Be part of an iconic story.
TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized global lifestyle brands, confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the vibrant spirit of Americana, to create the modern uniform of accessible luxury. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations, geographies, activities and occasions. Tommy Hilfiger’s global marketing approach and communications strategy taps into culture through the world of F.A.M.E.S.: the people, organizations and ideas boldly driving the future of Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment and Sport. Major global campaigns, sponsorship platforms, and disruptive activations with world-class athletes, musicians and entertainers bring a constant source of energy and inspiration to the brand. Immerse yourself in TOMMY HILFIGER here! (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok)
The Team
Within the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, our mission is to ensure the Global Full Price product strategy is adapted to meet the specific needs of the region to maximize DTC performance & wholesale growth, and to ensure operational readiness across the Full Price buying teams. This position serves as the backbone of the Full Price team, collaborating closely with Hubs and wider TH teams to drive overall commercial performance. With an integral position in the team, the role contributes significantly to the department’s operational efficiency, strategic growth and overall success.
The Position
As DTC Buying Coordinator, you will be crucial to the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team. You will support the DTC Buying team on a day-to-day basis, providing administrative support to the buying team and to ensure that all aspects of the buying process are running smoothly and efficiently. This role is vital for achieving the Full Price Buying & Merchandising objectives and your work will be key to the commercial success of the TH brand.
Key Responsibilities:
· Seasonal buy preparation: Prepare seasonal overview and analysis to review with buying team ahead of buying season; provide support in seasonal analysis through hindsight documentation
· Buy placement & order book management: Assist with upload of the seasonal buy, ensuring timely entry of all seasonal orders to meet requested deadlines; ensure order book is updated and maintained, checking and providing overviews / summaries of all orders placed and feeding internal line lists with all relevant product information
· GTM / Product Launch support: Support the launch of new product, performing delivery tracking and on-site checks, ensuring product images and copy are available, and assisting in DTC launches
· Trading support: Update weekly reports and assist with ad-hoc requests; filing and reading all weekly Trade Reports
· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proactively collaborate with partners across planning & allocation, e-commerce, and visual merchandising, amongst many others
· Continuous improvement: Align with and provide feedback on new systems and processes to continually increase Buying team efficiency.
· Consumer knowledge: Conduct seasonal trend research and comp shop analysis. Undertake regular market visits, to understand trend, promotional activity, and other initiatives by our competitors, feeding back findings to the wider team
Requirements
· Ideally 1-2 years of working experience
· Commercial awareness with a keen interest in the fashion industry
· Strong analytical skills. Proficiency in Excel is a must
· Highly adaptable and proactive, thriving in a fast-paced, evolving retail environment
· Demonstrates initiative and follows through completely on all aspects of a project
· Positive and can-do attitude; flexible approach to learning and supportive team mentality
· Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey information both written and orally with more senior stakeholders and team members
· Fluent English both written and verbal
· Education: a Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience
At PVH, how we act is as important as what we do. Here are some key behaviours we expect from our people:
ENTERPRISE FIRST – we act in the best interests of PVH and its consumers beyond our own team, brand, region or market.
DRIVE CHANGE – we lead by example and are optimistic about change. We challenge the status quo but fully commit once a decision is made.
CREATE CLARITY – we are diligent in providing context and setting our priorities so we can be productive quickly.
INSPIRE TRUST – we create safe spaces for debate and deliver on what we promise so people can learn to depend on us.
TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY – we focus on work with the biggest business impact and give candid feedback to each other.
Your Wellbeing is Our Priority
In the heart of Amsterdam, PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.
Wellbeing: exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physio, and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs
Campus: extensive food and beverage offerings, top-notch restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, monthly social events, weekly Thursday drinks, game nights, and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy
Be at the forefront: stay closely connected to our brands, CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER, and be a part of seasonal market launches, sample sales and receive employee discounts!
Check out our Amsterdam Campus here.
About PVH:
We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.
One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.
PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.
