JUNIOR MERCHANDISER – Lifestyle Footwear
Ricercamy has partnered with DIADORA, looking for a JUNIOR MERCHANDISER to join their Merchandising Team, with the following features:
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop a clear understanding of competitors’ strategies, brand positioning and pricing.
- Collect and analyze strategic trends and key market information in order to identify and maximize future sales opportunities.
- Collaborate with the Merchandising Manager on the definition of the collection brief that defines the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the collection (prices, function of use, trends).
- Carry out the analysis of business performance, seasonal bestsellers and stock levels, providing sell-in end of season analysis to help define key areas of improvement for the following season;
- Collaborate with the Corporate Merchandising Manager Shoes & LA to define the seasonal core offer, liaising with Design Team and Product Development team to ensure consistency throughout the different lines as well as a proper and quick response to commercial needs;
- Organize together with the Product Development and Design Team the seasonal product briefing to Markets and Sales;
- Support Markets during the buying campaign providing all necessary information regarding collection structure and core offer proposal;
- Contribute to cope specific strategic accounts’ product needs with special make up.
- Support the Merchandising manager to provide accurate forecast for the category;
- Responsible to present product lines to sales force and key accounts;
- Responsible to do data entry for line plans and maintain updated info in ERP;
- Responsible to ensure show room set up for pre line and sales meetings;
- Responsible to create product catalogues which highlight seasonal stories;
- Responsible to implement and refresh dashboards to monitor merchandising KPIs.
PROFILE
- Product sensitivity;
- Solid analytical skills;
- Knowledge of global market trends, with an understanding of the lifestyles market;
- Analytical and numerical skills (campaign reporting, benchmark analysis, ad-hoc analysis);
- Strong communication and presentation skills;
- Good Relational Skills;
- Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly with Excel and PP;
- At least 2 years of experience in Merchandising or similar role (in fashion industry) is mandatory;
- Fluent in Italian and English.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
We review applications on an individual basis and, if we feel you would be a good fit, we’ll invite you for an informal chat about the role and to see if we’re a good fit for you. Please note, this is a role based at the Diadora HQ located in CAERANO DI SAN MARCO (TV).
Le ricerche sono rivolte ai Candidati dell’uno e dell’altro sesso (ex Artt.14 del R.ue 679/2016).
“Ricercamy Srl è in possesso dell’Autorizzazione Ministeriale a tempo indeterminato n°39/0000225 rilasciata dal Ministero del lavoro e delle PS ai sensi del D. Lgs. 276/03”