Branch Merchandise Planning Officer
Jaspal Co., Ltd. (Phra Khanong)
Bangkok,
Thailand
ABOUT JASPAL GROUP
The Jaspal group has substantially diversified since our beginnings in 1947 as an import home linen distribution business to a highly diversified textile driven conglomerate with interests in manufacturing, trading, retailing and real estate.
Principally a family owned company, we are committed to combining entrepreneurial vision with a high standard of professionalism in order to deliver quality products and meet the dynamics of change.
Today our SANTAS brand is the undisputed national leader in bed and bath products. In addition, we manufacture and retail the most popular and dynamic Thai ready-to-wear fashion lines under the JASPAL, CPS CHAPS, CC DOUBLE O, LYN, LYN AROUND, MISTY MYNX and Royal Ivy Regatta labels.
Through exclusive licensee arrangements, we are also Thailand's sole distributors for renowned international fashion brands such as Footwork and Footwork Noir, Fred Perry, Lipsy, and Melissa; as well as Invista- built on Dupont innovations for fiberfill sleep products, Sealy for its Posturepedic mattresses, and Ethan Allen - the American premier home furnishings resource.
We are best known for our wide range of products from sophisticated to chic, ranging from mens’ and ladies’ fashion, bags and accessories to lifestyle home furnishings and bedding products for better living.
Since opening our first Jaspal fashion outlet in 1976, we now operate over 350 retail outlets in Thailand dedicated to fashion and footwear, as well as three Jaspal Home Collection stores which offer a sophisticated and discerning level of soft line furnishings and home décor.
Headquartered at our 20,000sqm corporate offices in Bangkok and our nearby 42,000sqm textile printing and production facility, our aggressive marketing efforts have resulted in successful regional expansion featuring an ever-growing list of countries, with consolidated revenues projected at 11 billion baht (USD 330 million).
We are confident of continued future growth that will allow us to explore and develop more collaborative alliances and new markets.
About this position
The Branch Merchandise Planning Officer is responsible for the timely allocation and replenishment of stock to stores, ensuring efficient stock management to enhance sales performance.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for right and timely allocation & replenishment of stock to stores for both normal and promotional trade activities
• Able to apply logic and understanding of store trading to deliver efficient stock replenishment that will improve full-price sales at stores
• Analyze and recommend stock package for new stores and after new store launch suggest store replenishment factors to support new store performance
• Oversee ordering and arrival of shipments and proactively take action to ensure good stock availability that meet customers demand in a timely manner
• Monitor and track products through depots to ensure stock arrive at their destination
• Manage in-season trading by balancing stock at store level to get the maximum sell-thru through identified transfer stock action as well as react promptly from store feedback
• Work closely with Merchandise planning, Buying & Sourcing team in order to ensure work efficiency
• Proactively identify stock issues and/or opportunities to improve sales performance/inventory liquidity within own category and work with Merchandise planning & Buying to have clear action plan in place
Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Statistics or related fields
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in supply chain and inventory management or demand planning. Experience in retail industry would be an advantage
• Strong computer literacy especially Excel skills. Pivot, VLookup
• Commercial acumen, attention to details, logical thinking
• Good leadership skills especially in collaboration, responsiveness, problem solving, and decision making
• Well-organized, strong team player, adaptable to change and have good interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication and comprehension skills: confident communicating with people of differing levels of seniority, analytical expertise and understanding of the business
