Retail Merchandiser - Hermès Istanbul (Temporary Contract)

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Market and Métier Knowledge
* Undertake monthly/quarterly study of your Métiers and ad hoc analyses to understand performance, quantitative and qualitative
* Build action plans in close collaboration with the stores
* Work closely with stores to analyse customer feedback (understanding of trends and client needs) to define a relevant product offer and share with the Métiers
* Regular store visits and time spent instore
2. Buying
* Define the OTB (Open-To-Buy) for stores in line within the strategy of the subsidiary and Europe and with the stock objectives set for the current year
* Split Leather commitment and quotas among the stores
* Propose a buying strategy and support the stores in their freedom of buying to ensure a unique but coherent offer that will answer to their customers' needs and enhance the store identities, with a good balance between novelties and bestsellers
* Prepare easy to use tools for stores to guide them during podium and preview
* Consolidate pre and post podium buying reports
* Monitor and control reorders in line with budgeted stock levels
* Lead the PSI forecast twice per year, proposing adjustments based on sales per store
* Allocate Push Offers among the stores
3. Product and Stock Animation
* Define local strategy to develop each metier in the country and achieve sales ambitions
* Optimise every opportunity to move stock throughout the business reducing the financial impact of depreciating goods
4. Supply Management
* Work closely with Customer Service in Paris to ensure timely delivery and adapt the priorities if necessary for the business
* Share reports on stock levels and delivery updates with the stores
* Coordinate and ensure timely destocking
* Work closely with Chief Financial Officer to align buying and destocking forecasts and optimise stock levels across the country
5. Stock Management
* Ensure optimal flow of deliveries to the stores
* Coordinate the logistics and legal aspects of deliveries, with Expedition Dept in Paris and any relevant Customs authorities locally;
* Liaise with Logistics Manager to ensure all shipment discrepancies are escalated to the appropriate departments and external parties in a timely manner and make sure the reception processes in store are respected.

COMPETENCIES
* Merchandise experience within a retail environment
* Highly analytical with exceptional organizational, communication and presentation skills
* Commercially aware with a passion for our products
* Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel
* Be influential, structured and pedagogic in their approach
* Detailed in their analyses but synthetic and action-focused when sharing with others
* Team player, with great interpersonal skills