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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
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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