Assistant Manager-Inventory Planning/Supply Chain

Position

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for driving and supporting sales with the right quantity of products at the right time and place. 

You will support the team as we work in close collaboration with local retail and merchandising teams to gather all the relevant business information to size and allocate the good level of inventory to the stores. You will contribute to store teams’ appropriate understanding of Supply Chain processes. You will help their daily operations and share available information on products’ inventory and visibility. 

You will also support the inventory planning manager in the implementation of new processes and projects to make the management of inventory more efficient.

Key Accountabilities:

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

• Monitor stock level using Tiffany replenishment systems and Supply Chain tools
• Follow store business results regularly to understand trends, and check if any inventory related action is required to support the business
• Support inventory build for store openings, renewals, and events
• Learn Supply Chain systems for distribution fast and use them
• Understand and action opportunities of product rebalancing in distribution network to achieve target inventory level
• Develop appropriate and positive relationships with other departments and worldwide SC teams 
• Help share Japan inventory opportunities to supply chain upstream (Central) to receive necessary support 
• Leverage inputs from other departments (Merchandising, Retail etc.) to determine appropriate actions for inventory control to drive business result

SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS AND PROJECT

• You will support the team for all the projects and processes evolutions under the supervision of the inventory planning manager
• Manage currently existing key reports/data exports with appropriate maintenance/improvements under the supervision of the inventory planning manager
• Help define and lead process evolution projects in close collaboration with global SC team and other departments
• Provide useful data-driven insight to help supply chain decision making,
• Assist in creating materials to train other team members to keep a common understanding.

STORES VISIT

Participate to stores visits on a regular basis to deepen your understanding of our business, share about Supply chain processes, products delivery visibility and gather stores feedbacks about SC and logistics topics

 

Qualifications:

Required

• Data oriented
• 2-5 years business experience
• Office suite mastery is a must, PowerBI skills highly preferred
• English business level
• College degree
• Retail management experience in merchandise planning and/or replenishment planning
• Very strong analytical skills. Familiarity with multi-product, multi-sales channel environment
• Excellent communicator in a team environment
• Ability to manage and function in a dynamic environment while handling multiple assignments

Preferred

• Knowledge of distribution operations and merchandise planning experience
• Downloads, BOBJ or other database user experience
• Extra points if you have used an OMS before
• Agile, fast learner, positive energy