Merchandising Manager

该职位来源于猎聘 Job Purpose: Provide an educated Point of view on local consumer needs as well as market dynamic, cultural influencers and general trends as well as the competitive environment. Use the latter insights to brief market-specific requirements to the global/ regional teams, work with merchandising planning team on assortments, and ensure limited market specific adaptations to drive success from strategic perspectives. Scope: Educate the regional team on the GC market (mainly for China) to ensure our needs are represented and met. Support the building of assortments for Men’s Tops. Drive in market execution, review product performance on weekly/ monthly/ quarterly cadence, and determine appropriate markdown/ promotional activity. Key Responsibilities:

• Be the eyes and ears in GC - understanding the consumer needs and market dynamic
• Brief global and regional teams on market needs
• Analyze and interpret selling/ consumer data to inform the brief
• Define and strategize Global/ Local Engine assortment by work closely with Global Merchant and Local Design Team
• Support the development of GC strategies to drive category and channel growth
• Collaborate with the planning team to build assortments that are relevant and successful
• Identify business opportunities to address through fast track
• Stay informed on consumer trends and what is selling both globally and GC marketplaces
• Gain a complete understanding of our competition and pricing strategies
• Report out on product learnings and insights weekly
• Manage and communicate with cross functions for Global Collaboration projects and Local initiatives
• Strong communication skills – includes presentation, influencing and negotiation skills Job Requirements:
• Ability to drive category/ channel growth by business analysis and apply learnings to current and future seasons
• Passion for product and for Levi’s; Obsession with understanding the consumer and market
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent English skills- includes strong communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
• Demonstrates flexibility and initiative with minimal direction
• Works on problems of a diverse scope where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors

Experience/Education

• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline
• Minimum 8+ years direct merchandising experience working at an apparel manufacturer or marketer
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (Excel, Powerpoint, Words)