Merchandising Manager

tod's singapore pte. limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TOD’S Group seeks an experienced Merchandising Manager to lead the regional merchandising strategy and execution across SouthEast Asia & Pacific from Singapore. The role blends strategic leadership with hands-on ownership of buying, financial planning, inventory management and business performance.

You will work closely with Retail, CRM, Finance, Marketing and global Brand teams to translate product and store insights into actionable strategies that drive sales, profitability and inventory

Qualifications

• 10+ years in merchandising, buying and merchandise planning within luxury fashion.
• Strong numerical and financial acumen with advanced Excel skills.
• Proven ability to manage seasonal buying budgets and translate targets into inventory plans.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership across Retail, Finance and CRM.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement regional merchandising strategy aligned with global brand direction.
• Lead seasonal buying and assortment across markets, stores and channels.
• Own merchandising financial planning, open-to-buy and stock forecasting.
• Monitor performance and provide actionable recommendations to senior management.
• Lead and develop the regional merchandising team.

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Strategic thinking

Financial planning

Multi-market management

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Asagloballuxurybrand,TOD'SstandsnotonlyforcoreItalianartisanship,butmostlyforthecapacitytodistinguishitselfasaclassictrendsetter.TOD'Srepresentsanunderstatedeffortlessattireandalifestyle.Livingwellisanart,andthatiswhatTOD'SIs:adelicatesymbolofcomfortandelegance.

Location:

Singapore

Department:

Merchandising

ReportsTo:

Sales&MerchandisingDirector,SouthEastAsiaandPacific

Brands:

TOD’S,RogerVivier,Hogan

AbouttheRole

Weareseekinganexperiencedandhands-onMerchandisingManagertoleadthemerchandisingstrategyandexecutionacrossSouthEastAsia&Pacific.

Therolecombinesstrategicmerchandisingleadershipwithstrongoperationalownershipofbuying,merchandisefinancialplanning,inventorymanagementandbusinessperformance.TheMerchandisingManagerwillbeexpectedtoremaincloselyinvolvedinday-to dayanalysisandplanningwhileprovidingclearcommercialrecommendationstodrivesales,sell-through,profitabilityandinventoryproductivity.

WorkingcloselywithRetail,CRM,Finance,MarketingandglobalBrandteams,therolewilltranslateproduct,financial,clientandstoreinsightsintoactionablemerchandisingstrategiesacrosstheregion.

KeyResponsibilities

MerchandisingStrategy&Buying

• Defineandimplementtheregionalmerchandisingstrategyinlinewithglobalbranddirectionandregionalbusinessobjectives.
• Leadseasonalbuyingandassortmentdefinitionacrossmarkets,storesandchannels,balancingbrandvision,commercialopportunities,clientneedsandfinancialtargets.
• PartnercloselywithglobalMerchandisingteamsduringbuyingsessionsandprovidestructuredregionalfeedbackonproductneeds,opportunitiesandmarketspecificities.
• Supportfranchisepartnersduringbuyingsessionsandprovideongoingmerchandisingguidanceacrossindirectmarkets.

MerchandiseFinancialPlanning&OTB

• Ownandactivelymanagethemerchandisefinancialplanningprocess,includingsales,stock,intakeandmarkdownplanning.
• BuildandmaintainseasonalandannualOpen-to-Buy(OTB)plansbybrand,market,storeandcategory,ensuringinvestmentisalignedwithsalestargetsandbusinesspriorities.
• Developsalesandstockforecastsandtranslatecommercialtargetsintoappropriateinventoryrequirementsandbuyingbudgets.
• Identifyinventoryrisksandopportunitiesearlyandrecommendconcreteactionstooptimizestockinvestmentandprofitability.
• Maintainaccurateplanningtoolsandanalyses,withastronghands-onapproachtodatamanagementandfinancialmodelling.

