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Senior Forecasting & Planning Manager

Shanghai💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead China FBP forecasting and merchandise planning, translating sales trends and stock status into actionable recommendations to support business adjustments across offline, online, and Travel Retail channels.

Role type

Senior Manager, Demand Forecasting & Merchandise Planning

Builds

Omni-channel demand forecasts, merchandise plans, and supply allocation strategies for the China market.

Domain

Luxury/Beauty/FMCG retail and supply chain

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery

Required skills

Demand forecasting, merchandise planning, supply planning, data analysis, numerical modeling, stakeholder management, team leadership, risk identification, commercial acumen

Preferred skills

Luxury branding sensitivity, retail operational expertise, campaign planning, inventory management

Technologies

Forecasting systems, PO management tools, inventory tracking systems

Responsibilities

Lead demand forecasting and merchandise planning based on sales performance and product lifecycle; Monitor forecast accuracy and identify variances to enable timely business adjustment; Manage and lead a team of 3 forecasting specialists; Calibrate with Marketing and Retail teams on SPM/Testers forecast and supply needs; Validate POs and review inventory on hand and goods in transit; Provide data-driven input for upstream communication with Regional and Global teams on China demand and supply needs.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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