Regional Category Manager

6 months ago

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ZALORA SOUTH EAST ASIA PTE LTD Full time

**Description**:
We are looking for a Regional Category Manager based in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to develop ZALORA's Luxury outright portfolio.

Analysing luxury consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends are two really important responsibilities for this role.

The Category Manager will implement the merchandising strategies and ensure that product offer is in line with the customer demands whilst driving the business forward by negotiating contracts with new and existing suppliers. The Category Manager is responsible for maximizing commercial opportunities through effective management of inventory, driving sales through improved availability and forecasting, and price management.

This is a unique, exciting opportunity to influence minds and make an impact at ZALORA in order to deliver our growth ambition in this exciting category.

**Responsibilities**:

- Build strong relationships with new and existing luxury suppliers by negotiating the best offers, margin structures and marketing investments
- Formulate buying strategies, develop OTB plans and product mix allocation to optimize sales plan and gross margin
- Monitor and drive the growth of the outright segment: create and execute a strategic plan that delivers business opportunities for Zalora Luxury with an accurate forecasting, future trends prediction and internal performance management/analysis
- Monitor inventory, delivery situation to ensure timely product availability and maximize sales opportunities during the season and mega campaigns.
- Handle various sets of daily, weekly and monthly business reports to improve visibility of category performance to senior management
- Manage junior fashion buyers who support the day to day operations and execute monthly orders
- Liaise with internal departments and work with Marketing and Campaign Teams to incorporate luxury promotions into ZALORA’s marketing calendar
- Work with the suppliers/internal teams to continuously improve operational aspects of the business that directly impact the customer experience: reduce the defective rate, improve the packaging, handle customer service inquiries, etc.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 6 years of work experience in fashion merchandising/buying with international luxury retail companies preferred
- Excellent English skills required
- Bachelor in Business, Fashion, Finance or related field
- Strong fashion sense, with working knowledge of South-East Asia markets
- Exposure in e-commerce industry is preferred
- Great negotiation, interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to forge effective cross-functional team relationships and confidently interact with senior stakeholders internally and externally to deliver business outcomes
- Willingness to work in a multicultural environment
- Robust commercial understanding, P&L literacy with innate numerical and analytical skills and ability to derive insights from data.
- Proactivity and entrepreneurial mindset to flex the needs of the role as the category develops
- Advance working knowledge of Excel & PowerPoint; Tableau or Looker are preferred

**The ZALORA Story**

ZALORA Group is Asia Pacific’s leading group of online fashion destinations. Founded in 2012, the company has a presence in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. ZALORA is part of Global Fashion Group, the world's leader in online fashion for emerging markets. ZALORA Group’s localised sites offer an extensive collection of top international and local brands and products across apparel, shoes, accessories, and beauty categories for men and women. Offering up to 30-day free returns, speedy deliveries as fast as 3 hours in some markets, free delivery over a certain spend, and multiple payment methods including cash-on-delivery, ZALORA Group is the online shopping destination with endless fashion possibilities.

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