International Associate Merchandiser, Joint Ventures

Job Description

Obtain an extensive knowledge of the product lines to effectively communicate company key initiatives, quarterly assortments, and store selling to our partners. Review business and assortments to determine additional opportunities based on the needs within each country. Work directly with the planning team to communicate product opportunities based on sales history, volume, store layouts, and capacities.

• Be a product expert to be able to communicate product lines and build compelling assortments for retail stores.
• Review store assortments to determine additional opportunities based on sales, company key initiatives, and country specific needs.
• Review U.S. retail store trends to communicate bestsellers to countries to leverage store testing and buys.
• Review monthly and quarterly retail sales reports to determine what categories are driving the business and where there is opportunity to grow the business (division, outsole, style/sku level).
• Effective communication thru email and conference calls to discuss business and future opportunities.
• Meet with distributors to discuss current business, store assortments and future store openings.
• Daily collaboration and communication with Planning, Product, and Customer Service teams.

• Assortment planning
• Sales forecasting
• Inventory management
• Trends and sales analysis

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for thejobposition, to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk; sit, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.

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