Havaianas is a premium flip-flop brand which started in 1962 in Brazil. It is a lively, energetic, fun loving & customer-focused Brand with presence across 65+ mono brand stores, 6 online platforms & 70+ multi-brand doors. The Brand is looking for a skilled Associate Buying Manager to write the next phase of astronomical growth story.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create an intelligent buy plan at SKU level after analyzing all stock related KPIs and market dynamics 
• Design and manage assortment and range plan for new merchandise 
• Manage & track the OTB plan, esp. spend vs approved OTB budget. Maintain a clean & consolidated tracker 
• Update & maintain item master file & product master hierarchy 
• Monitor stock KPIs like stock cover, size availability, ageing by gender, NOOS lines and create alert mechanisms 
• Monitor stock fill rates for the POs raised. Tracks “excess & short deliveries” at PO level & liaise with relevant stakeholders for appropriate actions. Track damaged deliveries & create damage claims with Principal 
• Liaise with shipping to ensure timely and cost-efficient deliveries of merchandise from the principal 
• Track & monitor shipping related costs & landed cost factor. Create alert mechanisms to highlight anomalies 
• Liaise with finance to ensure timely raising of POs & tracking of rebates & credit notes from the principal 
• Liaise with WH, E-comm, Brand & Marketing teams to notify about all shipment status/deliveries & align the product launch & marketing calendars 
• Set benchmark pricing for each SKU. Conducting market surveys to understand competition pricing. Quarterly review of pricing grid in APAC markets 
• Visit malls/markets to analyze fashion trends & design the buying plan basis relevant trends in the market 
• Liaise with the Principal & Marketing to share routine reports & co-ordinate for shipping & credit note issues

Requirements:

• Diploma or Bachelor degree holder any field.
• Advanced/Intermediate Excel Skills: ability to handle large set of complex data and model it as per requirement. Well versed with Excel pivots and functions like VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, SUMIF, SUMIFS, INDEX, MATCH etc. 
• Added advantage if have prior experience with data-warehouse, SAP, business planning tools 
• High comfort level with MS Office, esp. Power Point and Word 
• Merchandising & Planning skills, Analytics, Project Management 
• Excellent team player, cheerful, energetic & positive personality 
• Fluency in English is must have, with good communication skills
• Excellent capabilities to collaborate & co-ordinate with internal & external stakeholders 
• Extremely high degree of attention to details. Organized & structured way of working 
• Ability to handle ambiguity and ever-changing business needs 
• Willing to listen to new ideas and learn 
• Ability to foresee business needs and act accordingly 
• Excellent time management and people management skills