Merchandising Associate Manager (Gingersnaps)

Kanmo Group; Jakarta Utara; On-site; IDR 100.000.000 - 200.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A retail distribution firm in Indonesia seeks a supply chain professional to manage SKU-level buying plans and stock-related KPIs. The role includes designing assortment plans and tracking deliveries while collaborating across teams. Ideal candidates will have strong Excel skills, fluency in English, and the ability to handle large datasets. The position is full-time and located on-site in Jakarta Utara, Indonesia, offering insights into market dynamics in fashion trends.

Qualifications

• Ability to handle large datasets and model them with Excel functions.
• Good communication skills and fluency in English are essential.
• Excellent capabilities to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Create an intelligent buy plan at SKU level after analyzing stock KPIs.
• Design and manage assortment and range plan for new merchandise.
• Monitor stock KPIs like stock cover and availability.

Skills

Advanced/Intermediate Excel Skills

Experience with data-warehouse, SAP, business planning tools

High comfort level with MS Office

Excellent team player

Fluency in English

Collaboration & coordination skills

Attention to detail

Ability to manage ambiguity

Excellent time management

Job description

Responsibilities

• Create an intelligent buy plan at SKU level after analyzing all stock related KPIs and market dynamics
• Design and manage assortment and range plan for new merchandise
• Manage & track the OTB plan, esp. spend vs approved OTB budget. Maintain a clean & consolidated tracker
• Update & maintain item master file & product master hierarchy
• Monitor stock KPIs like stock cover, size availability, ageing by gender, NOOS lines and create alert mechanisms
• Monitor stock fill rates for the POs raised. Tracks excess & short deliveries at PO level & liaise with relevant stakeholders for appropriate actions. Track damaged deliveries & create damage claims with Principal
• Liaise with shipping to ensure timely and cost-efficient deliveries of merchandise from the principal
• Track & monitor shipping related costs & landed cost factor. Create alert mechanisms to highlight anomalies
• Liaise with finance to ensure timely raising of POs & tracking of rebates & credit notes from the principal
• Liaise with WH, E-comm, Brand & Marketing teams to notify about all shipment status/deliveries & align the product launch & marketing calendars
• Set benchmark pricing for each SKU. Conducting market surveys to understand competition pricing. Quarterly review of pricing grid in APAC markets
• Visit malls/markets to analyze fashion trends & design the buying plan basis relevant trends in the market
• Liaise with the Principal & Marketing to share routine reports & co-ordinate for shipping & credit note issues

Qualifications

• Advanced/Intermediate Excel Skills: ability to handle large set of complex data and model it as per requirement. Well versed with Excel pivots and functions like VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, SUMIF, SUMIFS, INDEX, MATCH etc.
• Added advantage if have prior experience with data-warehouse, SAP, business planning tools
• High comfort level with MS Office, esp. Power Point and Word
• Excellent team player, cheerful, energetic & positive personality
• Fluency in English is must have, with good communication skills
• Excellent capabilities to collaborate & co-ordinate with internal & external stakeholders
• Extremely high degree of attention to details. Organized & structured way of working
• Ability to handle ambiguity and ever-changing business needs
• Willing to listen to new ideas and learn
• Ability to foresee business needs and act accordingly
• Excellent time management and people management skills

Kanmo Group was formed in 2005 as a subsidiary of the K. Aloomall Group focusing on retail distribution in Indonesia and the Indian sub-continent. Brands under the Group include Mothercare, Early Learning Centre, Gingersnaps, Justice, COACH, Karen Millen, Coast, Women’secret, Thomas Sabo, Nike Young Athletes, Wilio, Havaianas & Travel Gallery. With over 13 years of operations, Kanmo Group operates nearly 200 stores in Indonesia with a market leadership position in kids and baby segment, serving tens of thousands of customers monthly. The group has since extended its retail portfolio to include brands in fashion and accessories category, grown it's distribution business and added travel retail to its growing portfolio. In 2017, Kanmo expanded its retail presence in footwear by acquiring the sole distributorship of the global brand Havaianas and launch of the concept footwear store for kids, Wilio.

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