COS Wholesale & Concession Product Manager - 12 Month Contract

COS; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in London is seeking a wholesale & concession product manager to drive the end-to-end process for curated product ranges. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management and wholesale buying, with a deep understanding of retail workflows and analytical skills. This full-time, temporary role offers attractive benefits including a staff discount and health checks.

Benefits

25% staff discount

Up to 25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Private health & dental care

Qualifications

• Proven experience in product management or wholesale buying.
• Ability to curate product assortments that balance brand identity with relevance.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end process from design to delivery.
• Curate assortment and experience that reflect global brand identity.
• Ensure commercial success of all launches through planning.

Skills

Product management experience

Commercial acumen

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Job description

What you will do

The wholesale & concession product manager role is pivotal in securing a highly curated core offer for our wholesale partners, concessions and small store formats, ensuring sales - and profit targets as well as contributing to the brand position. You will curate and present an elevated, relevant product offer catering to the specific partner or space and aligned with the COS brand goals and collection strategy. You are blending strong commercial acumen with a refined aesthetic sensibility to ensure each curated space reflects the brand's point of view while being thoughtfully tailored to its unique format and location.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining an effective workflow that integrates Buying & Design teams way of working with the wholesale market buying cycle. In addition, you will act as a brand ambassador embodying the style and values of COS, while building and nurturing strong partner relationships in collaboration with wholesale accounts.

What you will do:

• Driving the end-to-end process from design to delivery, with our strategic partners, ensuring a highly curated product range for specific partners, concessions or small-format version stores that deliver to sales, profit and brand positioning targets.
• Apply a strategic, creative & considered mindset to curate assortment and experience that reflect both global brand identity and local relevance. Use data-driven insights to inform product selection and space-specific buying.
• Ensure commercial success of all launches through excellent strategic planning and the execution of experiential curation in collaboration with relevant stakeholders such as visual merchandising, merchandising and store teams for our own channels and external wholesale partners.
• Contribute to brand expansion and growth through onboarding of new partners, opening of more concessions and small stores. Participate in all relevant pitches and collection presentations.
• Work side by side to the Key Account Manager for respective wholesale partner from setting the partnership strategy to execution. Ensure partner orders are fulfilled and delivered to plan
• Lead the orchestration of the partner experience in collaboration with visual merchandising, styling, and marketing teams to secure the intended experience. Act as a commercial storyteller in partner pitches and presentations, bringing the product vision to life.
• Support Key Accounts Lead and Growth in sourcing and onboarding of new partners, representing the collection. Build and nurture strong relationships with external partners, acting as a trusted advisor, account representative and brand ambassador for the core offer.
• As part of the global product function, you ensure close connection to the buying team; always up to date on what's to come and what has worked to allow for an effective wholesale selling process without disrupting our DTC core model.
• Provide feedback to design and product teams on market needs and product performance to inform future collections.
• For concessions and small store formats, lead and coordinate cross-functionally with Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Product teams and Growth teams to align on strategy and execution.
• Develop and refine the overall wholesale strategy, create and maintain an effective work-flow that integrates COS way of working with the wholesale market buying cycle to eliminate barriers and optimise opportunities.

Qualifications

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

What you need to succeed:

• Proven experience in product management or wholesale buying within fashion retail with ability to curate product assortments that balance global brand identity with local relevance
• Strong commercial acumen paired with a refined aesthetic sensibility
• Skilled in strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and project execution
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to tell compelling product stories
• Experience managing partner relationships and driving commercial success across multiple formats
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to use data to inform decisions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders
• Deep understanding of retail workflows and wholesale buying cycles

Additional Information

This is a full time, 12 month temporary role based onsite at our Head Office in London.

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program - HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here .

In addition to this UK based colleagues also receive:

• Up to 25 days holiday
• Annual health checks
• Pension scheme
• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee assistance via retail trust
• Private health & dental care

Inclusion & Diversity

At COS we're determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

Company Description

COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The creative soul of the brand is fuelled by a deep connection to modern culture, dynamic global cities and compelling fashion movements. With an emphasis on expert craftsmanship, innovation and materiality, collections are created with a mindful approach, seamlessly blending contemporary and timeless. Learn more about COS here .

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