C & A
Men Design Lead(m/w/x)
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
Düsseldorf
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Building profitable fashion assortments for a large discount chain, meeting seasonal financial plans. 10+ years experience leading merchandiser teams, with strong portfolio, required. Partner discount scheme, 20% employee discount, 30 days vacation.
Requirements
- Over 10 years of experience
- Degree in fashion design or related field, or equivalent work experience with strong portfolio
- Experience leading and managing merchandiser teams, mentoring and motivating
- Experience managing complex projects, balancing tasks, on-time, within budget
- Good understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, PLM; basic 3D design
- Extensive knowledge of planning, buying, PLM, Dawaca, BuyOS
- Data collection, organization, analysis for revenue/profit, statistical analysis
- Strong business principles understanding, detail-orientation, data analysis for recommendations
- Effective presentation and communication of findings, cross-functional collaboration
- Motivation by challenges, solution-oriented, adaptability to market changes
- Very good E2E calendar understanding, strong business strategy, cross-functional collaboration
- Product passion, quality process optimization, commercial value identification
- Good branding knowledge, strong brand identity development, fashion trend analysis
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, empathetic team leadership
Tasks
- Build profitable product assortments
- Develop strategy for business unit assortments
- Plan and build business unit assortments
- Ensure assortments meet seasonal financial plans
- Advocate for the target consumer
- Understand consumer behavior, preferences, and needs
- Utilize consumer insights and data
- Champion the consumer's voice
- Ensure collections align with Brand Strategy
- Lead the strategic vision for a business unit
- Guide team understanding of company mission
- Analyze competitor landscape (online and offline)
- Monitor industry changes, trends, and innovations
- Understand sustainability and quality importance
- Monitor the complete product collection lifecycle
- Manage the complete product collection lifecycle
- Serve as central hub for cross-functional teams
- Coordinate teams to deliver on C&A strategy
- Collaborate with Design, Development, Technical, and Planning teams
- Verify collections meet target consumer needs
- Ensure collections fit financial framework
- Own the critical path for product development
- Manage all approvals and changes
- Guarantee sales, OMU, and timing targets
- Ensure collections meet quality, aesthetic, and compliance goals
- Ensure collections meet sustainability and financial goals
- Support Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Digital teams
- Guide teams on product presentation and promotion
- Align product presentation with consumer strategy
- Assess past performance, risks, and opportunities
- Lead business unit to deliver commercially sound assortments
- Lead business unit to deliver customer-oriented assortments
- Prioritize and weigh competing internal and external factors
- Ensure actions lead to business growth
- Motivate and inspire the team
- Develop team talent and performance
- Secure team succession planning
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- Adobe Creative Suite
- PLM
- 3D design applications
- Dawaca
- BuyOS
Benefits
Learning & Development
- Learning and development opportunities
Corporate Discounts
- Partner discount scheme
- 20% employee discount
More Vacation Days
- 30 days vacation
Retirement Plans
- Corporate pension scheme
Mental Health Support
- Mental health and wellness program
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Building profitable fashion assortments for a large discount chain, meeting seasonal financial plans. 10+ years experience leading merchandiser teams, with strong portfolio, required. Partner discount scheme, 20% employee discount, 30 days vacation.
Requirements
- Over 10 years of experience
- Degree in fashion design or related field, or equivalent work experience with strong portfolio
- Experience leading and managing merchandiser teams, mentoring and motivating
- Experience managing complex projects, balancing tasks, on-time, within budget
- Good understanding of Adobe Creative Suite, PLM; basic 3D design
- Extensive knowledge of planning, buying, PLM, Dawaca, BuyOS
- Data collection, organization, analysis for revenue/profit, statistical analysis
- Strong business principles understanding, detail-orientation, data analysis for recommendations
- Effective presentation and communication of findings, cross-functional collaboration
- Motivation by challenges, solution-oriented, adaptability to market changes
- Very good E2E calendar understanding, strong business strategy, cross-functional collaboration
- Product passion, quality process optimization, commercial value identification
- Good branding knowledge, strong brand identity development, fashion trend analysis
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, empathetic team leadership
Tasks
- Build profitable product assortments
- Develop strategy for business unit assortments
- Plan and build business unit assortments
- Ensure assortments meet seasonal financial plans
- Advocate for the target consumer
- Understand consumer behavior, preferences, and needs
- Utilize consumer insights and data
- Champion the consumer's voice
- Ensure collections align with Brand Strategy
- Lead the strategic vision for a business unit
- Guide team understanding of company mission
- Analyze competitor landscape (online and offline)
- Monitor industry changes, trends, and innovations
- Understand sustainability and quality importance
- Monitor the complete product collection lifecycle
- Manage the complete product collection lifecycle
- Serve as central hub for cross-functional teams
- Coordinate teams to deliver on C&A strategy
- Collaborate with Design, Development, Technical, and Planning teams
- Verify collections meet target consumer needs
- Ensure collections fit financial framework
- Own the critical path for product development
- Manage all approvals and changes
- Guarantee sales, OMU, and timing targets
- Ensure collections meet quality, aesthetic, and compliance goals
- Ensure collections meet sustainability and financial goals
- Support Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Digital teams
- Guide teams on product presentation and promotion
- Align product presentation with consumer strategy
- Assess past performance, risks, and opportunities
- Lead business unit to deliver commercially sound assortments
- Lead business unit to deliver customer-oriented assortments
- Prioritize and weigh competing internal and external factors
- Ensure actions lead to business growth
- Motivate and inspire the team
- Develop team talent and performance
- Secure team succession planning
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- Adobe Creative Suite
- PLM
- 3D design applications
- Dawaca
- BuyOS
Benefits
Learning & Development
- Learning and development opportunities
Corporate Discounts
- Partner discount scheme
- 20% employee discount
More Vacation Days
- 30 days vacation
Retirement Plans
- Corporate pension scheme
Mental Health Support
- Mental health and wellness program
Find the original job posting in its most current version here. Nejo automatically captured this job from the website of C & A and processed the information on Nejo with the help of AI for you. Despite careful analysis, some information may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please always verify all details in the original posting! Content and copyrights of the original posting belong to the advertising company.
About the Company
C & A
Industry
Fashion
Description
Das Unternehmen hat eine tolle Unternehmenskultur mit offenen Türen, in der Wertschätzung und Diversität gelebt werden.
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