About the job
The roles and responsibilities of South Asia Supply Chain are extremely complex having in its geographic zone (South Asia) with ten diverse markets. Therefore, an emphasis on coordination and communication is required. At the same time, the business model is moving towards a higher share of seasonal products with increased stakes on sell-through. In this context, the role of New Products management is key to optimize sales via impactful launches as well as agile following up of the performance. The person in this role is in charge of managing the pre-ordering strategy of new collections to launch as well as the distribution of fashion products of key launches with limited stock of new products in both Ready-to-Wear and Shoes activities. Based on the availability of stock prior to launches, he/she will coordinate with Merchandisers to determine the optimal launch network and strategy of activations. He/She implements the required actions (sales analysis, rebalancing of stock…) to optimize sales while complying with the strategy defined by the merchandisers to define qualitative looks of the collections in every market and store network. In the course of work, the person in this role will also be involved in the Showroom Buying session by working together with the Distribution Planners of both Women’s and Men’s Universe on the benchmark files that will aid the Zone Merchandisers in determining the Showroom Buy quantity up to potential. He/She will also work on the assortment and sizing primarily the Shoes collections as well as other Ready-to-Wear collections. The New Product Distribution Planner works closely with other departments:
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Duties & Responsibilities LAUNCH STRATEGY DISTRIBUTION COMMUNICATION CLIENT ORDERS SYSTEMS SHOWROOM BUYING
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