Brand Manager – Kids Fashion Brand Manager Kids is a senior role for leading Kanmo groups largest kids fashion brand with pan Indonesia presence, own website and is present on leading marketplaces.

Key Responsibilities:

• Business & Brand strategy
• Define and own the overall Business strategy for Kids fashion omnichannel business – to achieve the planned growths aspirations across channels
• Cascade the Business strategy into specific functional strategies across Buying, Merchandising, Marketing, Store, ecommerce, market place, Product Tech among others. 
• Work closely with the SVP to prepare Long Term plans for the business so as to deliver on Growth and Profitability targets 
• Ensure that desired Brand positioning is reinforced by aligning identity with marketing communication, product strategy, store properties etc. 
• Ensure appropriate controls in place for buying, inventory, working capital utilization and New Stores Capital Expenditure 
• Implement a strong system for MIS, Accounting and Compliance for ensuring Operational Excellence
• Own end to end P&L responsibility for kids fashion brand– including Topline, Gross margin, Marketing and other overhead costs across all channels 
• Work closely with Finance team to drive annual business planning and budgeting exercise including timelines and frequency through appropriate frameworks and guidelines. 
• Ensure working capital is maintained under planned levels – by ensuring appropriate inventory 
• Show strong commercial prudence in day to day business decisions Organization building 
• Continue to strengthen organization by hiring proactively for necessary skills and bandwidth to support achievement of the planned Growth targets 
• Engage deeply with direct reports and provide constructive feedback – to groom talent in-house 
• Work closely with SVP and Group HR for periodic talent profiling/mapping conversations 
• Work collaboratively with other support departments to deliver key sales, projects and new initiatives Commercial & Operations 
• Define the product strategy and drive execution with Buying team to ensure that intake margin targets are achieved – while not being inconsistent with overall brand promise 
• Work closely with Merchandising team to ensure the markdown targets, trade margin and stock holding levels are within planned levels 
• Actively problem solve and engage with Growth team (Marketing and store) to drive Revenue performance across different channels - influencers, paid social, affiliates, CRM etc 
• Work closely with CRM team to ensure activation and retention goals are realized – by shaping and executing different campaigns Governance & Control 
• Ensure statutory compliances of all systems, processes & accounting practices & compliance with international corporate governance requirement. 
• Establishing sound internal control procedures People Management 
• Provide Leadership and Coaching to the direct team and their reports to drive enhanced performance, professional and personal development. 
• Manage the performance of the team – set annual performance goals, monitor performance and provide constructive feedback to improve performance. Enhance team productivity through skills development through coaching and training. 

Requirements:

• Ideal candidate more or less 4 years of omnichannel retail experience with minimum 3 years in managerial position. 
• Preference from fashion and kids retail background 
• Prior experience in P&L management, Merchandising and Planning, Retail operations 
• Ecommerce and digital understanding in B2C environment 
• Possesses analytical skills along with strategic mindset 
• Process oriented with strong understanding of Ms. Office , ERP tools, systems
• Excellent communication with great interpersonal skills which would help candidate deliver on growth prospects working closely with stakeholders in a matrix organization