Senior Manager, Planning (Emerging Brands, APAC)

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Job Definition: Liaise with merchandise, finance, omni-channel planning and operation teams to deliver seasonal/ monthly buying, allocation, inventory forecasts and replenishment order, provide analytics and reporting for decision making. Facilitate regional S&OP meetings and participate in dialogues with key counterparts to improve demand visibility. Key Roles & Responsibility: Partner with Finance , Merchandising, an d omni-channel planning and operation team on formulating 5 years strategic planning on product category and Omni- channel from buying, allocation, to inventory management Multi-Horizon Planning for supporting 5 -year Production Capacity Planning Seasonal product level forecasting at SKU level. Provide weekly and monthly end to end ST and inventory as well as seasonal in-coming product tracking reports. Co-ordinating with Global Planning Team on seasonal forecasting requirements. Consolidation & validation of channel / country level product forecasts Support the Merch andising & Omni-channel Sales & Operation team with their planning and forecasting of the line as part of the GTM calendar. Alignment and reconciliation of monthly/ seasonal demand signal to financial forecast / parameter per DC (Order book review) Reporting order book progression vs Seasonal Demand forecast Partner with Brand on forecasting of NOOS / In-season replenishment items. Product line analysis: SKU productivity Demand / Order book phasing Product launch phasing Forecast accuracy and icon management reports Working with Merch andising & Omni-channel Sales & Operation team in order to follow SMU products / special in-season needs. Aligning on ‘placeholder’ orders (Contracts) Essential – Building strategic work relationship Decision making Coaching & developing others Business Acumen Desirable – Customer focus Empowerment Facilitating Change Detail-oriented Data maintenance, analysis & visualization. Technical savvy (System & Process) Multi-tasking High efficiency and logical thinking with operational excellence Experience • Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in planning and analysis, preferably with planning experience in multi-national company, apparel industry experience is desirable but not mandatory • Solid work experience in retail business and S&OP is highly preferred • Strong business acumen with analytical and problem-solving skills. • Well-organized, logical & mature thinking, attention to details, dedicated, energetic and being a self-starter • Computer literate with excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in Excel, PowerPoint and other MS Office applications. Practical experience in SAP /APO, forecasting system is definitely an advantage R-20260812-0003