Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organisation
Prepare the option planning and channel ranging across designated channels, except Factory Outlets (Own Retail, E-com, Wholesale Segments, Wholesale Key Accounts). Collect input from channel teams to assess alignment between commercial needs and option plans.
Key Responsibilities
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- Contribute in enabling the market store format strategy and store tiering methodologies that are aligned with global methodologies
- Actively contribute in initiatives that allow the collaboration with the OR or WHS channel teams to attain optimal Option Plans for assigned KA
- Actively contribute in initiatives that allow the collaboration with the KA horizontal teams to create Option Plans that reflect particular KA needs
- Support further streamlining of the market Key Account range based on horizontal reviews at key milestones
- Implement Market Range enhancements through Assortment Planning that reflects localization and differentiation in market range where needed (seasonality, account differentiation)
- Prepare the channel ranging process across all channels, including Brand Collection and key stories, and balancing global assortment packages and specific market needs.
- Prepare feedback sessions to RA teams to assure that Option Plans needs are reflected based on channel/tier-segment needs.
Key Relationships
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- CTC Brand
- CTC Market Range Architecture
- Global DBC
- Market channel teams
- Market key account teams
- Market BUs
- Market Finance teams
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
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- Relevant job experience in an assortment planning /merchandising function, and fully qualified and trained
- Combined broad theoretical and practical knowledge including company policies and practices
- Strong competence with range assortment planning/merchandising, procedures and systems
Requisite Education And Experience/ Minimum Qualifications
- University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
- 5 years of typical relevant work experience
