Category Merchandise Manager

For our Client, an international company from Retail/Fashion sector, we are currently looking for suitable candidate to fill the position of:  
 
Category Merchandise Manager
Location: Warsaw 
 
The person working on this position will be responsible for developing category range plans and channel segmentation, creating forecasting analysis, monitoring and assessing all sales indexes (turnover, margin, stock, rotation) and their conformity to the established targets, across supervised countries (4 markets in the region).  
The most important tasks on this position will be:

• Select a relevant product range for the region based on the global strategy
• Develop new season budgets for the category in line with sales targets
• Create price range for the markets
• Present product range to sales team and key accounts
• Prepare market forecasts before and during the season based on turnover and stock rotation
• Prepare seasonal margin plan
• Preparare stock plans for the category before every season
• Analyse commercial activity on weekly basis in order to identify trends and initiate relevant action plans
• Develop and implementing new tools for planning and managing category
• Develop and maintaining effective relationships with cross functional partners to ensure proper support and coordination of merchandise issues

 

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience on similar position (Merchandise Manager, Assortment Manager, Category Manager), preferably in international company from the Fashion/Retail or FMCG sector
• Excellent knowledge of assortment management tools, experience in product range planning, sales and stock forecasting, price and margin management
• Excellent presentation skills, ability to work closely with sales team as well as key accounts, outstanding communication skills
• Experience in planning and forecasting, analyzing commercial activities and implementing action plans in order to reach the targets
• Fluent spoken and written English is a must
• University degree
• Knowledge of the Fashion market in Poland as well as good understanding of fashion trends and awareness of competition’s efforts will be an asset
• Deep knowledge of the reporting tools, excellent MS Excel
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail
• Ability to make decisions and take responsibility
• Easiness of establishing relations, maturity, problem solving skills

 

We offer:

• Work in a dynamically developing international organization
• Attractive salary and social package
• Independency of acting and making decisions

 
Please send your cv in English on pietrasik@hays.pl

Email: pietrasik@hays.pl

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