Senior Manager, Tommy Hilfiger Merchandising, Outlet

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TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized global lifestyle brands, confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the vibrant spirit of Americana, to create the modern uniform of accessible luxury. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations, geographies, activities and occasions. Tommy Hilfiger’s global marketing approach and communications strategy taps into culture through the world of F.A.M.E.S.: the people, organizations and ideas boldly driving the future of Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment and Sport. Major global campaigns, sponsorship platforms, and disruptive activations with world-class athletes, musicians and entertainers bring a constant source of energy and inspiration to the brand. Immerse yourself in TOMMY HILFIGER here! (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok)

Pre-Season Management

• Plan the merchandising strategy aligning with the global brand strategy and local market needs
• Analyze the market trend, such as design, fabric, color, and price as well as the competitors’ strategies
• Provide input to the global/APAC MD team for further product development and quality improvement based on market needs
• Manage Buying process: select products and assortments for the Japanese market during workshops and determine final options and SKUs for each product
• Establish buy plans and forecasts for the collections
• Set the selling price for each product while considering the competitor’s price line and the gross margin budget.
• Manage the monthly delivery plan cooperating with allocator and visual merchandiser.
• Conduct extensive Product training prior to each collection launch

In-Season Management

• Monitor the delivery status of merchandise, topline sales, sell-through and inventory balance. Hold weekly cross functional mtgs to review the business, and to implement tactical adjustments that will achieve sales budget & sell through
• Establish forecasts, track sales performance and sell-through rates for each product and propose appropriate action plans
• Determine weekly discount actions to maximize sell-throughs and drive topline
• Establish product flow to incorporate Leftover inventory from Full Price
• Manage in-season replenishment of core products that are carried out all year and any necessary product reorder
• Drives continuous improvement of merchandising systems and processes (sales and sell-through analysis; OTB management; sales modeling and forecasting; hindsight studies; style and size analysis; competitive/market intelligence; pricing research) to optimize the business
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, influence and drive to consensus all short- and long-range merchandising strategies and objectives for all categories by season. Provide marketing and sales teams with product knowledge and serve as an informational hub. Be present in key business meetings

Product Development

• In case there is a specific local market need that needs to be catered via product development, lead the overall process. This includes market analysis, briefing the design team with the assortment plan, design image, material to be used, pricing, and checking the design & sample quality at certain check points

TEAM MANAGEMENT / REPORTING / COMMUNICATION

• Act as the cross-functional lead to work closely with other internal functions. Ensure smooth orchestration of product launches, seasonal campaigns and other brand/sales initiatives
• Lead seasonal product training to other functions within Japan office and to store associates.
• Creation of merchandise performance reports

About Pvh:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.   

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.