Retail Merchandiser

Main Activities

Sales Management


* Consolidate and monitor the monthly sales activities (reporting and follow-up).


* Provide relevant analysis on sales evolution across métiers.


* Follow up sell through for seasonal items.


* Identify trends by product category analyzing sales performance.


* Manage the product mix.


* Animate and promote sales by proposing and leading adequate actions as incentive plans, training, events etc.


* Collaborate with product trainers to conduct product knowledge training to retail staff and with VM to animate sales and stocks.

Stock Management


* Consolidate and monitor the stock situation (reporting and follow-up).


* Provide relevant analysis on inventory evolution.


* Optimize and animate stock between stores by doing regular transfers.


* Monitors stock level and make necessary replenishment to assist the store in achieving their target including permanent stock replacement, stock reorder administration and follow-up.


* Monitor ageing stock by destocking and cleaning stocks based on the Group policy (Phase out procedure).


* Help in organizing Public & Staff Sales.

Product Offer, Buying Management


* Focus on the expression of a wide and balanced product offer, enhance new products, and ensure that each store becomes an attractive living space with its own identity.


* Supervise the mix of permanent stock item and carryovers.


* Establish the right balance between product offer, market demand and stock management.


* Help to prepare open-to-buy budget, allocation and merchandise selection, split quota by store when applicable.


* Provide buying advices to Store Managers before each Preview and Podium.


* Assist buyers during Preview and Podium in Paris and provide a daily follow up of the buyings.


* Define & work with RD on HIRD Strategy and "store identities".


* Synthetize buyings and provide a post podium analysis (highlights of the season).


* Coordinate launching plan in coordination with the Regional commercial team, VM, Communication and Customer Service.


* Monitor reorders placed by the stores.

Supply Chain Management


* Facilitate products supply in coordination with HIRD Logistics partner.

Anticipate and closely monitor the delivery to stores.


* Ensure deliveries and offer availability for openings, retail animation and alert when necessary.


* Secure best sellers availability and organize reorders when necessary.


* Twice a year define the selection of PSI with store managers and define min-max level for the automatic replenishment.


* Forecast: provide qualitative feedback and trend for short term and PIC exercises.

Others


* Coordinate with the Region regarding various ad hoc projects in a team player spirit.


* Assist during major communication events.


* Share with store team market analysis of the competitor's practices.


* Set up mystery visit role with s...