Requirements

• Develop and negotiate category assortments and forecasts with New York head-office as well as French product teams

• Create, review, and evolve assortment plans by store based on local market needs

• Build, evaluate and revise sales plans at category and collection level

• Create comprehensive 360 action plans to drive new launches as well as larger category ambitions

• Capitalize on growth trends and develop strategies to address underperforming collections and/or stores

• In partnership with Supply Chain, maximize sell thru via regular business analysis

• Provide quantitative reports and quantitative retail feedback to leadership teams as well as The New York head-office

• Manage assortment flex, rebalance, and reorder needs

• With zone client team, leverage product to maximize existing clients and recruit new clients

• Identify new business opportunities through sales analysis, retail feedback and competitive research

Retail Support:

• Establish credibility and build strong relationships with retail leaders and client advisors

• Build awareness, motivation and confidence around watches and corresponding merchandising strategies

• Develop and deploy both tactical category training as well as strategic messaging to ensure retail support in larger zone initiatives

• Frequent store visits to gather feedback, support client events and constantly assess merchandising decisions as realized in retail environments

• Through a lens of simplification, develop tools and communication plans to drive sales across both KBS as well as strategic initiatives

• In partnership with zone client teams, execute caravans, selling events and innovative concepts/animations to drive sales through enhanced client loyalty and recruitment

• Ensure adequate in-store caseline real estate and adjust product placement to align with target consumer traffic flow as well as sensible collection