Senior Merchandise Product Manager Footwear, Calvin Klein
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The Team
The Senior Merchandise Product Manager, Footwear (FTW) will work in the Calvin Klein Footwear team and will support the Footwear Merchandising strategy by analyzing and implementing a global merchandising plan to inform decisions on product, pricing, positioning, and assortment on a global scale. This role will be responsible for working cross-functionally on the Women Footwear category, creating performance analysis and helping to optimize projective sales.
The Position
Merchandising:
Supporting the creation of merchandising tools for footwear
Create merchandising plans for Footwear category and track all development, open market Stock Keeping Units (skus ) and production skus.
Strategically build style/sku needs into one brand architecture
Bring global customer and market perspective to the design and product development process. Thoroughly understands the different brand's target customer by tracking attitude and lifestyle trends.
Analyse historical data and current trends to form seasonal strategy
Ability to apply trend forecast and influence product during development process using both market information and Brand Filters.
Collaborate with design and product development partners to meet costing targets on all products developed seasonally.
Ensure the successful implementation of merchandising strategies by providing direction to design and technical teams.
Create end of season analysis
Attend strategy meetings and assist in preparing any relevant presentations
Partner with regional merchants to align global needs in assortments
Understand and align calendar needs for regions, design, and product development
Analytics:
Maintain all category selling reports and communicate any notable sales/underperforming styles to cross-functional teams
Meet with Regional Merchants/Buying Team on a regular basis to understand slow movers and best sellers; understand client feedback from selling to proactively make necessary updates on merchandising plans
Create process for naming of products for efficient data capturing
Ensure all calendar deliverables are met, and to make sure proper preparation for milestone meetings
Track, and monitor progress of Hero product to strategize towards business growth and future development
Manage/track KPIs on Market and seasonal hindsight
Sales Optimization:
Drive Sales through assisting marketing and PR with proper product placement
Communicate all end of season sell in reports to PR and marketing in effort to push styles that will have a large store presence to optimize sales
The Ideal Candidate
8-10 years of experience in Merchandising , experience in Footwear mandatory, in Women's sector is a plus
Bachelor’s Degree in related field
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Strong business acumen, analytical aptitude and forecasting ability.
Knowledge of Footwear category for Designer fashion brands
Excellent attention to details and deadlines
Proven ability to multitask in a fast pace environment, able to manage competing priorities
Demonstrate strong influential listening, verbal, written and presentation skills
Passion and enthusiasm for fashion and merchandising
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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.
How we support you: choose the hybrid setup and working hours that suit you, in addition to meeting-free Fridays, work from anywhere 4 weeks a year, 25 days of paid holidays, mental health days, parental leave, home office allowance, commuting allowances, employee assistance programs, and pension schemes
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!
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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+.
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