Overview
Assistant Manager-Inventory Planning/Supply Chain Jobs in Japan at Tiffany & Co.
Title: Assistant Manager-Inventory Planning/Supply Chain
Company: Tiffany & Co.
Location: Japan
Job Description
Position Overview:
This position is responsible for driving and supporting sales with the right quantity of products at the right time and place.
You will support the team as we work in close collaboration with local retail and merchandising teams to gather all the relevant business information to size and allocate the good level of inventory to the stores. You will contribute to store teams’ appropriate understanding of Supply Chain processes. You will help their daily operations and share available information on products’ inventory and visibility.
You will also support the inventory planning manager in the implementation of new processes and projects to make the management of inventory more efficient.
Key Accountabilities:
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Monitor stock level using Tiffany replenishment systems and Supply Chain tools
Follow store business results regularly to understand trends, and check if any inventory related action is required to support the business
Support inventory build for store openings, renewals, and events
Learn Supply Chain systems for distribution fast and use them
Understand and action opportunities of product rebalancing in distribution network to achieve target inventory level
Develop appropriate and positive relationships with other departments and worldwide SC teams
Help share Japan inventory opportunities to supply chain upstream (Central) to receive necessary support
Leverage inputs from other departments (Merchandising, Retail etc.) to determine appropriate actions for inventory control to drive business result
SUPPLY CHAIN PROCESS AND PROJECT
You will support the team for all the projects and processes evolutions under the supervision of the inventory planning manager
Manage currently existing key reports/data exports with appropriate maintenance/improvements under the supervision of the inventory planning manager
Help define and lead process evolution projects in close collaboration with global SC team and other departments
Provide useful data-driven insight to help supply chain decision making,
Assist in creating materials to train other team members to keep a common understanding.
STORES VISIT
Participate to stores visits on a regular basis to deepen your understanding of our business, share about Supply chain processes, products delivery visibility and gather stores feedbacks about SC and logistics topics
Qualifications:
Required
Data oriented
2-5 years business experience
Office suite mastery is a must, PowerBI skills highly preferred
English business level
College degree
Retail management experience in merchandise planning and/or replenishment planning
Very strong analytical skills. Familiarity with multi-product, multi-sales channel environment
Excellent communicator in a team environment
Ability to manage and function in a dynamic environment while handling multiple assignments
Preferred
Knowledge of distribution operations and merchandise planning experience
Downloads, BOBJ or other database user experience
Extra points if you have used an OMS before
Agile, fast learner, positive energy
