Overview of the Job:

Accountable for GC Basketball demand plan in partnership with Basketball GM & team, Marketplace team and Supply & Inventory Management team. The plan should best reflect both marketing/merchandising strategy for Consumers, and marketplace commercial reality.

Job Responsibility:

Seasonal Demand Forecasting:

• Seasonal growth plan initiating and alignment cross functionally
• Seasonal demand forecasting at model level to style/sku level. The work ranges from WK52 to WK40, with two important submission gate at Wk46 and WK40
• Communicating and tracking demand forecasting

Key Franchise Management

• Drive seasonal Key franchise management with performance tracking, ladder plan alignment by gates and long-term lifecycle management (CSR/AOP)

Responsive strategy

• Integrate seasonal sports responsiveness & planning agility strategy (short lead time, flow, supply agility)

Sports IBE:

• Lead Sports IBE with GM & Sports Cross Functions: review business & plans, and facilitate discussion / decisions

Key requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or above, with minimum 8 years relevant work experience;
• Keen for product and prefer working experience from product planning and business planning.
• Comprehensive understanding of retail math
• Experience in developing an understanding of consumers, competitors, and retail trends
• Agile and flexible, ability in problem solving and building solution in a systematic approach
• Advanced knowledge of MS office applications; proficiency in Excel and PPT
• Great communicator