The incumbent is responsible to manage the buying and retail merchandising function of the designed brand and category for PRADA Shoes to optimize business volume while respecting the fashion direction from the group.
Buying Process Managing
Provide feedback to the Group on the collection and product development to maximize business potential in the local country
Review the budget and buy for the local country, control the broadness and depth of the buy and merchandising mix to ensure fashion direction is followed while balancing and maximizing the commercial and business potential
Managing the order entry process
In-Season Performance management
Manage the sales performance, supervise the subsidiaries to ensure the stock is properly managed and that replenishment is properly and timely made to seize the business opportunity
Overseeing deliveries to ensure satisfactory stock levels and sales performance
Monitoring sell-thru, consolidating and proposing region-wide reorder requests as necessary
Frequent communication with HQ regarding sales and sell-thru performance to ensure achievement of targets/objectives
Supervising in-season stock consolidation/transfer of merchandise within the local
Management and periodic review to optimize performance
Frequent shop visits to have feedback and increase performance
Market Intelligence
Frequent market visits to identify new opportunities and carry out competitor analyses, report back to GMM and HQ.
New Shop openings
Follow-up delivery of merchandise for openings
Ensure that proper product training and knowledge is provided to the shop staff
Follow-up on new store performance and corrective action as required as to the product mix, stock level etc.
Visual Merchandising
Co-ordinate with Visual Merchandising team, verify the visual aspects from an image as well as commercial point of view
Oversight of VM guidelines and their application within the local
