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About the Role

This position builds seasonal buying plans for the ANZ DTC channel to support financial targets. It collaborates closely with merchandising to ensure the buy delivers the merchandiser’s assortment strategy and partners with the Regional Merchant Team, Local TNF ANZ sales team, and TA Planning team to link buy strategy with product strategy and market demand.

Responsibilities

• Execute demand forecasts by style and color across GTM milestones and forecast rounds, improving accuracy through end-to-end forecast management.
• Align with the TA Planning team on DTC seasonal LLT and SLT Open-to-Buy (OTB), including sales projections and inventory assumptions.
• Partner closely with Merchandising to ensure the buy reflects assortment strategy, while evaluating alignment with growth and SCO efficiency goals.
• Take full ownership of DTC buy planning, independently generating buy quantities for 800–1000 SKUs per season across all categories and territories, aligned with OTB budget, sales targets, and inventory (sell-through) goals.
• Take ownership of early buys and main buys; actively participate in consensus meetings for top-up and drop decisions.
• Optimize DTC channel size curves developed by the TA Planning team and provide recommendations for adjustments.
• Consolidate DTC and wholesale orders and ensure accurate system uploads.
• Align launch plans (CRD) with Merchandising and manage product delivery phasing to ensure alignment with demand, seasonality, and balanced inventory.
• Support in-season sell-through management by identifying what is working/not working, and provide actionable insights to optimize sales and mitigate risks.
• Support Tableau daily sales tracking and target upload processes.
• Partner closely with TA Planning on markdown, promotion, and exit decisions, ensuring profitability while maintaining premium marketplace execution.
• Collaborate closely with TA Planning and APAC inventory management Team on inventory management, including free-to-sell inventory tracking, rolling inventory reviews, and participation in clearance plans to achieve ANZ year-end inventory targets.

Requirements

• Knowledge and intuition of outdoor, TNF brand
• Retail and product expertise in the key markets: ANZ
• Working knowledge of a P&L
• Strong understanding of consumer needs
• Ability to identify retail apparel trends
• Strong organizational, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent presentation, communication and influencing skills
• Strong teamwork and collaboration with cross functional teams
• Ability to interact and communicate with all levels of employees – both senior and junior
• Flexibility to adapt to the changing trends of the business requirements
• Solid skills in coaching and developing teams for future development

Skills

• Demand Forecasting
• OTB Planning
• Assortment Planning
• Buy Decisions
• Inventory Management
• Sales Tracking
• Markdown and Promotion Planning
• Teamwork
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Presentation
• Influencing
• Coaching
• Team Development

Location

• ANZ

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Minimum 3-5 years or above in retail industry

Education Level

• Bachelor

About the Company

• With 40 years in the outdoor industry, The North Face® is the premier supplier of authentic, innovative and technologically advanced exploration apparel, footwear, equipment and accessories.
• We look for employees who help us stay on the cutting edge with their creativity and innovation.
• VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business.
• The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.

Equal Opportunity

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• VF is an equal employment opportunity employer of minorities, females, protected veterans and the disabled.
• VF is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment, and treating our VF associates and VF applicants without discrimination on the basis of their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected factor.
• VF is committed to meeting the diverse needs of people with disabilities in a timely manner that is consistent with the principles of independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity, and will do so by striving to identify, prevent and remove barriers to accessibility wherever possible as well as by meeting the accessibility requirements under the ADA, AODA, and other applicable state, local or provincial regulations.
• VF is committed to digital accessibility, and to conforming to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA and complying with the ADA and AODA Standards for Accessible Design, and other applicable regulations.
• If you need an accommodation or have any questions regarding this statement, please send your request to PeopleServices@vfc.com.