Manager Buying - Ugg

This role is responsible for pre-season assortment and in-season sales performance management for Omni channels: * Omni channel assortment strategy and product mix, channel assortment by segmentation by store size. * Channel exclusive styles request and channel GTM alignment and execute. * Maximize in-season performance and product gross margin through active monitoring, assortment optimization, and cross-functional action on risks and opportunities 30% **Channel Strategy, Assortment Ownership, and Merchandising Execution** * Provide **channel-specific insights** (consumer trends, performance, competition) to shape merchandising strategy * Own **assortment product mix by channel**, ensuring clear architecture across category, price ladder, and lifecycle * Define **channel-exclusive styles and key items** to support differentiation and brand heat * Develop **key looks (head-to-toe outfits) by store tier** to elevate product storytelling and retail execution * Translate China range into **commercially viable assortment for channel** * Own **discount** **guidance**, ensuring alignment with sell-through and inventory strategy * Drive **gross margin (GM) and profit management**, balancing full-price sell-through, markdown strategy, and brand positioning * Ensure alignment between **assortment decisions, pricing strategy, discount plan, and financial targets** 50% **In-season Performance & Agile Optimization** * Monitor **in-season product performance** (sell-through, margin, weeks of supply) across channels * Adjust assortment dynamically based on **sell-through trends and consumer response** * Identify **key winners and risks**, and drive timely actions (chase, exit, rebalance) * Continuously optimize **full-price sell-through and markdown efficiency** to protect profitability * Proactively identify **slow-moving products and structural risks** * Define and lead **discount strategy and markdown actions** to clear inventory while protecting brand value * Align closely with **CM / Sales / Planning teams** on execution of promotion and liquidation plans * Ensure **healthy lifecycle management** across full-price and markdown phases 20% * **Team development and management** * **Cross-functional Collaboration** * Act as the **key bridge between Finance, Merchandising, Planning, Sales, and Marketing** * Ensure **end-to-end alignment from assortment strategy to sales execution** * Provide actionable inputs to: * Demand Planning → forecasting logic * Allocation → inventory deployment priorities * Marketing/VM → storytelling and campaign focus