Position Overview
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
POSITION SCOPE
Operation/Financial
1. Leads department trade and can take necessary actions. Showing awareness of impact to topline business
2. Drives channel performance and availability
3. Drives and optimises line card process and communicates impacts to department KPI's to key stakeholders
4. Accountable for WSSI management and understands brand positioning and department impact to total channel WSSI
5. Works alongside key stakeholders to support the formulation of the category long term forecast.
6. Oversees inventory management process, critically assessing long and short term risks & opps against department EOH stock targets and average stock turn, and influencing key stakeholders to implement solutions
7. Accountable for hindsight process and successfully delivers the strategy.
8. Leads OTB process, influencing buying counterparts to meet department KPI's through optimising buying strategies and OTB management, demonstrating flexibility in approach to maximise opportunities
9. Accountable for overseeing seasonal markdowns
10. Works efficiently & sets department priorities
Commercial Awareness
11. Utilises knowledge of brand positioning and market analysis to help shape future strategies
12. Oversees regular store visits and competitor reviews.
Leadership & Team
13. Clearly defines and articulates expectations and sets stretch goals for the team
14. Coaches and trains team, helping them to acquire the skills & knowledge to be more effective.
15. Regularly reviews teams progress.
16. Empowers team wellness & prioritises team psychological safety.
17. Feels confident leading a team and can clearly delegate tasks.
18. Actively provides candid feedback to individual team members to improve performance
19. Identifies talent within own team and proactively devotes time to developing talent
20. Addresses underperformance and supports those in need of development
21. Builds a sense of shared ownership of responsibility within the team
Communications & Partnerships
22. Creates and maintains strong working relationships within key stakeholders.
23. Aligns and updates stakeholders on strategies & business goals
24. Manages cross-functional projects and processes, leveraging key stakeholder's knowledge
25. Delivers on process and efficiency optimisation
Experience, Skills & Knowledge
SKILLS
·Strong analytical mindset and experienced in using planning and forecasting tools and systems
·Effective communicator - able to communicate messages clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences
·Able to work autonomously, results orientated and able to 'think outside the box'
·Able to demonstrate logical analysis and problem-solving skills.
·Solution orientated with an entrepreneurial attitude
·Able to organize, prioritise tasks and manages time well to meet deadlines.
·Can confidently and respectfully challenge others opinions
·Demonstrates self-Awareness of their impact on others & seeks feedback on ways to improve.
·Able to build and maintain productive relationships within team environment.
·An expert in using Microsoft excel and BI reporting tools.
·Able to demonstrate resilience and remain positive during challenging periods.
·Attention to detail.
·Regularly recognises & praises good work.
·Leads by example & shows desire to mentor junior members.
·Desire to have fun at work and an appreciation for product