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Työnimike: Assortment Lead

Työnkuvaus:
The Stockmann Group is an international fashion chain employing thousands of retail professionals in more than 500 stores across 19 countries. Increasing e-commerce and reinforcing the multi-channel approach are at the core of Stockmann s future. We operate in a highly ethical manner and responsibility has been an important part of our business operations for over 150 years. Our goal is to inspire our customers and to offer them amazing experiences in a unique shopping environment.



Supply Chain organization is responsible for building a customer centric selection and ensuring an efficient merchandise process. The organization is divided into 6 teams; 3 categories, analytics and development, logistics and support and commercial process.

We are now looking for Assortment Lead to our Supply Chain organization for Women's lingerie, jewellery, watches and sunglasses area. The position is with fixed term, starting in December 2018 and ending in December 2019.

In this role you are responsible for the overall financial strategy and merchandise financial plan of the buying area. Assortment Lead owns supplier relationships including supplier compliance negotiations.

 

Key accountabilities:

Deliver Buying Area Strategic Plan in collaboration with Account Lead
Delivers input to long-term buying area strategy, creates a short term area strategy and operational plan in collaboration with Account Lead based on strategy and targets (leading role)
Recognizes own area business concepts (Selection, Service, Specialties, Scene) opportunities and activates evaluation of best business model and channel mix
Selects merchandise according to buying budgets and assortment plan
Defines pricing both pre-season and in-season
Ensures that all possible product information is correct and available on the PO (Purchase order)
Leads suppliers negotiations with suppliers regarding supplier compliance based on supplier scorecard and targeted terms and conditions
Plans pre and in-season activities and context and ensures efficient stock rotation
Actively communicates marketing activities with relevant suppliers and identifies possible collaboration possibilities.
In-season management including availability of seasonal goods
Delivers merchandise financial plan by season, department, brand, (class TBD), campaign
Assortment management
Ensures that Supply Chain process development has sufficient information of supplier digital development projects
Actively seeks and utilizes digital opportunities
 

Requirements:

Bachelor level degree in business
Strong understanding and minimum 5 years of experience of merchandise operations and processes. Understanding of other functions and processes related to merchandise operations.
Strong understanding of assortment, brand and product dynamic combined with business analytical capacity
Excellent strategic understanding and thinking
Ability and minimum 3 years of experience of strategic planning and turn it into a long term, short term and in-season operational plan
Capacity to understand customers' needs and proven track record in building a commercial assortment based on customer data, targeted customer segments and customer feedback from sales channels
Capability to understand and analyse different business models in order to evaluate and recommend the most profitable business co-operation model
Combines strong merchandising knowledge with proven commercial and analytical skills
Minimum of 5 years of experience and strong negotiation and interaction skills to build partnerships targeted to develop the merchandise process and omnichannel customer experience (Selection, Service, Scene and Specials)
Capability to understand, co-create and communicate commercial action plan to marketing including digital and traditional activities
Minimum 3 years of experience in excellent and proven ability in omnichannel assortment building
Understanding of assortments role in successful omnichannel business and utilizing potential of ecom business
Demonstrated interest in retail business development in general and of development and application of trends in own area of responsibility
 

Please fill in the application form including your CV and salary request by the latest 23.9.2018. For more information, please contact Head of Category Niko Pesonen +358 50 342 9250, 17.9.2018 9:00-11:00 and 18.9.2018 15:00-17:00.

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Työnantajan nimi: Stockmann Oyj Abp

source: TIVA