Levi Strauss & Co.

Inventor of blue jeans, sustainable apparel

Senior Director - Merchandise Planning and Inventory Management

Inventory Management +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSingaporeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience in areas including merchandise financial planning, buying, demand forecasting, inventory management, store allocation, production planning, sales and operations planning, and planning systems and tools.
At least 8 years of supervisory experience managing multiple functions in merchandise planning, inventory management, allocation, and order management.
Experience in an omnichannel retail environment across owned-and-operated retail, wholesale, outlet, franchise, and ecommerce channels.
Ability to partner closely with executive and leadership team members to make recommendations and reach alignment.
Financial acumen with key performance indicators across sales, margin, inventory, gross margin return on investment, inventory turns, and operational measures including fill rate, on-time fill rate, and on-time in-full.
Analytical skills to interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data.
Ability to build effective relationships with diverse business partners, especially cross-functional teams.
Ability to influence cross-functional partners and prioritize the team's workload.
Ability to clearly articulate insights and actions through storytelling.
Ability to balance process needs and timelines while moving quickly.
A proven track record of developing inclusive and influential teams.

Responsibilities

Represent merchandise planning and inventory management for the East Asia Pacific cluster, capturing and translating the needs of the cluster, markets, and channels, and advocating for the function at senior leadership level across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Grow and develop a team of merchandise planning and inventory management professionals across East Asia Pacific.
Develop and oversee execution of a cohesive merchandise management strategy across channels in East Asia Pacific.
Drive regional inventory usage and optimization, including inventory turns and excess and obsolete inventory.
Review and approve investment plans with managing directors and merchandise planning and inventory management leadership to support budget and target achievement.
Promote consistency across channels and markets where commercially beneficial.
Review seasonal successes and misses to influence merchant teams in developing the appropriate assortment.
Oversee in-season sales reviews and demand management, including open-to-buy processes.
Review and plan open-to-buy forecasts and provide strategic input to meet financial goals.
Lead business processes and standard ways of working across markets, including investment and buy reviews, hindsight reviews, sales and operations planning, and channel rollup meetings.
Escalate market-specific issues early to support timely resolution.
Manage the East Asia Pacific buying, merchandise planning, allocation, and inventory management team to ensure effective execution.
Lead collaboration with merchandising to develop customer-segment and store-segmentation productivity targets and assortment architecture based on historical performance and strategic brand direction.
Manage product-level, bottom-up sales and inventory buy plans and monthly flow to deliver productivity targets and inform financial and inventory decisions.
Manage monthly demand forecasts based on current sales trends, with particular attention to core and replenishment products.
Lead the East Asia Pacific cluster sales and operations planning process to align demand and sales, exceed sales objectives, and minimize business risk; work with commercial general managers to reduce excess and obsolete inventory.
Lead consistent in-season allocation and replenishment to drive appropriate coverage across stores and distribution centers.
Provide commercial insights to guide in-season decisions, maximize inventory, drive sales, and deliver margin targets.
Build inventory strategies aligned with company financial objectives and manage inventory within budget targets.
Manage forecast accuracy to balance financial and inventory targets.
Develop new processes and reporting, and manage and execute existing processes and communication streams.
Support and advocate implementation of new planning tools, processes, and ways of working within business teams.
Analyze inventory planning in depth and communicate strategic action plans to improve inventory turns.
Bridge communication between global and local functional teams to ensure consistent execution of ways of working and brand strategy in local markets.

Calling all originals: At Levi Strauss & Co., you can be yourself — and be part of something bigger. We’re a company of people who like to forge our own path and leave the world better than we found it. Who believe that what makes us different makes us stronger.

So add your voice. Make an impact. Find your fit — and your future.

Reporting into VP Asia Merchandise Planning & Inventory Management, the incumbent is the key MPIM representation for East Asia Pacific Cluster. In this role, you will capture and translate the needs of the cluster/ markets and channel business and represent the best interests of MPIM for East Asia Pacific at a senior leadership level within key markets in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines.

