Position
MISSION STATEMENT
In charge of the Fendi merchandise offer in Greater China, which includes leading the buying, merchandise training & coordinate display, product launches and commercial follow up activities from Headquarter.
Job Responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Buying
- Lead the team to study and define the product mix according to the specificity of the GC market
- Lead the team to be involved in the preparation of OTB
- Lead the team to be involved in the seasonal buying session to ensure the right merchandise is purchased for Greater China in the right quantity
- Lead the team to distribute product information and order details to regional Business Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics Department and Retail after each buying
- Lead the team to prepare merchandise book for each season
- Lead the team to initiate and co-ordinate with Supply Chain department on re-ordering of merchandise
Merchandising, Training & Display
- Lead the team to propose remerchandising of store during new product launch and season end sale
- Lead the team to identify training needs and prepare training materials on Women's and Men's products
- Lead the team to review and discuss with VM team on guidelines to visual merchandising and store on display according to HQ guidelines / new products
/ launch schedule / advertising & promotion program / image / sales and stock level
Commercial Follow-up
- Supervise the monthly reports on product comments
- Lead the team to review sales and sell-thru analyses and propose action plans if necessary
- Lead the team to follow up with HQ on the development of quality and after sales services
- Lead the team to conduct market research on customer behaviours, market trend, competitors' price and product offer
Profile
STANDARD LEVEL OF COMPETENCIES
- Experience:
Minimum 10 years' merchandising experience in fashion retail industry in a managerial position.
- Education:
University degree holder or above
- Personality:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Detail and result oriented;
- Flexibility to deal with different cultures;
- Skills:
- Strong analytical and presentation skills;
- Computer literacy (inc. Windows, Word processing, Power Point, Power BI…)
- Fluent in English & Mandarin. Italian and Cantonese is a plus.