Manager Retail Merchandising Planning, Retail

Acts as a key connection point between Retail, FP&A and Demand Planning to align business strategies and financial targets. It enables Merchandising and Retail teams through data-driven insights and cross-functional support, contributing to the achievement of retail business and financial goals. The role supports the Senior Manager, Retail Merchandising Planning in owning the channel merchandise financial planning process.

• Execute responsibilities in close collaboration with MD and relevant Retail team members.
• Support the creation of IBP by season and category, ensuring alignment with Retail strategy, Brand direction and financial targets.
• Support the creation of category AO drafts based on historical analysis (Range / Item / Productivity), making adjustments as needed and managing them appropriately to ensure alignment with Brand direction.
• Prepare and support GTM process-related deliverables and milestones.
• Manage OTB plans by season, by month and by sales plan in collaboration with FP&A and Demand Planning teams.
• Support category-level capacity planning based on factual data and insights.
• Monitor and analyse sales performance to identify risks and opportunities, and incorporate insights into IBP updates.
• Manage OTB updates to reflect historical trends and optimised forecasts.
• Prepare category sales analyses and provide updates as needed to support cross-functional visibility.
• Support in-season inventory volume optimisation based on data to improve store and channel productivity.
• Provide PBI-based insights and data support for in-season store capacity adjustments by category.
• Support company-wide stock level management by leveraging the FO channel, providing data and insights to align with financial target adjustments such as lower margins to accelerate stock reduction.
• Review the season's performance and extract key learnings to inform planning and decision-making for the next season.

• Bachelor degree in Business or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong capabilities in data analysis, forecasting and OTB planning.
• Fluent in Japanese.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and insight-generation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Ability to build dashboards and visual reports using Power BI.
• Strong “Play to Win” mindset.
• Passion for sports and fashion.

• Experience in Merchandising Planning is preferred.
• English capability is an advantage.

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