OVERVIEW

Responsible for growth and professional development of a team of MPIM professionals across the East Asia Pacific market
Develop & oversee cohesive merchandise management strategy execution within East Asia Pacific across channels
Drive inventory usage and optimization across the region i.e. Inventory Turns and E&O
Review and sign off investment plans with MD and MPIM Leadership to ensure budget and target can be achieved
Ensure commonality across channels and markets where commercially beneficial
Hindsight seasonal hits and misses to influence merchant team to develop right assortment
Oversee in-season sales review and demand management (i.e. OTB)
Review and plan, OTB forecast, provide strategic inputs to meet financial goal
Provide business process leadership and standardized Ways of Working across the markets, e.g. Investment/Buy Reviews, hind-sighting, S&OP, WOR meetings (Channel rollup)
Escalates market specific issues early to ensure resolution in time

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Managing the East Asia Pacific Buying/ Merchandising Planning/ Allocation/Inventory management team to ensure best-in-class execution
Lead team to work closely with Merchandising to develop customer segment and store segmentation productivity targets (assortment architecture) based on historical performance and strategic brand direction
Manage bottoms-up (product level) sales & inventory buy plan and monthly flow, delivering on productivity targets and informing financial & inventory decisions
Manage monthly demand forecast based on latest sales trend with particular attention on core/replenishment products.
Lead East Asia Pacific Cluster S&OP planning process to align demand and sales to exceed sales and minimize business risk. Work with commercial GMs to reduce excess and obsolete inventory
Lead and ensure consistent in-season allocation & replenishment to drive appropriate coverage across stores and DC
Accountable for commercial insights in driving in-season decisions to maximize inventory, drive sales and deliver margin targets
Build effective inventory strategies that align with financial objectives of the company. Responsible for the management of inventory within budget targets
Manage and ensure forecast accuracy to strive for the right balance of hitting the financial target and the inventory target.
Develop new processes and reporting; manage and execute existing processes and communication streams
Support and advocate implementation of new planning tools, process, and ways of working within the business teams
Dive deep into inventory planning, fully understand and clearly communicate with strategical action plans to improve inventory turns
Bridge the communication between global and local functional teams to ensure ways of working and brand strategy are consistently executed in local market.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years of experience in areas including but not limited to the following – Merchandise Financial Planning, Buying, Demand Forecasting, Inventory Management, Store Allocation, Production Planning, Sales & Operations Planning and Planning Systems & Tools
Strong-management skills, with 8+ years of supervisory experience managing multiple functionals in merchandise planning, inventory management, allocation, and order management functions
Strong experience in omni channel retail environment across O&O retail, wholesale, outlet, franchise, ecommerce channels
Ability to partner and work closely with executive team members and leadership team members for recommendations and alignment
Strong financial acumen KPIs across sales, margin, inventory, GMROI, inventory turn and operational skills in fill rate, OTFR, OTIF etc.
Strong analytical skills to interpret meaningful themes from quantitative data
Ability to build constructive and effective relationships with a broad, diverse group of business partners, mainly the cross-functional team
Ability to influence cross functional partners and prioritize workload of team
Strong Storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate insights and actions
Ability to balance process needs and timelines and to move fast
Proven track record in developing inclusive and influential teams

LOCATION

Singapore 138589

FULL TIME/PART TIME

Full time

Current LS&Co Employees, apply via your Workday account.

About the Company

Levi Strauss & Co.

Inventor of blue jeans, sustainable apparel

Levi Strauss & Co designs and markets apparel, most famously Levi’s blue jeans, along with brands Beyond Yoga and Levi Strauss Signature. The company creates denim and other clothing by designing fabrics, fits, and details (such as rivets, stitching, and washes) that people wear for everyday life. Its products work by combining durable materials, practical features, and consistent sizing to produce long-lasting jeans and casual wear that people can express themselves in. The company differentiates itself through a long history dating to 1873, a track record of setting labor and environmental guidelines in manufacturing, a portfolio of recognizable brands, and a commitment to ethics and sustainability. Its goal is to use its brands and influence to promote self-expression while embedding sustainability and responsible practices across its operations and supply chain.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 1853

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