Category Inventory Planner

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a liaison between planning and inventory management to build delivery plans & flow forecasts
• Responsible for building effective inventory strategies that align with financial objectives of the company
• Accountable for collaborating with Inventory Management Lead and Category Inventory Managers to resolve issues related to product shipment delays
• Support preparation of country S&OP and recommend profitable inventory decisions
• Demand and Supply Alignment- Identify demand signal across markets for individual categories and engage with SSM & RP to ensure that supply is in-line with demand
• Measure SKU level performance by looking at factors influencing KPI and make recommendations based on the analysis to minimize impact of excess inventory at free cash flows for the region- Interco’s
• Identify key Demand signal trends, provide business insight, project excess inventory at PC9 level and coordinate recommendations and actions- Closeout and Left To Sell

• Delivery Production requests to RP based on target Safety Stock, production lead time and supply chain strategies at PC9 level

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above
• 5-7 years Category Management & finished goods planning experience (preferably in a retail environment)
• Strong analytical skills & business acumen
• Have experience in inventory & finished goods planning and a business background in retail, wholesale or e-commerce channel sales or marketing
• Technical proficiency with computer software tools and the ability to learn new ones quickly
• APO – Demand Planning and Supply Network planning – is comfortable working in planning book and a SME
• Advanced usage in ESCC – SAP
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, Cantonese and Mandarin