ASSISTANT MANAGER, BUYING

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization.
This role is responsible for supporting the Franchise business by implementing all day-to-day trading activities of the department by reviewing buy and working closely with external franchise’s buyer & In-season Trading (IST) person to focus on delivering of planned sales, margin, and terminal stock objectives   This includes.
Implementation of Merchandising Country Strategy Execution of the Merchandising End-to-End (E2E) process Provide guidance for the buying strategy/ buy volume/assortment planning for franchise stores Providing relevant feedback to Country Category Marketing /OMNI Channel   Key Responsibilities.
Driving initiatives and guiding on the buy for the franchise stores, leading the sell-in process with Franchise Partners to ensure the best possible store performance and compliance with company standards Support the implementation of key buy strategic priorities in the country across Franchise stores Support the Buying Manager to plan & buy according to the Open-To-Buy (OTB) for all franchise doors Drive and achieve Benchmarks and KPIs on productivity and sell-through Build the right product mix based on the share of the business of store formats, product categories, store types, age, and gender mix for Franchise Review and implement the right buying analysis by categories for Franchise Support Franchise partner to ensure their sell-in buy is appropriate by giving them the right range recommendation per store based on seasonal strategies Provide guidance to Franchise to ensure that all merchandising strategies and principles are executed timely and correctly Ensure orders are placed accurately and on time for Franchise Work closely with external franchise’s buyer and in-season  Trading (IST) key person to ensure product grading and product option plan are in line with space management guidelines (pre-season) for Franchise Work closely with IST key person/Franchise partner’s buyer in monitoring and ensuring that the Best Sellers are fully replenished every week Compile each store’s capacity plan for reference during the Buying process Ensure in-season chase models (SPEED, In-Season-Creation, and Planned-Responsiveness) are well managed to make sure inventory is optimal for Franchise Follow Franchise store-visit schedule to achieve an expected amount of time spent in the stores   Key Relationships.
Internal.
Country Franchise Team, Country Category Marketing/OMNI Channel, Brand Communication, VM, Country Finance External.
Franchise Partner           Knowledge, Skills and Abilities.
Competencies Datamining & Presentation skills Strong analytical mindset - detail and numbers-oriented Excel/computer skills Business Acumen & problem-solving skills Category know-how - products, ranges, market trends Planning & Organizing Manage Relationships and diversity Big picture thinking Process and system understanding Learning and self-development Collaboration & Influencing skills Ability to multitask