* Years of Experience Minimum 6 years
* Contract Type Unlimited contract
* Job Schedule Full time
* Locations London - Hinde Street
* Posting Date 11/20/2024, 11:34 AM
Details of the job
Key Responsibilities
* Monitor sales performance through both quantitative analyses and qualitative feedback.
* Undertake detailed analyses to understand business opportunities and risks.
* Build action plans in close collaboration with Retail, Training, Customer Service, Metiers, and Europe Region to achieve ambitions.
* Regular store visits and time spent in-store (monthly ½ day in-store on rotation).
* Work closely with Retail Merchandising Director to update sales forecasts.
OTB and Buying Management
* Collaborate to define OTB for stores in line with the strategy of the subsidiary and Europe, along with the stock objectives set for the current year.
* Monitor and control reorders in line with budgeted stock levels.
* Propose a buying strategy and support physical stores in their freedom of buying to ensure a unique but coherent offer that will answer their customers’ needs and enhance the store identities, balancing novelties and bestsellers (assortments, PSI, novelties).
* Place orders for the Ecommerce local platform, considering store offerings, with an omnichannel approach.
* Continue to develop easy-to-use tools for Podium, Preview, Reorder, and Push offers with control on delivery to come, level of stock, and sales.
* Update PSI and assortments when needed, proposing adjustments based on sales per store and Retail/Warehouse constraints.
* Collaborate with the Demand and Supply Planner to define stock management on Reorder metiers within the subsidiary.
Product Animation
* Check delivery/availability for launching new products in all stores with the Demand and Supply Planner and collaborate with Training team, Visual Merchandiser, Ecommerce, and Communications to ensure successful launches.
* Work closely with Visual Merchandiser / E-VM to optimise product visibility and ensure products are given the right level of exposure in stores’ displays and windows.
* Contribute to the definition of a 360 animation plan with the Retail, Training, Ecommerce, and Communications teams to provide focus (and fun!) for sales teams, and increase sales on targeted Métiers.
* Optimise every opportunity to move stock throughout the business, reducing the financial impact of depreciating goods.
* Be an active player in the community of Merchandising Managers in Europe.
* Share, implement, and adapt Europe strategy within your subsidiary and share all best practices from the UK.
* Use the tools implemented by the European team and adapt them if necessary to benefit the stores.
* Create synergies with the European team by relying on them for reporting and analytical support – avoid duplication and improve efficiency.
* Work closely with the Métiers to implement their strategy locally and achieve growth ambitions.
* Be the key liaison between the Stores and Métiers: share feedback and key information; transparency and effective communication with stores is essential.
* Coordinate regular market visits with Métiers, in close collaboration with the Retail Director.
Profile
* Ideally 7 years of Retail merchandise/planning experience within a retail environment.
* Highly analytical with exceptional organisational, communication, and presentation skills.
* Commercially aware with a passion for our products.
* Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
* Be influential, structured, and pedagogical in their approach.
* Detailed in their analyses but synthetic and action-focused when sharing with others.
* Team player, with great interpersonal skills.
Job responsibilities and functions are not limited to the above. We as Hermès employees must always ensure that all functions of our position are represented with the highest level of professionalism.
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