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Senior Merchandiser (Menswear) Tommy… at PVH Corp. · Amsterdam
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Job Description
Be part of an iconic story.
TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized global lifestyle brands, confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the vibrant spirit of Americana, to create the modern uniform of accessible luxury. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations, geographies, activities and occasions. Tommy Hilfiger’s global marketing approach and communications strategy taps into culture through the world of F.A.M.E.S.: the people, organizations and ideas boldly driving the future of Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment and Sport. Major global campaigns, sponsorship platforms, and disruptive activations with world-class athletes, musicians and entertainers bring a constant source of energy and inspiration to the brand. Immerse yourself in TOMMY HILFIGER here! (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok)
The Team
Within the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, our mission is to ensure the Global Full Price product strategy is tailored to the regional needs, driving DTC performance and wholesale growth. The team plays a pivotal role in operational readiness and strategic alignment, working collaboratively with Hubs and broader TH teams to drive commercial performance. The Regional Merchandising team contributes to this mission by focusing specifically on product assortments for the EMEA region, ensuring alignment with both global strategies and local consumer demands. This position is crucial in maintaining a seamless flow of communication and execution between global teams and regional sales. Together, these roles support overall strategic growth, operational efficiency, and the success of product categories.
The Position
In the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, the focus is on ensuring that regional product assortments align with global strategies to drive commercial success. As a Regional Merchandiser, you will support the execution of merchandising strategies for the respective categories in the EMEA region. Reporting to the Senior Director Regional Merchandising, you will assist with market analysis, product lifecycle management, forecasting, and the creation of sales tools. This role is essential in helping ensure that the product assortment meets market needs and aligns with global strategies, contributing directly to the success and profitability of the categories in the region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Regional Assortment Architecture: Take ownership of communicating and aligning regional product needs with global product teams, ensuring assortments are tailored to local market demands across wholesale and DTC channels, and contributing to the strategic development of product assortments.
- Assortment & Range Planning: Lead the planning process for product assortments, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that the regional product offering is optimized, available, and in line with the broader product strategy for the region.
- Market Insights & Feedback: Analyze and interpret sell-in, sell-out data, market trends, and consumer insights to generate actionable feedback that directly informs and shapes the regional product strategy. Proactively identify new product opportunities and areas for improvement.
- Sales Tools Creation: Develop and manage the creation of sales tools and materials, ensuring that product information, promotions, and training documents are effectively communicated to the sales teams, empowering them to maximize sales performance across the region.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Independently manage the lifecycle of products from launch to phase-out, ensuring products are updated, available, and aligned with both regional and global strategies. Work proactively to address any product availability issues or gaps.
- Coordination of Product Rollouts: Take a lead role in coordinating product rollouts and launches, ensuring smooth execution across markets and channels. Collaborate with commercial teams to ensure products are delivered on time, supported with the necessary materials, and promoted effectively.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Proactively collaborate with global, hub, and planning teams to ensure regional needs and feedback are effectively integrated into global product development. Take ownership of communication to ensure alignment across all teams and stakeholders.
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
Requirements
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data, market trends, and consumer behavior.
• Menswear experience is highly desirable. • Proficiency with merchandising software (e.g., SAP, Excel) to track and manage product assortments. • Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively interact with both regional and global teams. • Able to work in a fast paced, matrix based, challenging environment. • Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. • Fluent English both written and verbal. • Education: A Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.
At PVH, how we act is as important as what we do. Here are some key behaviours we expect from our people:
ENTERPRISE FIRST – we act in the best interests of PVH and its consumers beyond our own team, brand, region or market.
DRIVE CHANGE – we lead by example and are optimistic about change. We challenge the status quo but fully commit once a decision is made.
CREATE CLARITY – we are diligent in providing context and setting our priorities so we can be productive quickly.
INSPIRE TRUST – we create safe spaces for debate and deliver on what we promise so people can learn to depend on us.
TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY – we focus on work with the biggest business impact and give candid feedback to each other.
Your Wellbeing is Our Priority
In the heart of Amsterdam, PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.
Wellbeing: exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physio, and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs
Campus: extensive food and beverage offerings, top-notch restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, monthly social events, weekly Thursday drinks, game nights, and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy
Develop your career: whether you lead a team or contribute your own expertise, everyone is a leader at PVH. PVH University curates and delivers training programs for you to continuously develop your professional and personal goals
Be at the forefront: stay closely connected to our brands, CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER, and be a part of seasonal market launches, sample sales and receive employee discounts!
Check out our Amsterdam Campus here.
About PVH:
We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.
One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.
PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.