Merchandising Manager

PVH Corp.; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

PVH Corp. is seeking a Manager Regional Merchandiser to align regional assortments with global strategies across the EMEA region. You will drive the EMEA assortment architecture and work with Hub teams to deliver consumer-relevant product mixes and channel-optimized ranges.

You will lead regional buying and assortment strategies, forecast volumes, and ensure timely product launches and showroom execution, while driving efficiency and continuous improvement in the merchandising team.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years’ experience in Merchandising for a fashion retailer.
• Proven track record in regional assortment planning and execution.
• Strong understanding of regional market trends and consumer behavior.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, matrix-based, challenging environment.
• Strong analytical, planning and organization skills with the ability to generate meaningful data insights for commercial decisions.
• Advanced communication skills to clearly convey information to executive stakeholders.
• Strong business and commercial acumen.
• Leadership experience to develop, mentor, and inspire high-performing teams.
• Fluent English both written and verbal.
• Ability to travel abroad.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Regional assortment architecture: input into development of the EMEA assortment architecture and regional product category planning.
• Own and execute the EMEA category strategy with input on forecasting and market trends.
• Collaborate with Hub Merchandising teams to customize assortments and ensure alignment with global strategy.
• Forecast product volumes and manage style-level commitments for regional needs.
• Roll out regional assortments and coordinate showroom setups, launches, and in-market execution.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing new systems and processes to increase efficiency.

Skills

Leadership experience

Analytical

Communication

Fluent English

Commercial acumen

Planning & organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or related field

Job description

The Team

Within the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, our mission is to ensure the Global Full Price product strategy is adapted to meet the specific needs of the region to maximize DTC performance & wholesale growth, and to ensure operational readiness across the Full Price buying teams. This position serves as the backbone of the Full Price team, collaborating closely with Hubs and wider TH teams to drive overall commercial performance. With an integral position in the team, the role contributes significantly to the department’s operational efficiency, strategic growth and overall success.

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Merchandising Manager

The Team

Within the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, our mission is to ensure the Global Full Price product strategy is adapted to meet the specific needs of the region to maximize DTC performance & wholesale growth, and to ensure operational readiness across the Full Price buying teams. This position serves as the backbone of the Full Price team, collaborating closely with Hubs and wider TH teams to drive overall commercial performance. With an integral position in the team, the role contributes significantly to the department’s operational efficiency, strategic growth and overall success.

The Position

As Manager Regional Merchandiser, you will be crucial to the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, with a focus on ensuring that regional product assortments align with global strategies to drive commercial success. You will execute the EMEA assortment architecture and strategy across the respective division and product categories, working with Hub counterparts to deliver a consumer-relevant and channel-optimized product mix. This role is vital for achieving the Full Price Buying & Merchandising objectives and your work will be key to the commercial success of the TH brand.

Key Responsibilities

• Regional assortment architecture: Input into the development of the EMEA assortment architecture, ensuring the right assortment for the product category in the region. This includes managing product selection and segmentation for optimal growth and profitability.
• Category strategy: Own and execute the EMEA category strategy, providing range and product feedback to input into regional and global forecasting. Regularly analyze and report market trends, consumer insights, and competitor activity to inform the global product assortment.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Support Hub Merchandising teams in customizing assortments, ensuring global intent aligns with local opportunities. Work closely with Hub counterparts and Visual Merchandising to ensure alignment and cohesive execution of the category strategy and product assortment rollout.
• Regional buying & assortment strategies: Execute regional buying and assortment strategies, including forecasting product volumes, managing commitments on a style level, and ensuring that products are available for both short-term and long-term market needs, optimizing inventory and sales.
• Roll out of product assortment: Execute the regional rollout of product assortments, including ensuring that products are downloaded to sales teams and customers effectively. Manage the logistics of showroom setups, launch strategies, and in-market execution to maximize sales performance and brand presence across the EMEA region, ensuring product launches are on time and aligned with regional priorities.
• Continuous improvement: Implement and exploit new systems and processes to continually increase merchandizing team efficiency.

Measures of Success

• Product selection and trend responsiveness: high levels of assortment success including sell-out performance of new collections, speed to market for new trends, exclusive product performance
• Customer and market insight: accurate market insight including customer demand forecasting, customer ratings and reviews
• Range & option count, sell-through rate, net sales and inventory levels

The Ideal Candidate

• 7-10 years’ experience in Merchandising for a fashion retailer.
• Proven track record in regional assortment planning and execution, ideally within Full Price environments.
• Strong understanding of regional market trends and consumer behavior.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, matrix-based, challenging environment.
• Strong analytical, planning and organization skills with the ability to generate meaningful data insights to take commercial decisions.
• Communication skills: advanced ability to clearly convey information both written and orally to executive internal stakeholders
• Strong business and commercial acumen
• Strong leadership experience, with the ability to develop, mentor, and inspire high-performing teams.
• Fluent English both written and verbal
• Ability to travel abroad
• Education: a Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience