Senior Manager of Commercial Planning & Category Demand

The role of Head, Commercial Planning is to own the planning of inventory, inbounds, sell-through, revenue, gross margin across all categories and brands for Zalora across its retail and marketplace business.

This role will be based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Responsibilities:

• Own the planning of inventory, inbounds, sell-through, revenue, gross margin across all categories and brands for Zalora across its retail and marketplace business.
• Own the category and brand growth vs plans by working directly or liaising with teams like pricing, merchandising and marketing teams
• Work closely with tech teams to automate existing processes; work towards a single view of targets across all teams across the organization
• Work with data sciences team to identify automated forecasting of which products to buy in what quantity
• Own all retail excellence and marketplace excellence metrics along with the commercial, revenue and finance teams

Requirements:

• Bachelors/ Masters degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related fields.
• 7+ years of experience in customer tech companies/ consulting companies; 3+ years leading teams
• Strong analytical skills- ability to understand data quickly and take quick actions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Looker, SQL
• Organized multi-tasker with an eye for detail in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to forge effective cross-functional team relationships.
• Desire to achieve results and attention to detail.

The ZALORA Story

ZALORA exists for the millions of fashion consumers in Asia seeking a shopping experience focused on their unique styles, trends and fit. As Asia’s leading online fashion destination, ZALORA was founded in 2012 and has a presence in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia & Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. ZALORA’s localised sites offer an extensive collection of top international and local brands as well as our own in-house labels across apparel, shoes and accessories for men and women. ZALORA is part of Global Fashion Group, the world's leader in online fashion for emerging markets.

ZALORA is not obligated to accept resumes from any third parties on behalf of potential candidates for any position (advertised or otherwise) by any means, unless ZALORA has executed a written agreement with such third party and has expressly requested such third party for candidate referrals. Third parties who provide unsolicited resumes of candidate(s) shall waive and forfeit all rights to claim for any placement fees or referral fees in the event that such candidate is eventually engaged or employed by ZALORA or Global Fashion Group.