How you will contribute:
- Proactively drive strong brand image, sales volume and productivity at the point of sale including brick and mortar and online channels
- Cultivate strong relationships with teams by engaging in active and consistent dialogue regarding product, brand positioning, market share, pricing architecture, brand performance vs competition, strengths, opportunities and strategic business planning
- Project, manage, negotiate and report on multiple budgets
- Manage seasonal order entry and processing as well as securing reorders as warranted by sales and/or key brand objectives to optimize sales results
- Capture and manage all business Kpis including, but not limited to fiscal sales, retail sales plans, inventory and sell thru vs competitive brands/department trends. Develop and implement key actions accordingly
- Facilitate and optimize the buying process through intimate knowledge of the collections and the opportunities they present for each business
- Facilitate the implementation of company strategies by motivating and supporting buying teams, store management and retail sales teams
- Conduct store visits on a consistent basis to evaluate merchandise assortments, positioning, visual standards, processes, staff proficiency, marketing tools and sales strategy
- Ensure brand standards for visual merchandising are implemented at point of sale
- Consistently educate, activate and engage store teams
- Drive strong performance of retail teams, particularly Brand Managers/Dsas/Ba’s by building and executing a comprehensive program, monitoring performance and providing consistent feedback with stakeholders to inform key next steps
- Understand and monitor receipt flow and status on volume/style level and communicate and or action this information to relevant parties accordingly Strategic Planning and Execution:
- Analyze sales/business to identify trends and opportunities and develop strategic action plans
- Actively search and understand market competition with focus on gaining market share
- Demonstrate effective managerial competencies: education, engagement, collaboration, lead change initiatives
- Consistent comprehensive reporting to management with strategic content.
- Provide brand and competitive feedback on sales, activations, events, promotional activity Promote brand awareness, establish market/store presence, and capture competitive market share
Your Skills & Experience:
- Experience of at least 3 years in luxury wholesale, retail or related field
- Entrepreneurial, competitive, strategic, highly analytical and driven to achieve results
- Experience in collaborating with multiple teams (Buying, Retail Sales, Marketing and Events, Merchandising)
- Decisive and collaborates with a team to develop strategies
- Flexible, adaptable, reliable and retains a positive attitude while tackling multiple tasks; work well under pressure
- Able to quickly assess and anticipate needs and provide highest quality of service
- Ability to understand current market trends and buying psychology
- Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
- Bachelor degree in Business or related discipline
- Enjoys and has the ability to travel
- Operates with a high degree of ethics and integrity