Planning Market Planning & Ops Lead

H&M; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

H&M Malaysia is seeking a skilled inventory planning professional to lead end-to-end stock strategy across seasons. You optimize allocation, replenishment, and liquidation, and support cross-functional initiatives to strengthen commercial outcomes.

You will monitor KPIs, analyze performance, and guide decisions with data-driven insights. The role demands collaboration across markets, proactive risk identification, and hands-on management of stock health from pre-season to post-season.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in inventory management within retail, fashion or FMCG.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field in supply chain or analytics.
• Analytical and cross-functional collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Season Inventory Planning: setup and update allocation strategies across regions; identify capacity risks.
• In-Season Inventory Optimization: monitor stock vs. plan, share insights, advise on stock efficiency.
• Post-Season Optimization & Exit Management: monitor liquidation and assist with clearance decisions.
• Overarching project management: manage continent-wide inventory initiatives and drive implementation.
• Deliveries: ensure implementation of continental delivery strategy.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Strategic stock management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

Allocation tools

Job description

You lead end‑to‑end inventory planning across seasons, optimizing stock levels, identifying risks, and driving efficient allocation, replenishment, and liquidation strategies across markets.

You support cross‑functional initiatives, analyze performance, and ensure smooth execution of inventory processes to strengthen commercial and operational outcomes.

WHO YOU ARE

You are an analytical and collaborative supply chain professional with strong skills in inventory management, planning, and cross‑functional coordination.

You bring experience in driving insights, improving processes, and supporting decision‑making to secure efficient and reliable stock management.

Your responsibilities:

Pre-Season Inventory Planning

• Responsible for pre-season allocation setup & updating Continent and local allocation strategies & ensuring implementation in line with Global guidelines (e.g., weeks of supply, availability, freshness); follow-up parameter update process and shipment shortcuts
• Flag risks related to capacity and operational constraints

In-Season Inventory Optimization

• Monitor stock levels vs. plan across all SMs; track development of inventory KPIs and planned stock inflows to highlight deviations
• Share key stock insights and development with sale market on current status and outlook
• Review stock data and KPIs and provide recommendations to SMs (via Product Merchandising Leads) on actions to improve stock efficiency to product leads
• Support Product leads and D&S in case of over-/understock situations by running analytical scenarios
• Track liquidation and stock health across SMs and Planning Markets, identifying slow movers or high-risk stock positions
• Adjust replenishment speed and parameters in systems (e.g., Acceleration, Dynamic Pick Limit, Final Push) based on Product Merchandising Leads' feedback
• Maintain and update allocation-related data and parameters in relevant tools (esp. R3 and SMT; potentially also ASQ and TMQ)
• Provide transparency and structured reporting to Continent leadership on stock development, sell-through, and efficiency metrics

Post-Season Optimization & Exit Management

• Monitor and report on stock clearance and liquidation performance across SMs and Planning Markets
• Support Product Merchandising Leads with quantitative analyses to identify suitable articles for clearance and final sales

Overarching project management

• Manage Continent-wide projects/ initiatives and drive implementation across Planning Markets/ Sales Markets of a Continent

Deliveries

• Ensure implementation of continental delivery strategy

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or similar in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field

Skills

• Analytical capabilities: Strong quantitative and analytical skills to run/ interpret larger-scale data reports, run scenario simulations
• Strategic stock management: Deep understanding of stock efficiency metrics (e.g., sell-through, weeks of supply) and their impact on commercial and operational performance
• Cross-functional collaboration: Skilled & interested in working with cross-functional stakeholders; agile team set-ups
• Communication: Ability to present analytical findings clearly and influence decision-making with data-driven insights
• Tool/ system proficiency: Knowledge of industry-standards/ common allocation tools

Experience

• 3–5+ years of experience in inventory management role within retail, fashion or FMCG with a proven record of managing stock optimization in complex settings (e.g., across markets)

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As one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, H&M offers endless career opportunities. A fast-paced, buzzing environment with great diversity that’s anything but dull – a place where the customer is always the centre of attention

But what truly makes us stand out are our remarkable employees. From stylish Sales Advisors and Visual Merchandisers to computer whizzes and business savvy planners – all our employees share a great ambition and an anything-is-possible attitude. Not to mention an excellent eye for fashion. It’s thanks to them that we have grown – with over 3,000 stores in more than 53 markets worldwide. And we are continuing to grow.

As a global company, we believe it’s important not just to have great business success – but to take full responsibility for our production, our employees and the world around us.

Fashion, fun and action!

As one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, H&M offers endless career opportunities. A fast-paced, buzzing environment with great diversity that’s anything but dull – a place where the customer is always the centre of attention

But what truly makes us stand out are our remarkable employees. From stylish Sales Advisors and Visual Merchandisers to computer whizzes and business savvy planners – all our employees share a great ambition and an anything-is-possible attitude. Not to mention an excellent eye for fashion. It’s thanks to them that we have grown – with over 3,000 stores in more than 53 markets worldwide. And we are continuing to grow.

As a global company, we believe it’s important not just to have great business success – but to take full responsibility for our production, our employees and the world around us.