Channel Planner & Allocator (Vans)
LocationASIA > JPN > Tokyo > Sumitomo Fudosan Harajuku Building Office
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
SeniorityMid
Experience3–5 yrs
Company size10,000+ people
PostedSep 2, 2026 · 1mo ago
Verified live1d ago
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
At least 3-5 years related experience
Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Business/Statistical analysis/Apparel
Advance understanding retail mathematics and Open to Buy
Strong analytical skills
Good communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal
Entrepreneurship – an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks
Strong organization and planning skills; ability to deliver results to a process and timeline
Ability to turn data and analytics into information to inform and influence decision-making
Strong teamwork and collaboration with cross functional teams
Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of employees – both senior and junior
Flexibility to change business process, way of working
Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement (goal-oriented)
MS Office (Excel / PowerPoint)
VF system (SAP, Bi, etc) & Tools (Tableau) adoption
Fluent in Japanese / English
Skills
Excel
PowerPoint
SAP
Tableau
Role & Responsibilities:
Job Definition (Key Purpose of the Job):
About the role
Thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a strong proficiency in excel with strong business acumen, and will play a key role in optimizing sales, forecasting inventory needs, and identifying opportunities to maximize growth.
Lead & own inventory management strategies, including allocation, replenishment, consolidation, store capacity and product life cycle management to maximize sales, margin and inventory targets.
Allocator Key Result Areas:
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Identify, develop and implement process improvement opportunities to deliver efficiencies and making critical decisions that directly impact commercial performance.
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Collaborate and share insights to inventory management team & commercial team in formulating in-season inventory strategies
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Provide data driven recommendations & analytics to optimize multi-channel inventory and maximize channel sales at SKU level.
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Manage system setting for markdown and promotion
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Analyze sales and product performance at both store and cluster level, provide support and input to the build.
Channel Planner Key Result Areas:
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Own and Drive pre-season merchandise financial plans, open to buy, flow planning, in-season forecast and in season management including promotional/markdown activity.
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Running rolling forecast with the assumption of sales split, markdown, and sell-thru assumption to create seasonal open to buy plan in multi time frame
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Developing the seasonal product flow plan in collaboration with Merchandising and Buying function
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Analyzing Store plan and provide feedback to marketplace team during the monthly/seasonal/yearly planning process
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Identifying weekly MTG YTG forecast/risk & opportunity with marketplace team
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Reviewing the sales trends and forecast the ending inventory, suggest any risk and opportunities, and drive the action to solve the risk.
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Consistently monitoring the business through analytics and identifying actions to achieve the key performance metrics.
Competency Requirements:
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Advance understanding retail mathematics and Open to Buy
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Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret multiple data points across numerous channels and market segments
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Good communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal
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Entrepreneurship – an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks
•
Strong organization and planning skills; ability to deliver results to a process and timeline
•
Ability to turn data and analytics into information to inform and influence decision-making
•
Strong teamwork and collaboration with cross functional teams
•
Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of employees – both senior and junior
•
Flexibility to change business process, way of working.
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Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement(goal-oriented)
List down specific set of functional skills required to perform in this role
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MS Office (Excel /PowerPoint)
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VF system (SAP, Bi, etc) & Tools (Tableau) adoption
Experience
Minimum Relevant Experience: At least 3-5 years related experience
Academic Qualifications
Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor
Subject Expert In: Mathematic/Business/Statistical analysis/Apparel
Certifications Required: N/A
Language Proficiency:
Fluent in: Japanese / English
Specific Working Conditions
Frequency of Travel: 10%
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