Merchandise Planning Manager
Ready to shape the future of retail strategy?
We’re looking for a Merchandise Financial Planning Manager to drive data-informed decisions, optimize inventory, and elevate our commercial performance. If you thrive at the intersection of analytics and creativity and want to make a real impact in a fast-paced, global brand—this is your moment.
About the role
The Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP) Manager is a strategic leader responsible for driving the financial planning and inventory strategy across all channels within the cluster.
This role owns the end-to-end MFP and Open-to-Buy (OTB) processes, translating global merchandising strategies into actionable, locally relevant financial plans that optimize inventory, drive profitable growth, and enable agile decision-making.
As a key business partner to cluster and global leadership, this role leads the development and execution of financial strategies that support commercial objectives, promotional planning, and investment decisions. The individual will be a thought leader, capable of influencing cross-functional stakeholders and guiding a high-performing team to deliver best-in-class financial planning outcomes.
You will foster an inclusive, engaging, and high-performing culture, embedding Pandora’s core values—Dream, Dare, Care, and Deliver—in everything we do.
Key areas of responsibilities:
Strategic Merchandise Financial Planning
- Own and lead the merchandise financial planning strategy across all channels for the cluster
- Translate global merchandising strategies into locally tailored financial objectives, ensuring alignment with commercial goals
- Identify growth opportunities and margin enhancement levers through data-driven insights and market intelligence
- Lead monthly and quarterly reviews with Global MFP to ensure alignment and visibility of cluster performance and strategy
OTB & Investment Strategy
- Oversee the development, execution, and governance of Open-to-Buy plans, ensuring accuracy, agility, and alignment with sales forecasts
- Lead the cluster’s Global Buy Review process, shaping investment strategies based on local insights, performance trends, and strategic priorities
- Partner with senior finance and commercial leaders to set stock and delivery targets that support business growth and inventory efficiency
- Build relationship with Wholesale Partners to optimise forward planning across all categories
Budgeting & Forecasting
- Drive the bottom-up merchandise financial forecast process, ensuring integration into cluster budgeting cycles
- Collaborate with finance and merchandising leadership to align financial targets with strategic initiatives and market dynamics
Promotional Strategy
- Lead the strategic planning and execution of promotional activities, ensuring alignment with financial goals and inventory health
- Partner with cluster GMs and global teams to optimize pricing strategies and promotional
effectiveness
- Provide post-event analysis and insights to inform future planning and best practice sharing
Performance & Inventory Optimization
- Monitor and analyze financial performance across channels, recommending strategic actions to achieve sales, margin, and inventory KPIs
- Lead weekly trade meetings with inventory health reviews and develop forward-looking strategies to optimize stock turn and reduce risk
Leadership & Collaboration
- Act as the primary point of contact for all MFP and OTB matters within the cluster and global, representing the function in senior leadership forums
- Foster strong collaboration with global merchandising, cluster finance, sales, and inventory teams to ensure cohesive execution of strategy
- Mentor and develop the MFP team, building capability and driving continuous improvement in planning processes and tools
Ideal profile
- 6 - 8 years’ experience in working within Merchandising and/or Merchandising planning in a multi/omni channel company
- 2+ years of experience leading merchandising team functions
- Experience and passion for the Asia cluster retail market and a deep understanding of the regional seasonality, cultural nuances and the customer
- Proactive in planning to achieve targets and objectives which deliver profitable outcomes
- University degree in Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline
- Strong communication skills with business stakeholders
- Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities
- Delivery focused with excellent attention to detail and strong drive to resolve issues
- Strong team working and collaboration skills
- Respects individual’s views and positively contributes to a learning environment in which individuals are supported and encouraged to excel
- Demonstrates unwavering integrity and consistency in actions and decisions, realising everyone's potential to get the best possible result and live the value
Why join Pandora in Asia?
At Pandora, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel supported, trusted, and inspired to grow. Since 2021, we’ve expanded our global workforce by 40% while reducing attrition by 25% —progress made possible by inclusive leadership, strong internal mobility, and a culture that values care, courage, and connection.
We offer a thoughtfully curated suite of benefits to support your wellbeing, growth, and lead the life you love. These include performance-based rewards and access to global leadership development programs. Our culture embraces creativity and individuality, and supports internal mobility.
As part of a company committed to sustainability, diversity, and craftsmanship, you’ll have the platform to lead with purpose and shape the future of a globally recognised brand.
Did we get your attention?
Do you envision yourself in this role and are ready to shape the future of jewellery, we encourage you to apply. We review applications on a rolling basis and we recommend submitting yours as soon as possible.
Learn more about Pandora at www.pandoragroup.com
The icing on the cake
This role offers an opportunity in Singapore, a world-class city known for its innovation, sustainability efforts, and multicultural society — making it the ideal location for Pandora’s regional team.
About Pandora
Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand, specialising in the design, crafting and marketing of accessible luxury jewellery made from high-quality materials. Each piece is created to inspire self-expression, allowing people to share their stories and passions through meaningful jewellery. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale, including more than 2,700 concept stores.
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 37,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery using only recycled silver and gold. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and has set out to halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated revenue of DKK 31.7 billion (EUR 4.2 billion) in 2024.
Recognised by the Financial Times as one of Europe’s Best Workplaces and ranked #1 among Danish companies, Pandora is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that reflecting the diversity of society in how we engage with our customers is essential to fulfilling our purpose: to give a voice to people’s loves. We are dedicated to nurturing a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.