About us
Love, Bonito is a digital-first company on a mission to empower the everyday Asian woman and inspire self-confidence. We are Southeast Asia’s leading womenswear brand, headquartered in Singapore, with an omnichannel presence across Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Malaysia and a retail franchise in Cambodia. In addition, we have also expanded into international markets namely the Philippines and the United States of America.Founded in 2010, we are proudly female-founded with more than 65% female representation in leadership roles (#girlpower!). We raised a US$50M Series C round in 2021 and know that we’re on the cusp of something great, where we’re working towards becoming the most thoughtful brand globally, for the Asian female consumer, especially when it comes to our products, community and experiences.There’s a lot more work to be done with all of our exciting plans. So we’re looking to team up with people who are wildly passionate about making an impact and be part of a dynamic team, in a workplace with no corporate BS (yes, you read that right!).
The role
Sitting in the Assortment Strategy & Planning team of the Commercial Department, this position will be responsible for the synthesization of market & competition, as well as our customer trends and behaviours when it comes to assortment. You will also be responsible for hypothesis generation, analysis, organising of data and insights, presentation of business recommendations in a digestible and actionable manner to the larger organisation.You need to have a firm grasp and understanding of the business goals of the company and have a strong commercial thinking, leveraging on qualitative and quantitative data to identify opportunities and help accelerate commercial growth of the categories in a scalable and sustainable manner.
You should have / be
- An analytical, logical and objective mindset with strong business acumen
- Able to organise and articulate data and insights in a simple and digestible manner
- Be both performance-driven and process-driven and thirst for constant improvement through iteration
- Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to think quick on the feet and out of the box with solutions that are scalable, sustainable, yet most cost-efficient
- A growth mindset and entrepreneurial attitude. Be able to adapt and thrive in a dynamic and ever-shifting environment.
- A willingness to go above and beyond and proactively offer suggestions
- Strong influence, interpersonal and communication skills
- A genuine passion and interest in fashion
Main responsibilities
- Work closely with the Data team to build base reports and charts that will reflect business health that will be used across the Commercial Team
- Support the Buying and Merchandising team by providing performance insights to make refinements to their plans
- Generate category trends and behaviours to support Planners in OTB, Range Planning and Pricing Frameworks development
- Conduct competitor benchmarking analysis and macro or industry analysis to form solutions to solve key business issues, product market fit for new markets etc
- Continuously identify opportunities and work closely with cross functional counterparts to help them understand and follow up with an after action evaluation post implementation
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of experience in strategy, consulting, business analytics, buying or planning
- Degree with a Bachelors in Business, Economics, Finance or related field. Fresh graduates with relevant backgrounds are also encouraged to apply.
- Proficiency of Excel; Knowledge with BI platforms and SQL is a plus
- Prior experience in a fashion or DTC brand a plus
