adidas Singapore Pte Ltd – Retail Management Intern

Retail Management Intern

Jan 2012 - March 2012

Retail / eCommerce

$1,000 monthly

Overall Purpose of Job

• To assist SEA Senior Manager to build trading culture reporting and communication.

• To deliver pre-season and in-season actions that maximise sales and data collector.

• Liaison and communication links with country Merchandiser to ensure all reporting are submitted on time.

Job Responsibilities

• Detailed sales analysis and end results with accuracy is crucial.

• Actively work cross functionally and maintain effective communication/relationships with your Superior and among countries across SEA.

• Provide reporting and analysis to highlight current performance and be pro-active in interpreting, communicating and acting upon results/support key initiatives.

• Take on special projects that enhance the merchandising and planning processes and/or lead to new opportunities

• Liaise on new launch products, seasonal range by coordinating Operational Guideline with Visual Merchandising team prior to launch

• Implementing and exploiting new systems and processes.

Technical Knowledge and Business Skills Requirements

• Sales Estimating at department, range and product level including understanding of ranking / top lines.

• Cataloguing by grade and store profile

• Fully competent in the use of role specific software, Excel and MS Office functions.

• Planning skills, demonstrates clear understanding of all stages in end-to-end planning process and product Critical path, as well as understanding of impacts of changes to plan.

• Numerical, analytical and interpretive skills

• Strong interpersonal / communication skills

• Organizational / Prioritizing skills