Business Planning Manager,Shanghai, China

Role Description
Reporting to the Director of Commercial Planning, the Business Planning Manager provides the financial planning discipline that enables better commercial and buying decisions. The role as the analytical partner to Commercial Planning, responsible for pre-season and in-season Merchandise Financial Plans (MFP) across both banners — the foundation for sound buying and commercial decisions.
Key Responsibilities
● Pre-season MFP: build and maintain the MFP at the required hierarchy (category/subcategory/occasion/typology); set OTB targets and align sales, cost, margin, markdown and stock plans to targets.
● Merchandise Financial Planning: build and maintain Merchandise Financial Plans, translate commercial ambition into financial targets, and establish OTB, inventory and stock objectives.
● In-season monitoring: review weekly results vs MFP, assess sales/markdown/intake trends, flag risks and set action plans; evaluate promotion performance.
● Commercial moments: coordinate stock requirements for key commercial moments across both banners.
● Commercial Decision Support: provide commercial analytics, financial insights and scenario modelling to support trading and buying decisions. Works closely with: Commercial Planning Managers, Distribution, IT, Finance, Retail Operations. Deliverables / KPIs: Stock turn, sales margin%, markdown%, freshness%, ageing%
Work Experience
● 6+ years' experience in Business Planning, Financial Planning, Commercial Planning
● Recommended strong knowledge of the footwear or fashion industry
● Solid understanding of commercial planning principles across assortment, pricing, channel and in-season trading strategy.
● Knowledge of commercial KPIs (e.g. sales revenue, gross margin, sell-through, stock turn, markdown%, ROS, service level).
● Knowledge of planning governance, performance management and cross-functional planning calendars.
Educational Qualification
● Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Retail Management, Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, Economics or a related discipline.
Language Proficiency
● Fluent English

Work arrangement
Yes