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Manager, International Merchandising
Cole Haan
New York, NY, United States
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Mission/Role
The Manager, International Merchandising will be responsible for merchandising the men's and women's footwear and lifestyle categories for the Middle East, Latin America, UK and European Markets which encompasses 30+ countries in both wholly owned and distributor relationships.
MERCHANDISING
Work closely with Product Merchandising teams to ensure that feedback provided from regional teams are incorporated into the line plan.
Identify potential misses in the collection based on regional feedback and provide estimated financial forecasts by pattern at the needed intersects.
Co-assort four international collections a year which are presented at markets in NYC, UK, HK and Tokyo.
Roll up each country's seasonal orders and provide information on cancellations, substitutions and additions.
Influence respective countries into key products, appropriate depths and assortments that satisfy both partner's Open to Buy and contractual commitments.
Build out seasonal special collections of key products for wholesale and agent markets in Europe.
Co-author the international merchandising calendar for the balance of the team; identify and manage varied order deadlines and multi-season deliverables.
MARKET SUPPORT
Support four seasonal markets a year in NYC, UK, HK and Tokyo.
Collect and analyze countries' pre-market OTB's and rebalance the assortment to ensure the collection will meet regional sales targets.
Ensure all sales tools are created in a presentable and timely format (lookbooks, order forms, seasonal theme documents).
Support preparation for marketing week including: catering, event planning, showroom maintenance, sample dispatch to key accounts and supply management.
FINANCIALS/ANALYSIS:
Attend monthly business reviews with respective accounts and regional commercial leads; prepare monthly and seasonal hindsight reports for presentation to CMO.
OPERATIONAL
Collaborate with cross functional teams in NYC, New Hampshire and HK offices including Product Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Store Operations and Store Design to ensure that all aspects of specific country needs are met.
Work with logistics and finance to execute both seasonal buys as well as replenishment orders.
Partner with Hong Kong counterpart on the management of Merchandise Assistants.
Conduct quarterly product knowledge training for countries via video.
Responsible for the timely distribution of 10 seasonal sample sets to international countries before market.
Special projects as assigned.
Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree required in related area
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Merchandising or Planning
• Previous experience working with international markets preferred
• Proficiency in Spanish or Arabic a plus
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
About Us
Cole Haan is a pioneer in inventing and reinventing modern dress footwear, bags and accessories through our ZeroGrand and GrandSeries product lines. Customers who seek style, versatility and comfortable function in their products come to Cole Haan.
Cole Haan is rapidly growing in the United States and abroad. The brand is sold in more than 45 countries through 110 branded retail stores within the United States, 200+ branded store and shop-in-shop locations internationally, on our global digital flagship, colehaan.com, and within leading department store and specialty retail partners throughout the World.
Our headquarters is in Greenland, New Hampshire. We have offices in New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, Amsterdam and sourcing offices in Asia.
We seek hard-working employees who are entrepreneurial-minded, solutions-oriented team players who accept and own accountability, model integrity, value individuality and diversity, encourage teamwork and inspire crea