PVH Corp:
Senior Product Manager, Merchandising, CKJ Women Apparel, AP Job in Hong Kong, VT

<p><b>POSITION SUMMARY: </b>Build, develop and manage best-in-class product strategies, business processes and merchandising organizations that lead to the successful and sustainable development of the CKJ business in the Asia Pacific region.</p><p></p><p><b>PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB: </b></p><ul><li>Develop Asia Pacific merchandise plan by understanding future trends, analyzing current business and collecting feedback from directly operated and distribution countries.</li><li>Keep relevant departments & affiliated offices informed of key global product initiatives. Liaise with involved parties to ensure those initiatives are launched according to an agreed plan.</li><li>In partnership with Global Design Teams, identify potential gaps in the line plan, make recommendations for improving the assortment for the market.</li><li>Review seasonal assortments (collections) relative to the merchandise plan and ensure they can meet company targets.</li><li>Monitor yearly, seasonal budgets and inventory plans by country.</li><li>Responsible for preparing market presentations with line and product direction, style assortments and pricing.</li><li>Review sell-in and sell-through on a regional and country level. Monitor and analyze sales performance & inventory levels by market.</li><li>Provides core and seasonal product knowledge support to Retail Operations to drive sales and service and generate excitement within our retail channels</li><li>Communicates closely with Retail Operations, wholesale and franchise partners and other stakeholders to continually understand buying trends, developments amongst competitors, consumer insights, etc.</li><li>Lead team members in all cross-function toward business and profitability objectives; monitor progress against objectives and define strategies to correct problems as they arise.</li><li>Drives continuous improvement of Merchandising systems and processes (sales and sell-through analysis; OTB management; sales modelling and forecasting; hindsight studies; style and size analysis; competitive/market intelligence; pricing research) to optimize the business.</li><li>Lead and communicate effectively with a team of merchandisers at varying levels; responsible for team building, coaching, and training.</li><li>Build a high performing team through talent development; create individual and team goals based on performance metrics; monitor performance and give clear and frequent feedback.</li><li>Anticipate and plan for future business/organizational needs.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:</b></p><p></p><p><b>Experience</b><b>:</b></p><ul><li>Minimum 10 years all-rounded merchandising experience, with at least 5 years in a managerial role in the retail industry</li><li>Previous working experience in Apparel is an advantage.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Education</b>: Bachelor degree preferred</p><p></p><p><b>Skills: </b></p><ul><li>Solid understanding of retail buying and the product creation process</li><li>Strong commercial sense and knowledge of consumer/fashion trends</li><li>Intense interest in fashion branding / retailing</li><li>Creative, visionary and able to articulate product point-of-view</li><li>Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills</li><li>Collaborative with the ability to work across functions and in concert with the region and global counterparts</li><li>Excellent people and process management skills</li><li>high-level English required</li><li>Able to travel at least 30% of the time</li></ul>","industry":"Retail"