Assistant Manager, Travel Retail/Wholesale - APAC

About the role

This role involves building and nurturing strong partnerships with key stakeholders to drive business growth across Asia, with responsibility for stock assessment, seasonal buying cycles, and operational support across multiple functions including order management, training, visual merchandising, and legal compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Build and nurture strong partnerships with key stakeholders to drive business growth across Asia
• Assess stock levels and support Director/Manager with Open-to-Buy discussions with partners to identify sales opportunities and risks
• Support seasonal buy 4 times a year, includes order management, price management
• Provide admin and operational support, including after sales support, training, packaging order, visual merchandising, logistics and legal compliance, marketing event execution
• Conduct regular market visits to stay updated on trends and ensure brand standards are met
• Work with Global/Regional Merchandising to ensure appropriate assortments are communicated and locations are adequately serviced
• Regularly assess stock levels and propose OTB adjustments to travel retail partners
• Manage communication and timelines between the Global/Regional office and across travel retail partners
• Establish suggested retail pricing targets and determine distribution channels based on market conditions
• Review weekly results by classification to identify business trends

About you

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Proven experience in account management and operational skills within consumer products
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the luxury, fashion, or travel retail sectors
• Background in Merchandising/Planning/Business development is a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in data analysis, reporting and presentation skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Proactive, self-motivated, team-oriented, and adept at problem-solving
• Proficient in English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)
• Occasional travel is required