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Business Planning Manager Jobs in Seoul, South Korea at CELINE
Title: Business Planning Manager
Company: CELINE
Location: Seoul, South Korea
CELINE is a fast-growing French and Leather-Goods Couture House that belongs to the LVMH group, which ambition is to become one of the most iconic luxury brands worldwide.
To make this vision a reality we are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and agile personalities who are eager to evolve in a demanding environment.
Position: Business Planning Manager, CELINE Korea
Department: Supply Chain
PERMANENT / KOREA
Job Description:
Ideal candidate will possess a strong business acumen with a background in business planning, master of data,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, digital and outlet 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 change. We need a candidate who is passionate about product, data and people.
Responsibilities:
Develop best estimates for store-level and activity-based performance using historical data, market trends, and predictive modeling.
Create accurate long term and short-term forecasts for all business activities to inform inventory management, financial planning, and resource allocation.
Prepare for buying sessions by assembling comprehensive sales plans and conducting thorough reviews.
Collaborate with merchandising teams to align product assortment with forecasted consumer demand.
Monitor performance indicators against strategic targets; identify variances and recommend corrective actions.
Facilitate cross-functional communication between supply chain, finance, marketing, sales, and other departments to ensure alignment on business objectives.
Analyze external economic indicators and competitor strategies to anticipate changes in consumer behavior.
Support with fiscal budget/best estimate planning including ad hoc reporting to propose concrete actions highlighting risks and opportunities
Cognizance of nuance around process, data, systems to drive decisions making, challenge and propose improvements on existing process
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Business Administration or Economics
+8 years of previous working experience in a similar role including Supply Chain, Brand Retail, Fashion and lux industry
Consulting or investment banking backgrounds with a focus on retail and consumer goods are welcome
Experience in luxury/fashion business a plus
Skills:
Quantitative analytical skills and computer savvy
Reliability in data analysis and accuracy
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft (Master of Excel)
VBA, ODBC, experience in Anaplan/CEGID/JDE is an advantage
Native in Korean, fluent in English; French a plus
Strong interpersonal & communication skills
Able to work across functional areas / levels of the organization and to interact at distance
Able to simplify and synthesize information
Listen well to others (empathy), client-centric (commercial mindset)
Attitude & mindset
Rigorous, meticulous and resourceful
Organized and able to meet deadlines
Adaptable and flexible to deal with ambiguity, accept new ideas, people and procedures
