Product Strategy, Assortment Planning & Development
• Develop mid to LRP Korea product strategy & assortment architecture, ensuring alignment with the brand vision, financial targets and customer experience goals across product categories
• Collaborate with Global Merchandising Teams & Regional Merchandising to communicate local strategies, priorities & identify product opportunities, Korea exclusives, special projects and collaborations to address the Korea market trends & demands
• Present seasonal merchandising/product strategy during line opening to internal cross-functional teams
Seasonal Open to Buy Management
• Develop and maintain seasonal OTB plans including sales, gross margin, receipts, inventory turn, and weeks-on-hand (W-O-H) targets at departmental/class level across multiple time horizons
• lead with local teams to drive seasonal sell-through and ensure never-of-out stock for evergreen products with the regional inventory management team, to ensure effective communication and alignment to maximize & balance sales & inventory opportunities
• Build the Open-to-Buy by store and category to support the Omni channel (Retail/ Outlet/ E-commerce) business in Korea, linking targets to channel strategy
Regional Market Analysis
• Knowledge of latest consumer retail trends, market landscape & competitive environments to drive product & pricing strategies to maximize growth potential
• Develop and maintain all store level door profile analysis strategies ensuring a balanced assortment and product offerings
• Create assortments tailored to specific customer profile, considering store door profiles, visual merchandising space capacity, and SKU productivity
Collaboration with Cross Functional Teams
• Partner with retail management team to gather product feedback from stores and incorporate into assortment planning and decision-making processes
• Connect closely with finance to ensure top line sales targets are in line with productassortment strategies
경력 및 자격요건
• 12+ years’ experience in Retail or Wholesale with proven track record of buying/merchandising success for multinational brand/company
• Strong leadership skills to lead, guide and develop team of talents
• Excellent product sensibility
• Outstanding self-management skills to take initiative, ownership for business with growth mindset
• Strong analytical skills & strategic thinking to identify opportunities and recommend strategies
• Ability to perform well under pressure with a strong sense of urgency multiple priorities & deadline