Senior Specialist - Supply Chain (6-month contract)

Senior Specialist - Supply Chain (6-Month Contract) To act as a business partner for North Asia stores, orchestrating the inventory distribution for the Ready-to-Wear / Shoes / Watches & Jewelry categories. This role is central to achieving service excellence, optimizing stock quality, and driving business success through robust analytical skills, a strong commercial mindset, and deep collaboration with Merchandising, Logistics, and Retail teams. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT • Manage the RTW, Shoes, and Watches & Jewelry categories in collaboration with Zone Merchandising and Central Supply Chain teams. • Develop and maintain robust distribution processes to support business objectives, with potential transversal actions involved. • Oversee end-of-life and obsolete product management • Produce reports on Product category performances INVENTORY DISTRIBUTION, OPTIMIZATION & FLOW MANAGEMENT • Partner with stores, Merchandising, and Market teams to ensure timely and appropriate inventory distribution of RTW, Shoes, and Watches & Jewelry to North Asia stores. • Optimize product availability by define and maintain appropriate stock targets for each store to balance inventory levels, avoiding both overstock and understock situations. • Support stores' turnover targets by proactively planning and assessing store requests. • Manage distribution flows for all product types (seasonal, carry-over, permanent) and respond to special store requests in a timely manner. • Determine and execute necessary reverse logistics, including rebalancing, overstock, and obsolete product flows. • Coordinate with the Logistics team to address transportation issues and constraints. WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT • Collaborate daily with other distribution planners to manage warehouse workload capacity and arbitrate priorities. • Contribute to mid-term assessments of warehouse storage requirements. FOCUS ON STOCK QUALITY AND OPTIMIZATION • Defines the appropriate stock targets for each store • Controls and manages stock levels to find the right balance while integrating Visual Merchandising's prerogatives (avoids overstock and understock) • Determines and implements necessary reverse flows, including Rebalancing, Overstocks, Obsoletes. STORE OPENING / POP UP / EVENTS • Ensure successful preparation and logistics for store openings, pop-ups, and events by working closely with Retail, Visual Merchandising, Warehouse, RPM • Facilitate a clear understanding of processes for all participants involved in store openings and events. COMMUNICATIONS • Builds collaborative and trusting working relationships with the markets, in order to be able to anticipate the events and seasonalities of the stores • Proactively share stock information, targets, and prioritization guidelines with Store Management, Logistics, Sales Administration, and Warehouse teams. PARTICIPATION TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT & PROJECTS • Continuously seek to improve client services by ensuring commitment and support of all the teams involved (Supply Chain and Logistics team, Merchandising team, Retail Performance Management, Network, Finance, IS...) • Participate in global Metiers, IS, Supply Chain and Logistics process optimization and automation projects OPERATIONS • Conduct regular store visits to understand operational context, gather feedback, and build trust with store teams. • Participate in store manager meetings when possible, to better understand market needs and improve the understanding of supply chain flows. University graduate of system-related or engineering background. Working experience in Retail or Supply Chain. Retail-oriented with a strong interest in store activities and a commitment to partnering with Market, Warehouse, and Logistics teams. Strong computer literacy (Excel, Access); adaptable to internal data management systems (e.g., MyPR, MySR, SAP, Power BI). Experience with SAP and I2 is a plus. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across functional areas and organizational levels. Excellent quantitative analytical skills. Highly curious, sensitive and adaptable to new ideas, people, systems and procedures. A stable, balanced team player. Willingness and availability to travel.