Director Franchise Buying

Manage assortment planning & merchandising for corresponding categories and customers.   Participant in GTM process to represent the customer’s voice and provide feedback on products, range, etc. Product buying for to each stores cluster at the just in time which has been already selected product from product team. Be the key interface internally between BU, Products sales, Accounts Sales, and externally with customers Merchandizing Operations:

Order products to meet customer demand and forecasted sales volume.  Follow up on orders. Manage to create a purchase plan which is in-line with the company target. Improve buying efficiency and stock turn of the FRS stores.    Work closely with sales team to ensure buy plan and product land to FRS stores. Manage to plan and select the range for stores to meet the open-to-buy budget.   Manage to provide product sell-through report with recommended action plan to improve the range offering in the stores.

Track performance of highlight and normal product to identify sell-thru efficiency. Preparing sales forecast.  Identify business trends and translate them into sales opportunities in the FRS store.  Open-to-buy execution / Sales data analysis

Identify developmental needs and contribute to developing training plans and programs