Job Description
Analyse the current season’s trade to ensure that it is executed according to plan in order to achieve strategic targets and budget, while optimizing current opportunities in trade and managing stock levels. Review department performance for related period (week, month, floor set) for all KPI's.Seasonal Post Mortem Analysis:Analyse the accuracy of previous strategic plans and current trade, to draw lessons and then apply the lessons going forward to next seasonal strategy in order to effectively engage in pre-season preparation.Seasonal Strategy:Development of seasonal strategy that ties into the annual strategy for Sheet Street for each department that drives market share, based on post mortem analysis, trend input and market analysis, at a department and brand level in order to make product calls, define the sub-categories, build categories and identify the pricing in line with targeted KPI’s in collaboration with planner.Assorting, Product Development, Booking and Supplier Relations:Compile a product assortment according using a technical and strategic approach of assorting products that drive future trends while meeting required historical analysis for our customer in line with approved seasonal strategy. Sourcing samples to ensure that product is approved in order to book products with the supplier.
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Prepare samples (using samples for review utilizing product development, retail and overseas suppliers and mock up samples) to gain approval for execution.Negotiate and confirm cost prices with suppliers in order to confirm that all KPIs, width & depth, PMO & sales targets are aligned with seasonal strategic objectives.
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