ul>Manage the success of the department in collaboration with the Merchandising Manager of Men's Leathergoods through driving seasonal business strategies that exceed financial goals within OTB parameters;
With guidance from WW merchandising, ensure key messages, master orders or guidelines are implemented in the assortment during buying campaigns;
Develop assortment in accordance with overall strategies, brand growth strategies, and financial plans;
Analyze selling trends and react with reorders opportunities and consolidations, monitoring the progress of sales and profitability;
Partner with Inventory Planning on timely allocation of newness to drive sales and sell through while prioritizing key locations and across channels for an omnichannel approach;
Perform in-season analysis and strategy proposal to optimize assortments by store and by channel;
Collaborate and coordinate special projects across categories during the buying campaign (capsules, holidays, buy now wear now, precious skin, caravans, etc.);
Deliver both qualitative and quantitative feedback WW teams;
Review competitor activity and monitor internal and external pricing to raise opportunities to optimize positioning on key products.
The Associate Merchandising Manager - Men's Leathergoods is responsible for providing market expertise, filtering the assortment, and establishing buy quantities for the Retail and Digital channels in North America that meet the individual market needs and financial goals within Open to Buy (OTB) parameters, in close collaboration with the Merchandising Manager for Men's Leathergoods.