Retail Merchandiser (1 Year Contract)

Roles & Responsibilities:

Sales management


* Consolidate and monitor the monthly sales activities (reporting and follow-up) to support sales budget achievement


* 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, anticipate and animate stock between stores by doing necessary 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 guidance 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 (products and packaging) 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 compe...