Merchandise Planner

Our client is a growing e-commerce group with established footprint in Australia, New Zealand and United States. With a developed portfolio of products in beauty, consumer electronics, maternity and pets, we are currently looking for an experienced Merchandise Planner to drive a holistic product strategy across all verticals.
  
A bit more about the role:

• Lead and drive the businesses Growth by Product strategy, bringing data driven Category, Sub-Category and Product Expansion recommendations

• Take full ownership of the Product P&L (Open to Buy, Inventory Cover, Sales Mix Analysis).

• Create and run a Weekly Trade meeting to present product insights across the business

• Partner closely with the Finance Manager to establish product department budgets and achieve various financial targets.

• Take ownership of Inventory Cover to achieve sales forecasts

• Create and present a buy plan and maintain together with our Purchasing & Inventory Controller

• Increase margin through pricing and promotional program decisions based on category awareness and performance (with the Finance and Marketing teams)

• Visual merchandising suggestions to Brand Leads

• Maintain strong relationships with the key stakeholders to ensure a united approach towards common product objectives

• Assist in developing, maintaining, and improving processes and frameworks for commercial decisions relating to product, sales and margins

  
Preferred experience and qualifications:

• 5+ years' experience leading a team within eCommerce, retail or direct to consumer market.

• Experience dealing with product supply from East, South and/or Southeast Asia.

• Advanced people management skills are essential for this role

• Strong planning, project management and organizational skills.

• Be a cross-functional leader who coordinates the necessary to bring a product from conception to the market.

• Language skills: fluency in Mandarin would be advantageous

  
  
If you are interested to find out more, please apply directly or reach out to Katya Skinner, katya@dmgglobal.com