Strategic Partnership Coordinator

The Children's Place; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children\'s Place in Lahore is seeking a Strategic Partnerships Coordinator to support the Partnerships & Account Management team. You will manage administrative tasks, maintain key data, and prepare materials for partner meetings and Market Week, ensuring accurate, actionable insights across international and domestic channels.

You will collaborate with Merchandising, Sourcing, Logistics, Planning and Finance to analyze sales, inventory and product performance, identify opportunities to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 1–3 years in retail, operations or coordination.
• Experience supporting cross-functional projects preferred.
• International or franchise retail experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin, analytical and executional support across Partnerships & Account Management for International franchise, domestic licensing, off-price and other strategic partner businesses.
• Support Account Managers throughout the product lifecycle, ensuring all product, order, PO, shipping and partner information is complete and timely.
• Support Market Week prep and execution, including pulling system extracts and preparing line sheets and selling materials.
• Build and maintain recurring business, sales and merchandising reporting for visibility into performance.
• Analyze sales, inventory and product performance to identify trends, opportunities and risks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Data analysis

Reporting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Location: Lahore, Job Summary: The Strategic Partnerships Coordinator provides critical day-to-day administrative, analytical and executional support to the Strategic Partnerships & Account Management team across international franchise, domestic licensing, off-price and other strategic partner businesses. Working closely with Account Management and cross-functional teams including Merchandising, Sourcing, Logistics, Planning and Finance, the Coordinator will maintain key data and trackers, prepare materials for partner meetings and Market Week, pull and organize system extracts, and develop reporting and business analysis that provides visibility to sales, inventory and product performance and helps Account Management identify opportunities to grow partner buys and overall business performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative, analytical and executional support to the Strategic Partnerships & Account Management team across assigned International franchise, domestic licensing, off-price and other strategic partner businesses.
• Support Account Managers throughout the product lifecycle, helping ensure all product, order, purchase order, shipping and partner information is complete, accurate and maintained according to established timelines.
• Support Market Week preparation and execution, including pulling system extracts, organizing assortment and product information, preparing line sheets and selling materials, maintaining partner-specific files, coordinating samples and supporting Account Managers with meeting preparation and follow-up.
• Build and maintain recurring business, sales and merchandising reporting that provides Account Management and partners with clear visibility to business performance and supports informed commercial and product decisions.
• Analyze sales, inventory and product performance to help identify trends, opportunities and risks, including what is working within individual markets, underperforming product, inventory availability and potential opportunities to drive incremental partner buys.
• Provide Account Management with actionable reporting and analysis that supports partner conversations, identifies potential reorder or incremental buy opportunities, and helps maximize revenue and product productivity.
• Develop and maintain partner-facing selling reports from a merchandising perspective, providing visibility to key performance indicators such as sales, sell-through, inventory position, product and category performance and other relevant metrics.
• Partner with Account Management to translate U.S. product and selling information into relevant reporting and insights for International partners, helping partners understand key product trends and opportunities applicable to their markets.
• Pull, organize, validate and analyze product, sales, order, inventory and shipping data from applicable systems and source files, ensuring Account Management and external partners are working from accurate and current information.
• Prepare partner-specific product files and selling tools, ensuring product attributes, pricing, style information, delivery information and other required data are accurate before distribution.
• Assist with order entry and maintenance within merchandising systems and support the auditing and validation of purchase orders to ensure information accurately reflects partner buys and approved product.
• Maintain detailed trackers and working files across the Account Management organization, including order, PO, production, shipping, Market Week and other partner-specific trackers.
• Support maintenance of the International shipping tracker, including gathering and reconciling information from available systems, reports, Logistics, TPP and applicable cross-dock activity to maintain accurate projected and actual shipment information.
• Support the 18-month shipping forecast process by compiling, updating and validating partner, brand and season-level shipping information for Account Management review and subsequent FP&A deliverables.
• Partner with Account Management and Logistics to identify missing, inconsistent or outdated shipping and order information and follow up with appropriate teams to ensure data is corrected and current.
• Support product-to-market execution by maintaining documentation and tracking partner-specific requirements related to testing, compliance, labeling, packaging, customs clearance and other market requirements.
• Coordinate documentation and information between Account Management and internal cross-functional teams, including Sourcing, Logistics, Finance, Legal, Planning and Merchandising, ensuring outstanding requests and deliverables are tracked through completion.
• Maintain organized partner files and records, ensuring current product information, order documentation, compliance requirements, approvals and other relevant materials are easily accessible to the Account Management team.
• Support Market Week and seasonal sell-in through reporting and analysis, including product performance, historical sales, inventory availability, assortment information and other ad hoc analyses needed to support partner meetings and maximize buy opportunities.
• Support preparation of partner meetings and business reviews by compiling agendas, sales and product information, open-item trackers, presentations and other materials as directed by the Account Manager.
• Document meeting notes, decisions, open items and next steps as needed and maintain follow-up trackers to ensure actions are completed by established deadlines.
• Respond to recurring and ad hoc reporting and analytical requests from Account Management and leadership, particularly in preparation for Market Week, partner business reviews, seasonal selling meetings and other key commercial milestones.
• Support domestic licensing and strategic channel businesses with administrative coordination, product information, reporting, approvals tracking and other executional needs as directed by Account Management.
• Review files, reporting and deliverables for accuracy and completeness before they are shared internally or externally, escalating discrepancies or missing information to the appropriate Account Manager.
• Proactively identify meaningful trends, data discrepancies, missing information, late deliverables and potential business opportunities and bring findings to the Account Manager for further evaluation and action.
• Develop strong working relationships across Merchandising, Sourcing, Logistics, Finance, Planning and other cross-functional teams to facilitate timely completion of Account Management deliverables.
• Continuously look for opportunities to improve and streamline Account Management reporting, trackers and analytical tools to create greater visibility, accuracy and efficiency across the organization.
• Manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a high level of accuracy, organization and attention to detail.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. 1-3 years of experience in retail, visual merchandising, marketing, creative operations, store operations, project coordination or a related business function preferred. Previous experience supporting cross-functional projects, managing assets or coordinating detailed, deadline-driven processes preferred. Experience working in a retail or consumer brand environment preferred. International or franchise retail experience is a plus but not required.

Skills and Behaviors

• Exceptional attention to detail and demonstrated commitment to data accuracy.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of detailed tasks, files, deadlines and follow-up items simultaneously.
• Strong Excel skills with demonstrated experience working with large data sets, including sorting, filtering, lookups, pivot tables and data validation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends and discrepancies and understand relationships between product, sales, inventory, order, shipping and financial data.
• Ability to develop clear, accurate reporting and translate data into observations that help Account Management identify business and product opportunities.
• Highly task-oriented with strong follow-through and a demonstrated ability to take assignments from initiation through completion.
• Comfortable working within established processes while proactively identifying missing information, errors and opportunities to improve execution.
• Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly with Account Management and cross-functional teams.
• Able to establish effective working relationships with Merchandising, Sourcing, Logistics, Finance, Planning and other internal partners.
• Comfortable working independently on detailed assignments while understanding when issues, discrepancies or business opportunities should be escalated to the Account Manager.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to investigate discrepancies to determine the appropriate resolution.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.

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