Senior Merchandising Planning Executive

UNIQLO; Singapore; On-site; SGD 47,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

UNIQLO Singapore is seeking a Merchandising Planning professional to lead buying and pricing strategies for current and future seasons, aligned with LIFEWEAR and local demand. The role entails driving sales targets and partnering with multiple departments to optimize product mix.

You will coordinate with Store Operations, Marketing, and Inventory control to ensure on-time production and delivery, while delivering strong business results in a fast-paced fashion environment.

Qualifications

• More than 3 years of relevant experience in merchandising/buying within apparel/fashion.

Responsibilities

• 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 achieving sales targets and ensure strong business results.
• Issue Purchase Orders and monitor production and delivery schedules from factory to local warehouse according to the sales plan.
• Collaborate with Store Operations, Marketing, Instore merchandising and 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 demand and propose product mix to global HQ.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

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:

• 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