Head of Merchandising
Branded footwear retailer
East London
Salary £Competitive
Hybrid and flexible working
Our client is seeking a Head of Merchandising with bags of energy to lead a high performing area, which is the largest in the business. Reporting directly into the Managing Director and leading a team of 14 with 4 direct reports. This role will manage sports and branded merchandising teams. Therefore, footwear experience is a must.
You will lead on strategy, manage the P&L budget, build excellent relationships with the brands and deliver profit and manage risks to ensure timely delivery of product into the business. Initiate a flexible stock planning and buying process that accommodates new store openings, sub-brands and other new business opportunities, whilst overseeing planning and forecasting for the division and ensuring commercial decisions on price, shipments and quantities to deliver target intake and exit margins. Your experience will ensure that you can optimize open to buy and repeats whilst ident...