Senior Planner, APAC

About the role

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is looking for a Senior Planner based in Shanghai to own strategic end-to-end planning across APAC for a single gender in the Abercrombie or Hollister brand. The role covers pre-season planning, forecasting, in-season execution and performance analysis, with team leadership and close cooperation with the Shanghai operations team.

Key responsibilities

• Own the pre-season top-line plan (sales revenue, margin and margin rate) and inventory strategy for all departments of the brand and gender
• Generate the pre-season buy plan and inventory depth strategy down to item level with the buying partner, and build an assortment framework with 10-20% region-specific SKUs
• Take part in Home Office financial workshops and line reviews, presenting the season's financial story from a regional view
• Drive business development of the gender, own the monthly MPC forecast and identify risks and opportunities against financial and inventory plans
• Review regional progress, propose and execute product re-trends, and create and run in-season promos with pricing changes within Home Office guidelines
• Work with the Shanghai Operations Team on channel inventory, discount and pricing, and with promo, marketing, buying and IM partners
• Analyse performance by department across APAC, present weekly updates in the Monday review and run post-season hindsight and line reviews
• Lead and coach the item planner and interface regularly with Home Office teams

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or university undergraduate equivalent in Business, Finance, Economics or a related field
• At least 5 years of merchandising, planning, buying or equivalent experience in a corporate retail environment preferred
• Proven analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication, presentation and multi-tasking skills, with strong leadership and teamwork