About this role
Role Purpose:
Overview of the Job:The role is responsible for setting merchandising strategy, bringing end to end product insight with global and geo counterparts, as well as product sell-in to retailers. Serve GC consumers with the most relevant products to enable Converse’s vision and drive sustainable growth.Drives the one team philosophy through partnership with X-functional teams and global merchandising teams.
Job Responsibility:
• Build product assortment for retail concepts in a consumer-centric way. • Delivers robust product sell-in to retailers, including sell-in tools preparation, product presentation & sample setup, etc. • Explores consumer insights & marketplace trend through creative ways to make art/science balanced assortment decision. • Drives in-season product management based on solid weekly sales analysis & consumer insights from retail stores. • Evolves store product assortment strategy innovatively based on the fast-changing consumer demand & dynamic marketplace. • Coordinate assigned project process and deliverables • Quick response to ad-hoc local business team request Key accountabilities:
• Deliver and participate in the key corporate gates and Consumer facing deliverables • Ensure assortments support financial targets in partnership with Planning and Analytics • Read and react to in season analytics and identify opportunities to adapt current business and inform future assortments, merchandising strategies and strategic initiatives • Partner with Global and RPC team to get after product opportunities to serve GC consumer needs. Functional Competencies
• Deep Knowledge of Energy/Collab industry and market • Demonstrate Brand Passion • Lead and Influence Others • Communicate Effectively • Drive Business Results • Continuously Grow and Develop with teamwork and Diversity Enterprise/Leadership expectations:
• Be Open and Curious • Think Like a Consumer • Visionary and Strategic • Be Resilient • Embrace Change • Engage Teams Key Partnerships:
• Global Consumer Merchants and Product Merchants • GC Merchandising Planning / Sales • GC Local Creation team