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Giorgio Armani Corporation Vice President of Merchandising, Giorgio Armani USA in New York, New York
1.To oversee the development, execution, and communication of seasonal merchandise strategies across Mens and Womens that meet financial plans; 2.To be accountable to the total Giorgio Armani division’s sales results, inclusive of gross sales, net sales, gross margin and sell through results;3.To control all facets of the buy process for the U.S, Canada, and Brazil;4.Develop brand appropriate assortments across Mens and Womens in partnership with GA Spa and management, which incorporates product trends, historical data and field input. Identify and recommend big ideas/ key items positioning to ensure they meet financial targets. Formulate and continually evaluate pricing strategies;5.Partner with planning and management to complete top down and bottoms up planning for each dept (Mens/Womens) both seasonally in business plans and monthly in OTB. Provide clear costing targets/strategies for sourcing; 6.Present assortment to fellow executives for approval by developing presentation structure and content, and ensuring appropriate analysis is completed. Identify business opportunities and risks in-season through analyzing sales performance and gathering marketplace/trend information; 7.Change future Department strategies in-season where needed and provide appropriate and timely direction to the cross- functional team in order to react quickly to customer and business trends;8.Analyze OTB and take action as necessary; recommending changes to future on order, pricing or markdown strategies;9.Maintain expert knowledge of industry through store visits and competitive analysis;10.Communicate with GA Spa and management through meetings and store visits regarding best/worst sellers;11.Build and maintain effective business plans and relationships for all 3rd party resources;12.Monitor and provide development and training of assistant buyer and cross-functional team; 13.Work with Visual team to create strong floor sets and accurate documents in order to drive sales;14.Create and implement effective product knowledge through the division inclusive of product knowledge tools and seminarsPosition requires a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Public Administration or Business Administration plus 2 years’ experience with a luxury fashion retailer in the Job Offered or a director-level merchandising role for a business unit generating at least $40 million in sales revenues and includes experience representing a luxury brand; developing assortments across multiple product categories; sourcing products from Italian mills and factories; training buyers and cross-functional teams; developing allocation and pricing strategies; and analyzing market research related to trends, pricing, historical data and sales in forecasting and developing business plans Domestic travel to stores approximately 5 trips per month; trip to Italy, Canada and Brazil twice per year for each country
Minimum Salary: 200000 Maximum Salary: 200000 Salary Unit: Yearly