FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS SPECIALIST

CHARLES & KEITH (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CHARLES & KEITH (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD invites applicants who are passionate about fashion and driven by numbers to join our team as we link revenue planning to merchandising and product launches.

You will build forecasts, analyze channel performance, and partner with merchandising, operations, and marketing to align pricing, stock and revenue targets. The role blends analytics with business storytelling to drive growth across stores and digital channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Merchandising, Retail Management, or a related field.
• 2–3 years in merchandising planning, demand planning, or commercial planning within a retail environment.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Revenue planning and budgeting support linked to merchandising and launches.
• Build monthly or quarterly forecasts using drivers like traffic, conversion, ATV, sell-through.
• Translate inventory cover, sell-through, replenishment, markdown, and seasonal assumptions into sales outcomes.
• Track actual vs plan and explain variances weekly/monthly.
• Analyze sales by store, category, region for growth opportunities and risks.
• Assess ROI of promotions and promotions impact on sell-through and margins.
• Partner with commercial, merchandising, operations, and marketing to align pricing, assortment, stock-to-sales goals, and revenue forecasts.

Skills

Revenue forecasting

Merchandising planning

Stock-to-sales translation

Retail analytics

Variance analysis

Commercial storytelling

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Merchandising, Retail Management, or a related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

We're on the lookout for individuals who are passionate about fashion, think outside the box, and have an eye for innovation. Unleash your potential with us, and join us as we create joy and excitement in our global community to empower people to express themselves freely through fashion.

Responsibilities:

Revenue Planning & Forecasting Sales Budgeting: Support budget and long-range sales planning by linking revenue targets to merchandising plans, inventory availability, product launches, and category strategies

Rolling Forecasts: Build monthly or quarterly forecasts using key retail and merchandising drivers, including traffic, conversion, ATV, sell-through, stock cover, replenishment timing, and launch phasing

Driver-Based Modelling: Translate inventory cover, sell-through, replenishment, markdown, and seasonal assumptions into sales outcomes

Performance & Variance Analysis Actual vs. Plan Tracking: Perform weekly and monthly variance analysis on retail sales against forecast and budget

Channel & Category Analytics: Analyse sales performance by store, category, assortment mix, and region to identify growth opportunities, stock constraints, and sales risks

Promotional & Markdown ROI: Assess campaign, markdown, loyalty, and clearance performance, including impact on sell-through, stock liquidation, sales uplift, and margin

Business Partnering & Reporting Business Partnering: Partner with commercial, merchandising, operations, and marketing teams to align pricing, assortment, stock-to-sales goals, and revenue forecasts

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Merchandising, Retail Management, or a related field

Key skills:

Revenue forecasting, merchandising planning, stock-to-sales translation, retail analytics, variance analysis, commercial storytelling, and business partnering

2 to 3 years' experience in merchandising planning, demand planning, or commercial planning within a retail environment

Strong understanding of how assortment mix, stock availability, sell-through, markdowns, and replenishment cycles impact sales forecasts and revenue performance

Experience in Merchandising, allocation, retail planning, or demand planning who can connect stock-to-sales planning with commercial finance and business actions is an advantage

Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with Power BI or planning tools is an advantage

Ability to turn data into clear insights, recommendations, and stakeholder-ready storytelling

Confident partnering with merchandising, commercial, operations, and finance stakeholders

Comfortable working with ambiguity, improving planning processes, and solving business problems

Detail-oriented, analytical, and able to balance commercial judgement with financial discipline

CHARLES & KEITH Group is headquartered in Singapore and has more than 700 stores and 4000 employees worldwide. Founded by siblings, Charles and Keith Wong, the Group manages the development of two premium fashion brands - CHARLES & KEITH and PEDRO. Through its modern and edge-cutting designs across footwear, bags and accessories categories, the Group aims to empower people to express themselves freely through fashion. Driven by a culture of creativity and innovation, the Group strives to continually elevate the image of their brands, pushing the boundaries between traditional retail and the digital world by exploring new activities and unique experiences to bring to its ever-evolving community.