Buying and Merchandising Executive

Key Responsibilities

• Supports the Merchandising team in the assigned labels and categories
• Involved in the Seasonal Product trainings to the local retail teams
• Support and work with training team regarding product knowledge enhancement training throughout the season
• Run sales reports and analyze data weekly to identify current sales trend, inventory situation, and opportunities, which aid in the recommendation of action plans to drive sales
• Maintain the database to allow for detailed reviews on prior selling performance, classification percentages, and retail results for the purposes of sales and receipt planning, market preparation and end-of-season recap
• Support the local retail team on merchandising related items such as defective products, system retail price error, store product request etc.
• Have a good understanding of the local market, competitor analysis, pricing research and consumer research
• Support in the assortment curation and buying decisions by providing market insights and local retail teams’ feedback on the SEA market trends, influence and improve the future collections
• Support in Marketing collaborations, events and exclusive merchandising-related opportunities
• Join meetings to discuss merchandising-related issues and other matters relating to the business
• Regular visits to the retail stores to review and identify area of opportunities related to merchandising
• Any other adhoc duties assigned that is in-line with this role

Requirements

• Preferably holding a Degree in Business/ Fashion Merchandising or related disciplines
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience within the fashion or retail industry
• Analytical mindset with good data management skills
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present insights and reports
• Self-motivated individual
• A collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams