Regional Category Associate Manager (Luxury)
Zalora
- Malaysia
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build strong relationships with new and existing luxury suppliers by negotiating the best offers, margin structures and marketing investments
- Formulate buying strategies, develop OTB plans and product mix allocation to optimize sales plan and gross margin
- Monitor and drive the growth of the outright segment: create and execute a strategic plan that delivers business opportunities for Zalora Luxury with an accurate forecasting, future trends prediction and internal performance management/analysis
- Monitor inventory, delivery situation to ensure timely product availability and maximize sales opportunities during the season and mega campaigns.
- Handle various sets of daily, weekly and monthly business reports to improve visibility of category performance to senior management
- Manage junior fashion buyers who support the day to day operations and execute monthly orders
- Liaise with internal departments and work with Marketing and Campaign Teams to incorporate luxury promotions into ZALORA’s marketing calendar
- Work with the suppliers/internal teams to continuously improve operational aspects of the business that directly impact the customer experience: reduce the defective rate, improve the packaging, handle customer service inquiries, etc.
- Minimum 6 years of work experience in fashion merchandising/buying with international luxury retail companies preferred
- Excellent English skills required
- Bachelor in Business, Fashion, Finance or related field
- Strong fashion sense, with working knowledge of South-East Asia markets
- Exposure in e-commerce industry is preferred
- Great negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to forge effective cross-functional team relationships and confidently interact with senior stakeholders internally and externally to deliver business outcomes
- Willingness to work in a multicultural environment
- Robust commercial understanding, P&L literacy with innate numerical and analytical skills and ability to derive insights from data.
- Proactivity and entrepreneurial mindset to flex the needs of the role as the category develops
- Advance working knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint; Tableau or Looker are preferred
- An exciting platform to make your success story
- Have the utmost care for your mental and physical wellbeing
- Flexibility weaved into your lifestyle
- A seamless work environment with a friendly & team-fueled culture
- Career growth aligned to your professional and personal needs and goals