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Merchandising Manager – JD Jobs in Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands at HADDAD BRANDS EUROPE

Title: Merchandising Manager – JD

Company: HADDAD BRANDS EUROPE

Location: Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

Haddad Brands Europe, founded in 2017, specializes in the distribution of children’s apparel under exclusive licenses (Nike, Levi’s, Converse, Jordan, Polo Ralph Lauren…) across Europe.

Operational for 7 years, the company has experienced rapid growth and now has over 500 employees across Europe .

We distribute our products through both wholesale—working with major specialty and multi-brand retailers—and retail, via our concessions in department stores.

In practical terms, this means that if you’re buying children’s apparel (ages 0–7 for Nike, 0–16 for Levi’s, Converse, and Jordan), whether in a physical store or online, in the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, or anywhere else in Europe, the product you’re holding has definitely passed through us — even if you bought it in an official Nike or Levi’s store

To support our growth, we are offering a permanent position as a Merchandising Manager for JD.

CORE RESPONSABILITY

Support the seasonal biz develoment for the license brands in charge through winning merchandising strategies. Responsibility to identify opportunities in the Europe market to meet consumer needs in order to achieve sales target alongside with Margin targets and sku efficiency

Conduct market analysis, market research on UK market, post mortem analysis both quantitative and qualitative to ensure future range relevancy

Create directed assortment by channel bucket to ensure ranging aligns with both consumer and distribution

Deliver insightful range presentation to sales teams, licensor executive, and account teams.

Ensure a strong relationship and collaboration with all your stakeholder: brand licensee , sales, planning and buying, US merchandising, sourcing, Retail teams and category management counterpart.

Gather input and provide clear and concise information to all relevant stakeholders

Ensure a strong cross functional division alignment to deliver the best execution.

YOUR PROFILE

Over 5 years of experience in fashion and sports retail, specializing in merchandising and buying.

Experience in premium fashion brands as a plus

Skills

Strong presentation skills

Very good analytical skills, understanding the metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) relevant to the industry. Ability to anticipate customer preferences

Consumer Understanding

Creativity

Problem solver

Strong attention to detail and desire to execute with excellence

Excellent interpersonal skills to work with different teams, ability to coordinates within the matrix in a fast-paced environment

MS office application, excel complex formulas, PowerPoint

Fluent English

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS :

Start date : ASAP

Location : Hilversum

Employment Type : Permanent contract

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