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プランニング/ Planning

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A multinational luxury retail company is looking for a Planning professional. The selected candidate will drive sales forecasting, support buying activities, and optimise sell-through performance for ready-to-wear and footwear categories. This is a hybrid setup role.

Responsibilities:

  • Review and manage sales forecasts for ready-to-wear and footwear products in collaboration with local merchandising and central planning teams
  • Analyse new product performance and adjust sales forecasts quickly following product launches
  • Lead and coordinate the monthly Best Estimate forecasting process with cross-functional departments
  • Monitor buying quantities before and after product launches based on initial sales signals
  • Implement actions with merchandising and retail teams to improve sell-through, including visual merchandising, commercial initiatives, and stock rebalancing
  • Enhance and adjust sales forecasting tool parameters to improve planning accuracy
  • Challenge existing planning processes and collaborate with central teams to propose operational improvements
  • Support merchandising teams during buying sessions for ready-to-wear and footwear categories
  • Monitor global product landings to ensure supply availability and achievement of category growth targets
  • Analyse buying quantities at SKU level in alignment with merchandising strategies and benchmarks
  • Support sizing and product setup strategies defined by merchandising teams
  • Prepare monthly Best Estimate and PIC presentations and provide ad hoc analysis to support business development

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or above
  • More than 3 years of experience in supply chain within the retail industry
  • Experience in retail supply chain planning and sales forecasting
  • Proficient in data analysis tools, including Excel, Power BI, Power Query, and datasets
  • Willingness to challenge existing processes and drive continuous improvement
  • Business level Japanese and English

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience in the luxury goods industry or global organisations

About the Company:

An international fashion brand that has attracted customers from across the globe with its vast selection of iconic and stylish products. The company continues to be a world leader in designing luxurious pieces for men and women.

Keywords:

販売計画, サプライチェーン管理, 需要予測, 売上分析, 在庫最適化, 小売業, ラグジュアリーブランド, データ分析, 求人, 外資系

Job Ref: NYO06D

Contract Type: Perm

Specialism: Procurement & Supply Chain

Focus: Operations

Industry: Fashion

Salary: ¥5,000,000 - ¥7,000,000 per annum

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Associate

Language: Japanese - Professional working

Second Language: English - Business level

Location: Tokyo

Job Reference: NYO06D-4CC990DD

Date posted: 10 May 2026

Consultant: Sujan Karki