Senior Merchandising Planning Executive

UNIQLO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UNIQLO Singapore is seeking a Merchandising Planning professional to establish buying and pricing strategies across seasons, driving growth and sell-out performance. You will manage purchase orders, coordinate production and delivery schedules, collaborate with stores, marketing, inventory control, and global HQ to align product mix with local demand.

You will analyze market trends, translate insights into assortments, and ensure timely execution from planning to sell-out.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of merchandising/buying experience in apparel/fashion.
• Strong analytical skills and financial awareness.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Excel proficiency; related certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish a buying and pricing strategy for current and future seasons.
• Issue Purchase Orders and monitor production and delivery schedules.
• Stakeholder management from store to global HQ.
• Collaborate with Store Operations, Marketing, Instore merchandising, Inventory control to prepare layouts.
• Perform market research and capture voice of customers for local demand.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven decisions

Tools

Excel

Job description

At UNIQLO, we are transforming ourselves into a new type of “digital consumer retail company” that puts its customers first by turning information into superior products. We draw on the latest technology to create a new type of industry, one that is capable of delivering the world’s best clothing and the world’s best communication. The Merchandising Planning Demand Department plays the key role in the overall Product Planning process for Uniqlo Singapore in line with our LIFEWEAR philosophy to provide the best of what UNIQLO can offer to our customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Merchandising Planning Establish a buying and pricing strategy for current and future seasons, identify growth opportunities and follow through from seasonal planning until sell out. Committed to achieve sales targets proactively and ensure strong business results.
• Issue Purchase Orders and monitor production and delivery schedules from factory to the local warehouse according to the sales plan. Frequent engagement to ensures schedules are on time is required.
• Stakeholder Management Establish strong relationships and communication, stretching from store to management, production countries to global headquarters
• Collaborate with other departments (Store Operations, Marketing, Instore merchandising, Inventory control) to prepare the sales floor layout according to business strategy and sales plan
• Perform market research and collect the voice of customers to understand local customer demand and propose necessary product mix to global headquarters

Key Requirements

• More than 3 years’ relevant experience (merchandising, buying) within Apparel/fashion space
• Passion for Apparel; up to date with the latest trends in Singapore
• Strong financial and commercial awareness, with high analytical skills
• Ability to communicate with key stakeholders and influence at all levels of seniority
• Critical thinking skills (data driven) and committed to providing solutions
• Able to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Positive attitude; able to meet deadlines with self initiative
• Excel-related certification is a plus

UNIQLO is looking for ambitious and hardworking individuals for retail associate positions at our stores all across Singapore. We are committed to providing a rewarding workplace filled with challenges and opportunities, where personal growth, responsibility and achievement are limited only by one's efforts and abilities. All of our retail associates, including newly hired part-time staff members, are encouraged to take on greater responsibility and rise within our organization to the position of store manager. We offer training, salary increases, and unlimited growth potential to those who are dedicated to creating discernible change in the lives of our customers.