Hiroyuki Shinbara

・Business planning and corporate inventory management ・Merchandise planning ・Distribution planning and execution

･Lead S&OP and Demand/Supply Planning ･Inventory Management ･Logistic & Import operation management ･Oversee operation & managemet of Product compliance and Custpmer Service ･People Management(19 members)

･Managing development of global standards for merchandise assortment to different store types, including retail partners , shop in shop and ASICS ecommerce sites under “direct to consumer channel(DTC)”. ･Sales planning and budget management for global marketing initiatives (e.g. store/EC related communication) ･Responsible for ongoing communication regarding global MD plans, executional plans for product launches with initiatives, or support to overseas sales subsidiaries for the implementations ･Managing global DTC sales/margin/Inventory performance and reporting of the performance with action proposals related in-season or pre-season merchandising planning at business review meetings, and providing short – long term actions and guidance of “open to buy” for outlet stores to overseas sales subsidiaries and support the implementations. ･Responsible for store openings and closings direction by reviewing store profitability with product performance and develop assortment plans for store opening projects and support store opening applications

･Managing pre-season & in-season forecasts and demand planning to supply goods for Whole Sale and Retail channel. (1 Billion Yen volume in 2016) ･Managing end-to-end inventory management for Hunter Japan. Validate top-line forecasts and strategies in OTB processes. ･Leading allocation planning & logistic operation in partnership with Finance and Logistic partners. ･Building Merchandise Planning & Allocation processes for Hunter Japan with training allocators and planner to foster skill development and knowledge.

･Managing top-line sales for Retail and Outlet ($224MM volume or +6% growth: Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia) to maximize business opportunities and mitigate risks in partnerships with cross-functional teams by monthly re-forecasting. ･Managing demand planning to supply goods and open-to-buy forecasts. Validate top-line forecasts and strategies in open-to-buy processes. ･Managing promotions and pricing to control gross margin by country. ･Leading end-to-end inventory management for Coach Asia in four countries, hitting better inventory turn at +14% to LY in FY16. 

･Supervising five planners who are in charge of Women’s bag, SLG and Men's categories to meet financial goals. ･Managing pre-season & in-season planning processes and open-to-buy to be distributed into categories. ･Ｌeading New Year Happy Bag event, launched first CNY happy bag in FY15. ･Managing end-to-end inventory management for Japan and Korea. ･Project member to restructure and integrate best-in-class business processes and systems to/from the newly re-acquired Korean market.

･Planner for Men's products (2013/8 - 2012/1) and Women’s Lifestyle (2012/1 - 2008/1) at Japan factory channel. ･Analyzing result of sales to find sales optimization, recommending action plan for sales and inventory. ･Forecasting for monthly replenishment and buy plan order according to open-to-buy, dedicating delivery and inventory manageme. ･Developing order taking processes, supply for wholesale channel earned 3B JPY with cross-functional partners. Achievements: 2011 Coach Chairman’s award by door profiling analysis, CJ employee of the quarter.

･Managing merchandising, sales, margin and inventory for Handbag and SLG categories (12B JPY volume) and six buyers. ･Leading development of handbag and SLG private brands in collaboration with European and American companies (contributing 10% to total sales). ･Supply chain management to develop new suppliers globally.

･In charge of store operation and staff management (15 staff members). ･Managing sales and cost budget for the store and planning promotions with landlord.

･Planning annual sales (6B JPY volume) and investment according to past sales trend. ･Presenting and preparing reports, documents of sales analysis and purchasing plans to the senior manager. ･Purchasing goods for re-order by SKU, following OTB plan with distribution plans to stores. ･Planning monthly promotions on advertising by assort from buy plans. Achievements: Excellence Award by hitting +20% growth with 7B JPY in 2001.

･Assisting buyers for re-orders and making distribution plans for replenishment to stores.