Merchandiser International Licensing - Tommy Hilfiger

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The Merchandiser for International Markets will have oversight of Outlet product assortment mix and distribution in APAC/LatAm, for NA Womens, Girls & ACC lines.

Merchandiser will focus on outlet channels of business – across 9 partners – to ensure IM specific product needs are incorporated into each seasons development.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Asia Pacific & Latin America Int’l Teams to determine product necessary to implement regional strategies;
  • Validate product requests against overarching business direction
  • Market specific range planning; Summarize all IM product needs & assess voids in main line collections
  • Spearhead development of IM exclusive product needs; Brief cross-functional teams to cultivate product from development to order placement
  • Ensure product requests are poised to drive volume and meet costing expectations. Present to cross-functional teams in seasonal meetings with executive committees
  • Maintain excel and visual line lists for all exclusive product
• Present seasonal collections to IM to create understanding on strategy and product level
• Align with divisional Licensing merchants to share NA and EU product offerings – for alignment on Int’l Market facing messaging
• Participate in relevant milestone meetings throughout seasonal calendar cycle as the voice for all markets, ensuring IM is taken into consideration with decision making that impacts global distribution
• Analyze historical data and feedback from the International Markets to best service each regions needs
• Projection Planning: analyze & deliver market specific projections to Supply Teams outlining IM Core & Category plans to ensure IM volume is accounted for
• Standardize reporting across IM to analyze best/ worst sellers across all countries and share information internally
• Deliver in-season support & visibility to IM (market tools): Visulon boards, assortment plans, buy cadence and calendar
• Facilitate order placement for IM end to end; Determine IM product assortment, creation of Universal Buy Sheet, share to IM, aggregate final orders, pass to Production Operations – troubleshoot throughout
• Communicate & maintain product change memos and order updates to IM
• Keep abreast of competitive environment/trends in respective categories
• Liaise with Product licensees as necessary to fulfill IM product voids
• Partner with IM to service regional Off price accounts; Range plan through product development

Qualifications:

• College degree
• 5-7 years of experience in Merchandising, Sales, Brand Management, or Planning with international exposure
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to multi task in fast paced environment
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy
• Highly organized & possess excellent analytical acumen
• Articulate with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of international cultures & retail landscapes
• Understanding of product development and production process, including basic garment fabrication/construction
• Multiple languages a plus, preferably Spanish speaking
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to successfully navigate in such an environment
• Advanced computer skills – Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Adobe.  Must learn internal systems, both current and future (SAP, 7th Online)
• Proactive
• Provide solutions and recommendations as business challenges arise
• Continually evaluate methods/ procedures of Int’l buying and sales  
• Digitally savvy; explore internal & external digital tools beneficial to IM
• Ability to find answers through alternate means when not provided directly
• Highly collaborative, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environment
• Working with multiple time zones (evening calls/email to catch APAC time zones)
• Potential weekend work during market periods

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The Company will not sponsor applicants to this position for work visas or any other work permits.

Company info

PVH Corp
Website : http://www.pvh.com/