Head of Product Merchandising, Bags & Accessories - FTC

Position: Head of Product Merchandising, Bags & Accessories - 12 Month FTC
Location: Greater London

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*** Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.
***** Overview:
** The Head of Merchandising, Bags & Accessories, reporting into the Chief Merchandising Officer, is responsible for developing and executing the merchandising strategy for the accessories and footwear categories globally. This role will lead a team to ensure that the product assortment aligns with the brand’s vision, meets financial targets and satisfies customer needs. The role involves a deep understanding of the target customer, market trends, and product assortment.

The role, alongside their team of Merchandiser’s, works closely with cross-functional teams, including design, marketing, and sales, and will possess a deep understanding of the luxury market, a strong analytical mind and a passion for sustainable fashion.
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* Location:

** London, Head Office
** Duration:
** 12 month FTC
** Your Mission:
*** Develop the global product strategy for Accessories, Bags and Footwear categories assigned in line with objectives defined by the Chief Merchandising Officer.
* Interprets market needs/trends and supplies to the identification of the various customer targets: evaluating lifestyle, attitude, behaviour and spending capacity of luxury consumers.
* Assures the execution of competitive analysis (product mix and pricing), sales analysis (sell-in and sell-out for all regions) and gives to the pricing strategy in line with the consumer segmentation definitions and profit goals.
* Carries out market and competitor's analysis in terms of product and pricing positioning in the different markets
* Preparation of the “Range Plan”, which defines the offer structure of each collection in terms of breadth, depth and the positioning of each relevant product, using market analysis to predict trends and lead product direction.
* Supports the Design Team in the development of collections, in order to find the optimal balance between design vision and commercial goals, taking into consideration regional consumer peculiarities and local sale needs.
* Management of the merchandising mix of the LNLG, SNLG, Accessories and Footwear Accessories categories.
* Defines and proposes the carryover product list with the collaboration of Regional Buyers, by identifying potential best-selling items to be exploited in more collections and by containing relevant mark-downs.
* Monitor replenishments of continuative items.
* Management of the "Product Knowledge & Cross-selling Book" - Preparation of Training /Product Guide.
* Prepares collection presentations for Buyers Regional Management and sales team to explain direction inspiration, product and all relevant information necessary to support and promote sales, including new products and new techniques.
* Post sales campaign reporting: sell in comments.
* Presents new collections during the overview to relevant corporate and regional functions and defines regional buying guide-lines (i.e. appropriate assortments of styles, materials, colours, etc.); moreover, generates training and support information for retail representative and sales force.
* Responsible for coordinating raw material bulk orders, sales projections in order to achieve target deliveries.
* Reviews all regional “open to buy”, sales plans, and order/re-order schedules in order to align local business plans to global category strategy.
* Responsible for providing product information for internal training and information formats, including ‘Collection Story’ videos and product manuals.
* Collaborate with and collate analysis and through our various sales channels;
Retail, Wholesale, Franchise & E-Commerce, to feed into recommendations for future product and carryover merchandise.
* Liaises with the Supply Chain and Operations/Production Departments in order to:  + Development of product specifications and…