Product Merchandising Lead
Core
Partner with Sales Markets on stock, inventory, and commercial execution to drive transparency and consistency in product merchandising.
Role type
Product Merchandising Lead
Builds
Stock allocation, replenishment plans, and pricing strategies for Sales Markets
Domain
Retail / Fashion / Supply Chain
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Retail and product merchandising processes, stock and inventory management, demand forecasting, price map adjustment, markdown strategy, allocation and replenishment planning, data analysis of sell-through and stock reports, Excel proficiency
Preferred skills
BI tools (e.g., Power BI), knowledge of AB2.0 system
Responsibilities
Partner with Sales Market Commercial teams on stock and inventory topics, drive transparency and sharing of best practices across Sales Markets, challenge bottom-up demand plans from a stock-level perspective, support setting and adjusting price maps, forecast supply in relation to demand, decide on final sale/clearance articles and special campaigns, decide and provide markdowns in collaboration with Inventory Optimization Leads, follow up and forecast R&D for Sales Markets, capture learnings from exit and liquidation cycles, act as key point of contact for assigned Sales Markets and warehouses on allocation and replenishment, follow up stock on Sales Market level and review stock-balancing scenarios, set backstock lists for articles to be removed from shopfloor, create transparency on incoming deliveries and stock status through regular reports
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC