Footwear Collection Specialist - Maternity Leave Replacement Ne

Footwear Collection Specialist - Maternity Leave Replacement
Ne
Liguria, Ne

TheBata Groupis a global concern with more than 30, 000 employees, 24 production facilities, over 5, 000 stores in more than 70 countries across the globe.

The company has consistently demonstrated its commitment to responsible and innovative business models in the belief that capital is not just money, buildings or technology, but, more importantly, people, knowledge and core values. We are looking forFOOTWEAR COLLECTION SPECIALISTto implement our EUROPEAN COLLECTION DEPARTMENT.

The main focus will be to manage the product style forKIDS footwearand others categories, looking for collection's congruence in terms of customer target, sales price, trends.

Engage with marketing, merchandising and global product development teams in order to strengthen the collection effect in Europe. MAIN RESPONSABILITIES Collection Creation Build the collection balancing the range according to the different target consumers Set up the right commercial product range in line with company strategy In season management of the collection review to maximize range, sales and profit Anaylize competitor product ranges and actions to ensure we are above and up front from them Sources range from best suppliers/vendor/brands to achieve optimum margin to maximize profitability Reviews department performance weekly Proposes actions for poor performing collection item Market & Business management Research market target customer thoroughout digital, fairs, store visit, networking Assesses trends appropriate to develop proper range, hitting consumer needs Knows the market and competition well and is up to speed with trend activity Meets deadlines in buying calendars Work with the Planners to ensure to build a proper collection according to the strategy Interfaces with all different functions of the business i. e.

planning, merchandising, marketing Ensures the information flow at all times Visit periodically stores to assess the value of our product & needs along with analyzing the competitors brands: for pre-line and sell-in in order to build the collectionREQUIREMENTS Market awareness (consumer, brands, competitors) Competent in Microsoft Office Fluent English Analytical thinking Problem Solving and Result Oriented Decision Making Comfort with working to tight deadlines Team PlayerWORK LOCATION: Limena (PD) Possibility of working in Smart Working for part of the week after an initial on-site training period