Brand Manager / Merchandising Manager

About the role

This role involves defining and owning overall business strategy to achieve planned growth aspirations across channels, with end-to-end P&L responsibility including topline, gross margin, marketing, and overhead costs across all channels. You will cascade business strategy into specific functional strategies across buying, merchandising, while managing a premium camera brand in the luxury retail sector.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own the overall business strategy to achieve planned growth aspirations across channels

• Cascade the business strategy into specific functional strategies across buying, merchandising, and store

• Ensure appropriate controls are in place for buying, inventory, working capital utilization, and new stores capital expenditure

• Own end-to-end P&L responsibility including topline, gross margin, marketing, and other overhead costs across all channels

• Analyze market data and sales trends to set up an annual budget for revenue, expenditures, and profitability

• Set up sales targets and periodic sales forecasts and ensure the outcome of expected sales is achieved

• Construct monthly sales reports that summarize sales achievement, marketing activities updates, and competitive landscape for submission to principal

• Handle Wakai Go & The Little Things She Needs, inhouse brand placement in South Jakarta (Kuningan)

About you

• Minimum 4 years experience in a related field, with 2 years as a brand manager in a retail industry

• Excellent English language skills

• Excellent communication with great interpersonal skills to deliver on growth prospects working closely with stakeholders in a matrix organization

• Prior experience in P&L management, merchandising, planning, and brand management

• Strong understanding of MS Office, ERP tools, and systems

• Good handle on consumer and market insight, including the ability to analyze market data