Job responsibilities

• Gain knowledge on the brand and distribution channels to identify opportunities.
• Review and Analyze sales data such as Rankings Sell Thru Pricing Opportunities Predict sales trend.
• Create Assortment Plans tailored to Japanese market by Product Selection based on Store Volume SKU counts capabilities and Store Capacity to ensure appropriate depth is achieved by Store Volume and Size.
• Forecast Order units and Place & Key orders in the system for inventory procurement.
• Partner with Wholesale Franchise and Ecom teams to collaborate on Merchandise selection and Order placement.
• Initiate quarterly buys for all New Styles Re-buys for Core Carry over Styles.
• Provide qualitative and quantitative feedback to US HQ on product performance to influence the creation of products that cater to the Japanese market demand.
• Effectively Achieve Japan Company owned Retail Stores and Ecoms financial Sales plan and key performance targets by consistently reviewing and editing Product Assortment within Bulks and Stores on regularly bases.
• Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities; compare sales & inventory data of the assigned gender / category to company sales & inventory plan and provide actions to reconcile deviations by executing strategies.
• Partner with the Merchandising Planners to actively engage in and manage inventory levels by increasing and decreasing inventory conducting in-season frontlines markdown and promo cadences transferring products and/or cancelling orders.
• Participate and engage in monthly in-season forecast and OTB meetings.
• Partner with Allocators and Give guidance and vision to coordinate and execute new Product launch to Stores Replenishment Transfer so that the desired Assortment in all store types to be realized.
• Partner with Visual Merchandiser and Retail Marketing to execute effectively store layouts product displays window displays and instore pops.
• Partner with related fields such as Retail Operation District Store Managers and Store Managers to constantly check and make necessary changes on store clusters using velocity capacity geography by gender / category.
• Monitor sales product trends and consumer buying behavior.
• Conduct store visits to gather insights from sales staff and understand customer satisfaction and preferences.
• Research and constantly review competitors including pricing profit marketing and other progress.

About Skechers

Skechers a global Fortune 500 brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear apparel and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do delivering stylish innovative and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores e-commerce and digital stores and through our more than 5200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California with offices and distribution centers around the globe Skechers has spent over 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.