Senior Specialist Merchandising e-Com
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Plan and execute in-season Allocation & Trading for DTC (Direct to Consumer) e-commerce channel. Deliver initial allocations and in-season replenishments, ensuring quick and effective reaction to fast changing market environment
Key Responsibilities:
Plan and execute allocations to assure that ecom needs are covered by following the Channel Ranges provided by Market CTC (Concept to Consumer) buying teams, and by providing with the optimal initial volumes Proper forecasting on optimal stock cover for ecom to achieve the budgeted net sales by maintaining a healthy stock mix from in-line ranges & free stock reorders Responsible for weekly monitoring of KPIs to enable in-season replenishment of stocks according to performance Manage mark-downs for ecom as required within given framework and in line with market and global strategy Leverage relationships with cross-functional teams (e.g. Buying/Planning, Marketing, Supply Chain, CX, Digital ops) to ensure a smooth, accurate, and punctual flow of processes across these functions
Key Relationships :
Regional: Digital EM teams - Merchandising, Data Analytics, Digital Operations, MDM, Consumer Experience Local: DTC, BUs, CTC, Supply Chain
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Specialist with technical skills related to in-season Allocation & Trading for a global brand Broad and deep knowledge of merchandising and retail supply and operations topics and broad knowledge of other functional areas involved in the Allocation & Trading process Proficiency on MS Office Applications Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point Knowledge in Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, MicroStrategy, Power BI or other tools is a plus Strong reporting skills, Presentation skills English language fluency
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
Degree in business administration, marketing or related Experience in eCom is a plus Minimum 3 years total merchandising experience
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Job Title: Senior Specialist Merchandising e-Com Location: Cairo
