortment development, balancing consumer demand, market trends, brand positioning, and commercial objectives.
• Drive portfolio optimization through effective range architecture, SKU productivity analysis, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with range segmentation, assortment principles, and product placement strategies across markets and store formats.
• Own category sales, inventory, and demand forecasts across all channels, ensuring optimal product flow and availability.
• Monitor and manage category performance against key financial metrics including sales, margin, inventory productivity, and stock turn.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop pricing architecture and margin strategies that support profitability and competitiveness.
• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management, including product introduction, performance reviews, rationalization, and discontinuation planning.
• Partner with Retail Planning and Market teams to manage inventory health and minimize aged or slow-moving stock.
• Establish robust category performance tracking and reporting frameworks.
• Govern product master data integrity to ensure accurate planning, forecasting, and business analysis.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and champion best practices in product planning, forecasting, and category management.
• Act as a key liaison between Product Creation, Product Teams, Assortment Planning, Retail Planning, and Market stakeholders.
• Influence cross-functional decision making through data-driven insights and commercial recommendations.
• Support senior leadership with category reviews, business cases, and strategic planning initiatives.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical skills

Category management

Merchandising

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

English & Mandarin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Define and execute short- to mid-term category strategies that drive sustainable growth, profitability, and customer relevance across markets. Partner closely with Product, Assortment Planning, and market Retail Merchandising teams to deliver a robust end-to-end product planning process, translating group objectives into actionable category plans and measurable business outcomes. Support the Associate Director as a key category interface and planning lead, ensuring alignment across product lifecycle, assortment, inventory, and financial targets.

Key Responsibilities:

Category Strategy & Business Planning

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with Group product and brand priorities, ensuring sustainable commercial growth and market relevance.
• Define category objectives, financial targets, and performance roadmaps, translating strategic direction into actionable plans.
• Partner with Product, Assortment Planning, and Market teams to identify opportunities for category expansion, productivity improvement, and market differentiation.

Range Planning

• Lead range planning and assortment development, balancing consumer demand, market trends, brand positioning, and commercial objectives.
• Drive portfolio optimization through effective range architecture, SKU productivity analysis, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with range segmentation, assortment principles, and product placement strategies across markets and store formats.

Merchandise Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Own category sales, inventory, and demand forecasts across all channels, ensuring optimal product flow and availability.
• Monitor and manage category performance against key financial metrics including sales, margin, inventory productivity, and stock turn.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop pricing architecture and margin strategies that support profitability and competitiveness.

Inventory & Product Lifecycle Management

• Lead end-to-end product lifecycle management, including product introduction, performance reviews, rationalization, and discontinuation planning.
• Partner with Retail Planning and Market teams to manage inventory health and minimize aged or slow-moving stock.

Analytics, Governance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish robust category performance tracking and reporting frameworks.
• Govern product master data integrity to ensure accurate planning, forecasting, and business analysis.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and champion best practices in product planning, forecasting, and category management.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key liaison between Product Creation, Product Teams, Assortment Planning, Retail Planning, and Market stakeholders.
• Influence cross-functional decision making through data-driven insights and commercial recommendations.
• Support senior leadership with category reviews, business cases, and strategic planning initiatives.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, or related disciplines.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in Product Planning, Category Management, Merchandising, Buying, or Merchandise Planning.
• Proven track record in driving category growth, inventory productivity, and commercial performance.
• Strong analytical capabilities with advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), forecasting, assortment planning, and inventory optimization preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across complex cross-functional and matrix organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience in jewellery, luxury, premium lifestyle, fashion, or retail industries is highly preferred.
• Regional or international exposure, preferably within Greater China or Asia.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin.
• Willingness to travel as business needs require.

We offer excellent career opportunities, attractive remuneration package & benefits to the right candidate.

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