助理商品开发专员 Associate Merchandiser

职位介绍：

作为助理商品开发专员，您将负责领导一个商品品类，结合创意与财务投入以及市场趋势研究，为所负责品类设定商品愿景，同时负责开发我们在零售点所销售的商品。您将与多方的专家团队合作开发战略分类、协调整体商品品类、把握商品细节、制定商品分级策略以满足游客的多元需求。

工作内容：

• 进行市场调研，研究市场店铺，分析历史销售趋势，以帮助了解当前的消费者需求及市场流行趋势；
• 协助经理所提供的战略计划，掌握新兴趋势，发展业务战略，总结自身优劣势，分析新机遇和新挑战；
• 开发并实施季节性的核心商品组合，把握产品细节，制定商品分级策略以满足游客的多元需求；
• 与创意与采购部门合作，执行已被批准的商品营销战略，达成品类策划部门所制定的财务目标；
• 与计划部门合作，为采购团队提供数量、目标成本和零售价、交付日期及进出策略；
• 根据需要跟进产品技术规格包的全程制作。必要时与创意及采购团队合作，评估工程项目；
• 与创意及采购团队合作审核样品，根据需要与供应商沟通商品设计的建议；
• 确保所有的所需合同到位（如品牌合作）；
• 将战略分类方向传达给合作伙伴（包括计划、设计、创意、采购、位置规划、视觉陈列、全球合作伙伴、特许经营和品牌管理等）；
• 为品类策划部与采购部提供包含商品详情及零售目标的商品分类计划及明细清单，同时平衡商品整体分类；
• 通过召开会议和/或商品展示会，向区位规划和全球合作伙伴团队展示季度性的商品战略。与区位规划和视觉陈列团队合作呈现需求。开展针对品类需求的请求；
• 根据需要举办产品知识分享会；
• 向团队传达产品更新信息；

• 帮助维护新的开发工作表、产品列表及项目开发情况；
• 协助项目准备工作。

我们希望您：

• 拥有本科学位或同等学历；
• 在品牌IP商品或产品开发、采购相关领域拥有至少3年的工作经验, 优先考虑有毛绒玩具类、时尚类品牌IP开发、采购的工作经验；
• 具有出色的演示表达能力；
• 具有出色的组织能力；
• 具有出色的书面和口语沟通能力；
• 具有灵活性且注重细节；
• 具有较强的合作能力和在多样化的团队中的合作精神；
• 具有较好的影响力；
• 拥有良好的计算机技能，包括熟练掌握Word，Excel和PowerPoint。

Job Summary:

Associate Merchandiser is responsible for leading a product category and supporting their category function. Set the product vision for their category of business based on creative and financial input, along with market research. Collaborate with a multi-disciplined team of experts in developing strategic assortments that result in tangible memories for our guests, surpassing their expectations, while meeting departmental financial objectives. Help balance the overall assortment mix as it pertains to product details, demographic diversity, and a better strategy. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform market analysis, competitive shop, and analyze historical sales trends to keep abreast of current consumer and fashion trends;
• Identify emerging trends and develop business strategies outlining strengths, missed opportunities, new opportunities and threats;
• Develop and implement a seasonal and core product mix that is balanced in regards to product details and demographic diversity, while encompassing a sound good/better/best strategy;
• Collaborate with Creative and Sourcing Teams on the execution of identified merchandise strategies, ensuring that all creative meets the financial goals set forth by Category Planning;
• Collaborate with Category Planning to provide Sourcing with quantities, target costs and retails, delivery dates, and flow and exit strategies;
• Follow through on Product Tech Spec Packages from inception to completion, as applicable.  Collaborate with Creative and Sourcing teams to value engineer items, as necessary;
• Review samples with Creative and Sourcing partners, communicating comments to vendors, as applicable;
• Ensure all contracts are in place, as applicable (i.e. Co-Brands);
• Communicate the strategic assortment direction to key cross-functional partners (Category Planning, Design, Creative, Sourcing, Location Planning, Visual Display, Global Partners, Franchise & Brand Management, etc.);
• Provide Category Planning and Sourcing with final assortment plans and line lists with product details and target retails, while weighing the importance to the overall assortment;
• Present seasonal product strategies in the form of Implementation Sessions and/or Product Expos to Location and Global Partners.  Partner with Location Planning and Visual Presentation Teams on adjacency and presentation needs.  Initiate IFP requests specific to category needs;
• Conduct location product knowledge sessions, as needed;
• Communicates updates to assortment to teams;
• Helps to maintain new development worksheets;
• Assists in preparing line review set-up.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent;
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Buying, Merchandising and/or Product Development, priority who have experience IP buying, toy and other fashion branding;
• Excellent presentation skills;
• Outstanding organization skills;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and detail-oriented;
• Exhibit strong partnering skills and have team spirits in a dynamic team;
• Strong influencing abilities;
• Strong computer skills including proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.