Assistant Manager Retail Merchandising

PUMA Group (Jakarta Metropolitan Area)

Jakarta Metropolitan Area

DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

At PUMA, we are in constant pursuit of faster. That extends beyond our support of the fastest athletes in the world. We also work to be fast in how we adapt to and connect with the constantly changing world around us. Through innovative design, iconic footwear and apparel, and authentic partnerships, we aim to always push what’s next in both sport and culture. That hustler’s spirit can be felt across PUMA categories, partnerships, offices, and countries. And we are always in search of talent that can help us set the pace at which sport and culture collide, as well as finding better ways to connect and collaborate with our communities. PUMA supports over 20,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

About this position

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine.

Responsibilities

• Together with the Head of Merchandising, responsible for delivering a in-season strategy and building the most profitable, balanced, customer focused range for the country which reflects the PUMA Brand Strategy and supports any key country strategies
• Accountable for managing the in-season trading of the business in a way where inventory is managed efficiently and required trading decisions are made and communicated to stakeholders
• Execution of seasonal FPS & FOC buy
• Involve in assortment based on market/store/customer profile, participate in seasonal kickoff meetings to ensure product relevance, ensure right product mix with targeted division/product category in mind
• Assist in submission of seasonal orders
• Ensure the buy based on analysis of the historical data/sell through
• Involve in review seasonal collection performance vs expectations and in analysing consumer buying patterns, predicting future trends
• Effective and efficient in-season rollout
• Collaborate with VM & Retail Operations to ensure seasonal rollout is aligned with Global/ SEA direction
• Garner feedback from Brand ambassadors on shop floor to enhance on pre-season planning.
• Be close to market to monitor direct competitors against Brand's position in terms of pricing, product, technology, Hero items.
• Ensure timely rollout of monthly launches and product assortment plan prior launch of a season
• To ensure incoming new stocks to be launched responsible doors in a timely manner
• To execute accurate replenishment and to ensure stock holding is in healthy level
• To manage stock consolidation in between stores to reduce slow moving merchandise quantity
• To work closely with Country Logistic team and to be more pro-active to plan product ranges, give delivery forecast, check shipment status of incoming stocks, delivery schedules
• Partner with Country Planner in Weekly/ Monthly allocation and replenishment plans
• Pricing and Promotion setup in system
• Touch base weekly/monthly with VM/ Retail Ops/ Content Team to reaffirm on RESEC/ OSEC/ EC BANNER
• Participate in monthly SIC meeting / Walk the stores/retail visit bi-monthly
• Align best practices across territory
• Adhere to existing best practices and ensure it is consistently rolled out in different partner doors/ Platform
• Process Improvement
• To process monthly inventory projection report together with Country Planner
• To manage unproductive inventory and develop creative pricing programs for clearance or markdown
• To strategize annual EOSS events and Ad Hoc promotions/ activations to boost sell-through
• Working with Logistics to ensure timely deliveries of merchandise

Requirements

• Background Education: Bachelor Degree, preferably with business degree
• Professional: Minimum 3 years