Inventory&ProductLifecycleManagement

• Manageinventorythroughoutthefullproductlifecycle,frominitialbuyanddeliveryphasingthroughreplenishment,transfers,markdownandend-of-seasonmanagement.
• Driveallocation,replenishmentandstockrebalancingacrossmarketsandstorestomaximizeproductavailabilityandsalespotential.
• MonitorSKUandcategoryperformancecloselyandtaketimelycorrectiveactionsonunder-andover-performingproducts.
• Optimizestockproductivitywhilemaintainingappropriatedepthandbreadthofassortmentacrossthestorenetwork.

BusinessPerformance&CommercialAnalysis

• Leadweekly,monthlyandseasonalperformancereviewsacrossbrands,markets,storesandproductcategories.
• Conductdetailedhands-onanalysisofsales,sell-through,stock,marginandproductperformancetoidentifyopportunitiesandrisks.
• TranslateanalysisintoclearcommercialrecommendationsandactionplansforRetailandseniormanagement.
• Prepareregularmerchandisingreportingandcontributetoregionalbusinessreviews,budgetandforecastexercises.
• Combinequantitativeanalysiswithqualitativefeedbackfromstoresandclientstosupportbuyingandmerchandisingdecisions.

Retail&CRMPartnership

• ActasakeybusinesspartnertoRetailteams,maintainingastrongunderstandingofstoreperformance,clientdemandandlocalcommercialopportunities.
• ConductregularstorevisitsandengagewithStoreManagersandRetailteamstocaptureproductandclientfeedbackandtranslateitintomerchandisingactions.
• PartnercloselywithCRMtounderstandclientsegmentation,purchasingbehaviorandVICopportunitiesandincorporatetheseinsightsintoassortmentandproductstrategies.
• EquipRetailteamswithrelevantproductandperformanceinsightstostrengthencommercialexecutionbyconductingseasonalproducttraining.

Cross-functional&TeamLeadership

• ActasthekeymerchandisinginterfacebetweenregionalmarketsandglobalBrandteams.
• PartnercloselywithRetail,CRM,Finance,Marketing,WholesaleandVisualMerchandisingtoensurealignmentbetweenproductstrategy,inventoryinvestmentandoverallbusinesspriorities.
• Presentmerchandisingperformance,opportunities,risksandrecommendationstoregionalandglobalseniormanagement.
• Manage,coachanddevelopthemerchandisingteamwhileremainingactivelyinvolvedinkeyplanning,analysisandoperationalactivities.
• Fosteracollaborative,commerciallymindedandaccountableteamculture.

Qualifications&Experience:

• 10+yearsofexperienceinmerchandising,buyingandmerchandiseplanning,ideallywithinluxuryfashionorpremiumretail.
• Provenabilitytomanageseasonalbuyingbudgetsandtranslatesalesobjectivesintoinventoryandbuyingplans.
• StrongnumericalandfinancialacumenwithadvancedExcelskillsandtheabilitytoindependentlybuildandmaintainplanningandanalyticaltools.
• Strongexperiencemanagingmulti-marketand/orregionalmerchandisingresponsibilities.
• Excellentunderstandingofluxuryretail,clientbehaviorandstoredynamics.
• Provenabilitytocombinestrategicthinkingwithahighlyhands-onapproach.
• Strongcross-functionalleadershipandstakeholdermanagementskills,particularlywithRetail,FinanceandCRM.
• Excellentcommunicationandpresentationskills,withtheabilitytotranslatecomplexanalysisintoclearcommercialrecommendations.
• Experiencemanaginganddevelopingateamispreferred.

TOD’SGrouppromotesthevaluesofinclusionandfullequalitybetweenpersonsatallstagesofanemploymentrelationship.Therefore,inlinewiththeprinciplesofourCodeofEthicsandthePolicyfortheProtectionofDiversity,EquityandInclusion,allqualifiedapplicantswillbeconsidered,regardlessoftheirgender,age,nationality,culture,religiousbeliefandsexualorientation.

MoreinformationonTOD'Scanbefoundonhttp://www.todsgroup.com/