What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Merchandiser position at Haddad Brands?
Description
Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100 countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal
Overview:
The Sr. Merchandiser will manage the strategy, vision, and execution of merchandising initiatives for a department.
Key Accountabilities:
- Support the development of Quarterly Business Reviews for licensor executives that indicate current sales, future strategies, and opportunities in the market
- Manage alignment of brand consumer and customer strategies to achieve sales goals and profitable targets in coordination with marketing, sales, and design
- Develop and manage strong, effective relationships with corporate partners and cross functional teams to help identify growth opportunities
- Oversee the seasonal postmortem recaps and sales results to influence retail prices and create seasonal line plans to initiate product creation while managing overdevelopment
- Lead cross functional teams (Licensor, Sales, Planning, Design and Sourcing) to ensure division alignment, execution of merchandising strategies and overall company vision
- Support the relationship for your assigned brand licensee to execute the vision of the brand and maintain alignment and consistency in the marketplace
- Conduct market research and analysis on competition in relation to brand(s) to influence line pricing and MSRPs that will drive the business
- Partner with sales/sourcing to eliminate changes where possible
- Attend all licensor milestone meetings and present the product accordingly
- Create merchandise/directed assortments to execute the direction of the brand and maximize bookings at market to capture strong retail sales
- Analyze bookings at market and selling at retail to identify future opportunities
- Be the primary point of contact to Marketing to lead in the development of brand awareness, advertising, photo shoots, and in store support
- Present product line at pre line and select market meetings
- Recruit top talent, train and develop team members
- Supervise staff and provide direction and management to team members
- Special projects as assigned
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities/Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business Administration or related field
- 5 years of experience in the wholesale fashion industry
- Ability to travel as needed (up to 40%)
- Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Must be a strategic thinker, persuasive and collaborative
Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.
Salary : $75,000 - $125,000
