Product Merchandising Lead

岗位职责
Assortment and Stock Management 
• Steer and optimize income per period, garment group and product type within your customer group. 
• Ensure optimal stock levels on top planned products in accordance with technical potential and product lifecycle. 
• Plan, manage and follow up sales, stock and reduction levels together with Demand & Supply. 
• Joint accountability for setting buying levels and a growth driving buying strategy for the region. 
• Stay informed of customer behavior and market trends to improve stock relevance. 
• Collaborate closely with Commercial leads in the Commercial team.

Product merchandising/ commercial support 
• Act as Contact point and partner-up with Sales Market Commercial teams on stock and inventory topics to facilitate strong commercial execution in Sales Markets  
• Drive transparency/ consistency and secure sharing of best practices across Sales Markets on product merchandising/ commercial execution  
• Challenge Sales Markets’ bottom-up demand plans from a stock-level perspective (only if needed or upon request) 
• Support Sales Markets in setting and adjusting price maps to reflect local competition and stock positions 
• Responsible for the forecasting of supply in relation to demand, sharing insights and corrective measures 
• Decide and provide Sales Markets articles for final sale/ clearance, as well as for special campaigns per channel 
• Follow up and forecast R&D for Sales Markets  
• Capture learnings from exit and liquidation cycles to inform future pre-season plannings/ buying quantifications

Allocation & replenishment 
• Act as the key point of contact for assigned SMs and warehouses on all allocation, replenishment, and stock management topics 
• Follow up stock on Sales Market level and review stock-balancing scenarios within a Planning Market (based on analyses provided by Inventory Leads) 
• Responsible for the initial allocation from warehouses to stores in line with Sales Market plans (in target state, via AB2.0) 
• Responsible for adjustments to replenishment speed and setting replenishment blocks or stops for seasonal stock/ predictable demand  
• Set backstock list for articles that need to be removed from the shopfloor/ pick locations  
• Create transparency on incoming deliveries/ stock status to SM Commercial teams and Store Managers through regular stock update reports

岗位要求
Education 
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree or similar in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field

Skills 
• Data driven heavy emphasizes sales analyzes, forecasting and using data for buying and product action decisions. 
• Trend and customer obsessed: monitoring fashion trends, consumer behavior and competitor activities 
• Commercial expertise: Solid understanding of retail and product merchandising processes 
• Analytical capabilities: Able to interpret sell-through and stock reports to identify improvement areas 
• Communication skills: Clear communication and collaboration skills across Markets and Continent teams 
• Tool proficiency: Good command of Excel and interest in BI tools (e.g.; Power BI) 
• Attention to detail: Detail-oriented; ensures high data accuracy in article tracking and reporting

Experience 
• 2–4 years in product merchandising, retail planning, or commercial operations within retail, fashion, or FMCG