Job Title: Supply & Distribution Planning Manager
Location: Seoul, Korea
Reporting to: Supply Chain Director

Ideal candidate will possess a strong business acumen with a background in business planning, master of data, allocation and operations. The open position is a pivotal role with cross functional interactions locally and centrally HQ who will be working to advocate for Korea business needs in order to maximize sales potential across retail and e-commerce business. The candidate will be a key member of merchandising/supply chain/business planning team supporting business operations, delivering key business insights, and continuously improving the analytical capabilities for cross-functional stakeholders across the organization as well as standardize business process for continuous improvement. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing LVMH brand to provide insights and drive business changes. We need a candidate who is passionate about product, data and people.

Main Responsibilities

• Take ownership of setting the right target stock by SKU level for all stores and main warehouse in order to secure the sales revenue and to manage the supply through auto-replenishment process while considering sales trend
• Coordinate to take backorders from GDC (Global Distribution Center) in a timely manner and track the shipment procedures to the end
• Define key objectives related to the inventory level such as weeks of coverage, availability% and overstock% based on target stock and product assortment
• Monitor adequate stock level in a region throughout the season according to sales plan, paying close attention to seasonal launches from set-up proposal to store allocation
• Oversee the supply status of launch set-up and share the information with each stakeholder when the supply delays
• Develop in-depth understanding of clients and stores demands/requests and be agile in taking actions
• Supervise to take out outdated seasonal products from all stores and follow relevant actions
• Administer product supplies in accordance with Back-of-House (BOH) capacity when store openings
• Ensure smooth collaboration with a logistic team to coordinate spot actions/solutions to speed up flows of priority merchandise
• Work in a commercial and strategic way with both local and central teams to ensure the best outcomes for the business – current and future
• Cognizance of nuance around process, data, systems to drive decision-making, challenge and propose improvements on existing process

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree
• +10 years of experiences in retail merchandising and inventory planning in retail / luxury industry preferred

Skills

• Tools savvy: Anaplan, Power BI, CEGID, Excel
• Strong numerical and analytical skill
• Great attention to details
• Passionate, self-motivated and proactive
• Fluent in English and native in Korean

Our Engagement
CELINE is an equal opportunity employer. We want to offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where we welcome diversity and all our employees feel included, developed, and heard. We are committed to the prevention of all discrimination, providing equal opportunities to all applicants irrespective of gender, gender expression, disability, origin, background, religious beliefs or sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law.
CELINE recruits and recognizes all types of talent and singularities.