Divisional Merchandise Manager, Merchandising, Boys/Toddler Boys - Full-time

Job Description

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Leads cross-functional team at division/sub-brand level.Responsible for driving merchandising strategy and execution of product to meetthe commercial needs of the global business, ensuring each market’s needs aremet. Owns market exclusivestrategies. Develops, communicates anddrives seasonal business strategies that meet or exceed financial goals andcustomer expectations. Acts as a brand champion through sharing best inpractices and key learning’s across the division/sub-brand. Is a role model within the Brand.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage the success of the divisions/sub-brands through developing and drivingseasonal business strategies that meet or exceed the division/sub-brandsfinancial goals, ensuring each market’s needs are met. Prioritize tasks to meet customerexpectations and ensure resource efficiency and effectiveness.

Strategy

• Establish long-term strategies and annual/seasonal financialplans globally and identify growth opportunities.
• Develops and gains approval for seasonal strategies andprioritizes tasks to support global and local product strategies and meetfinancial targets; approves shared and specific market category opportunitiesto maximize growth areas and manage risk for the business.

Assortment

• Collaborates with Global Design team to agree on theseason’s product direction, fabrications and key items.
• Leads cross-functional team members to develop key conceptsand items, promotional strategies and store assortments to ensure that thecollection is commercially viable in each market and provides an excitingcustomer store experience.
• Develops assortment in accordance with overall strategiesand financial plans.
• Build global assortment plans that meet global needs anddeliver a single detailed assortment to design.
• Partners with Global Design and Production to develop andexecute the necessary seasonal calendar; manages the team calendar and leadsthe weekly cross-functional team meeting. Participates in all product milestones and ensures that Global productneeds, including market exclusives, are met at concept stage through final assortment
• In partnership with Regional Inventory Management teams, ownsthe global flow strategy.
• Communicate the final assortment and manage the exceptionbooking process. Ensure partnership during buy planning to clarify, guide andbalance. Partner’s with Inventory Managementon final investment plan and strategy and address concerns.

In Season Management

• Weekly business review and product recapping to chaseopportunities and inform future season strategy/product development andpartner’s with IM teams to execute.
• Identify business opportunities and in season risks byanalyzing sales data and closely watching the competition. Change futureDepartment strategies in-season where needed and provide appropriate and timelydirection to the cross-functional team in order to react quickly to customerand business trends.
• Own assignment of flow, season code, size model and time onoffer at the style level and capture in the global ACT (assortment tool).
• Own the assignment of global store tiers for all styles includingexclusives based on historical and current product performance, as well asmarketplace information. Eliminates redundancies in the product assortment.
• Own setting of strategies for responsive supply chain (rapidresponse, test & respond, Vendor Managed Inventory).
• Accountable for fabric liability process, in partnershipwith Global Production
• Approves garment fit intent and ensures product executionmeets the design aesthetic as well as commercially acceptable qualitystandards.
• Own Average Unit Cost management through the pipeline -target setting (inputting product strategy), mid-way "frolls", andcross functional leadership.
• Own the assignment of ticket price for US market and theguide price for other markets.
• Serves as global liaison with Global Marketing to developseasonal window strategies.
• Analyzes market hind-sighting and provides and providesfinding to key partners for continuous improvement.

COMMUNICATION/RELATIONSHIPS:

• Demonstrates successful collaboration with global partners, includingDesign, Production, Marketing and Inventory Management teams.
• Communicates seasonal strategies to key functional areas tofocus team towards a common goal.
• Actively listens to all members of the cross-functional teamto ensure that innovative ideas are surfaced and acted upon, and that the teamfeels ownership in the business.
• Shares information cross-brand and cross-channel whereappropriate.
• Manages and coaches the team to be customer-focused,innovative, fast and team-oriented in their work.
• Prioritizes workload and plays an active role in trainingmerchants. .
• Shares best in practices and key learning’s acrossfunctions, channels and geographies.
• Coaches employees to provide them with the appropriate toolsand training for their development.
• Effectively leads and manages direct reports and entireteam; leads retention and succession efforts.
• Supports an open and inclusive environment that recognizesemployees based on the strength of their efforts.

ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIPS:

• Influences Global Design to ensure that design supportscustomer and business needs while remaining innovative.
• Develop close partnerships with Inventory Management teamsto build a Global Flow Strategy, while ensuring that specific needs of eachregion are met.
• Partners with Production to ensure that sourcing strategiesare cost-effective and in compliance with the company’s legal standards.

Qualification

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Creates an environment in which the team is provided thesupport and direction to drive results.
• Formulates long-term strategies and implements short-termtactical plans that are cost-effective, efficient and realistic.
• Possesses a clear understanding of financial measurementsand how to impact them.
• Has a broad global mindset – and is able to navigateeffectively across different cultures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the brand aesthetic, targetcustomer and of product trends.
• Demonstrates broad leadership capabilities across multiplefunctions and teams.
• Demonstrates negotiation skills that secure beneficialoutcomes.
• Demonstrates smart risk-taking in business and productstrategies
• Possesses strong presentation, listening, verbal and writtencommunication skills.
• Defends and sells a point of view to both peers and upper management.
• Analyzes a problem skillfully, formulates a logicalrationale for the decision and takes action.
• Is aware of the impact and implications of decisions onother components of the organization.
• Demonstrates smart risk-taking.
• Displays managerial courage.
• Is able to handle ambiguity well and learn on the fly.
• Leads diverse audiences and within diverse environmentseffectively.
• Sets standard for and leads a team environment that promotescollaboration and high performance.
• Creates succession plans for team and actively developstalent.
• Delegates responsibility and decision-making appropriately.
• Is open-minded to and tolerant of others' opinions.
• Possesses basic knowledge of international productionprocesses.
• Demonstrates the organizational ability to facilitatemulti-tasking in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum educational level:

• Bachelors degree, preferred

Minimum experience:

• 10 years of merchandising experience.
• At least 8 years of management experience.
• International merchandising experience preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to transport, maneuver and visually evaluatemerchandise.
• Ability and willingness to travel both domestically andinternationally to any countries as designated by your job duties or by yourmanager. Anticipate travel includes minimum 4 International trips.