The name Tiffany & Co. instills images of Beauty, Romance and the iconic Blue Box. It is a Symbol of Excellence. Since 1837, the masterpieces of Tiffany & Co. have defined style and celebrated the world’s great love stories.

Join Tiffany & Co. and be part of the largest luxury group in the world - LVMH! Are you interested in Demand & Supply Planning?  Do you love making a difference?

The Demand & Supply Planning Manager is responsible of sales forecasting to support zone strategy & distribution to stores for the entire South Asia Pacific region. They will directly manage the sales forecasting process, new products distribution and supervise an Inventory Planner in charge of daily activities on baseline distribution & inventory management. They will work closely with local retail and merchandising teams to have a deep understanding of local specificities and commercial actions, and with New York Global teams to embrace the central vision. 

 

Responsibilities

 

SALES FORECASTING 

Actively create and manage the full monthly forecasting process with constant follow up of performance on weekly basis  Prepare the monthly Zone best estimate and coordinate with budget  Work on sales planning at product category/family/sku level  Coordinate with central supply chain on the monthly Forecast validation process  Constant review of new product profiles, performances & corresponding baseline cannibalisation 

NEW PRODUCTS MANAGEMENT  

Create and coordinate the Zone launch planning process  Work with Merch team on New Products forecasts, align with them the launch strategy, set up target stocks accordingly, both at regional warehouse & stores level  Coordinate with central supply chain the timing of product availability to match launches to ensure enough stock will be available in Regional DC  Create a monthly launch planning process for all products categories: ensure the correct departure and arrival of new product from Regional DC to stores  Coordinate with Regional DC on the delivery plan   Deal with store inquiries on New Products  Prepare visibility on the coming launches & share with all departments stock situation and performance vs forecast 

LEADERSHIP & INVENTORY PLANNING OVERSIGHT 

Supervises the Inventory Planner who oversees; Target Stock definition, rebalancing operations, new stores management, sold orders & reporting 

PROJECTS & PROCESS IMPROVEMENT 

Support the Director, Supply & Logistics on process and tool improvement with local and central Supply team   Develop new reporting tools to better monitor the actual business and improve KPIs (sales performance, forecast accuracy, in stock rate, stock levels & health, new products performance, long tail management)  Contribute to develop the Anaplan tools to improve forecasting & store replenishment process  Improve best estimate process & deploy S&OP process   Work with retail and logistics teams on process improvement  Be the planning lead for key projects such as Ecommerce expansion, OMNI channel flows implementation & coming POS/OMS/ERP change in Australia market 

 

 Qualifications

7+ years business experience in Supply Chain in Luxury or retail industry  College degree and/or business experience  Strong analytical skills  Ability to manage and function in a dynamic environment while handling multiple assignments  Excellent written/verbal communication and diplomacy skills  Advanced proficiency in Excel & Ability to learn new systems especially BI  Interest in our brand and products