• Demand Forecasting & Analysis: Collect and analyze sales forecasts from Sales teams for imported brands, aligning them with historical data, market trends, and promotional activities, while regularly adjusting forecasts to reflect market shifts, customer needs, and product life cycles
• Inventory Planning & Replenishment: Develop inventory strategies to maintain optimal stock levels for imported brands in China, balancing stock availability with cost-efficiency, and working closely with procurement to coordinate order placements based on demand forecasts and supply lead times.
• Aging Inventory & Disposal Management: Monitor aging inventory, identify strategies to manage slow-moving or obsolete stock, and implement disposal or liquidation processes to minimize financial impact from excess inventory
• Long-Lead-Time & Excess Material Management: Oversee procurement planning for long-lead-time raw materials to balance availability and inventory, and manage excessive materials by reallocating or disposing of them to prevent waste
• ERP System Management: Utilize ERP systems to track inventory levels, replenishment cycles, and demand trends, ensuring data accuracy and timely updates to support informed decision-making
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Procurement, and Brand teams to ensure alignment on demand and inventory plans, acting as a liaison between internal teams and external suppliers to address supply chain challenges and mitigate risks
• Liaise with third party on product registration and quality complaints (focus imported brand).
• Support for process improvement and ad-hoc project management