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Vice President, Merchandising Tommy Hilfiger Asia Pacific

VICE PRESIDENT, MERCHANDISING

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Develop and implement best-in-class products, merchandising strategies and business processes that will lead to profitable and sustainable growth of the Tommy Hilfiger brand across all channels in the Asia Pacific region. A member of the Tommy Hilfiger regional leadership team, this position is the neuro-center of the regional merchandising and buying functions, working closely with interdisciplinary business partners to drive product excellence, manage range planning, assortment, pricing, and lead teams to deliver all financial KPI’s.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:

Drives business growth, both top and bottom-line, through sound strategies and creativity.
Monitors yearly and seasonal budgets, OTB and inventory plan by country.
Defines store capacity, ensures strategic buying and planning are aligned with KPI’s to achieve top-line sales, bottom-line profitability and effectiveness of in-store presentation and storytelling.
APAC’s expert voice on competition and industry trends. Provide regular and timely market insights to worldwide business partners, working in tandem with TH Merchandising and Global Product Kitchen to translate strategic learnings into innovative and industry-leading product solutions.
Maintains excellent working relationships with all internal and external business partners, global and regional. Collaborates closely with cross-functional teams within the region (Go-To-Market, Integrated Business Planning, Supply and Logistics, etc.), to orchestrate integrated product launches, seasonal campaigns, and other brand/sales initiatives.

PRODUCT

Lead and implement Regional Merchandising strategy and planning processes across different business models in-line with consumer needs. Incorporate financial objectives into merchandise plans to achieve fiscal revenue targets.
Drive total brand value through sales growth of key categories, bottom-line profitability, and brand elevation via market-relevant, commercially viable products.
Champion entrepreneurial spirit, aided with innovative and creative thinking to break boundaries and lead the business forward.
Identify gaps and solutions in the current product ranges to ensure business competitiveness.
Recommend new market/white space through industry/competitive insights, strategic analyses, and creative thinking to engineer new growth frontiers and true competitiveness.
Implement effective market line-opening for each season, driving key KPI achievement (e.g., commonality, SKU productivity, range, and assortment planning) and delivering key product and brand imperatives.
Lead and manage key product milestone calendar, including regional product development timeline to address unique APAC needs while maintaining the overall global brand DNA.

FINANCIAL

Provide guidelines on selling price, mark-up, mark-down, and sell-through targets working with the relevant divisions; to achieve initial mark-up (IMU), gross margin and net/gross revenue targets.
Lead team members towards business and profitability objectives; monitor progress against objectives and define strategies to correct problems as they arise.
Drive continuous improvement of merchandising systems and processes (sales and sell-through analysis; OTB management; hindsight studies; style and size analysis; competitive/market intelligence; pricing research) to optimize the business.

LEADERSHIP

Embody and model empathy, active listening, partnership, trust, and respectful communication at the highest level, fostering an instinctive collaborative and trustful spirit across leadership and the wider teams.
Build a high performing team through ongoing coaching a development; effective succession planning to ensure business continuity. Anticipate and plan talent pipeline for future business/organizational needs.
Create individual and team goals based on performance metrics; monitor performance and give clear and frequent feedback.

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KEY COMPETENCIES:

BUSINESS ACUMEN: Knows how businesses and brands operate; aware of the competition and retail landscape; see clearly ahead and can create breakthrough strategies. Results-oriented with the ability to handle risk and uncertainty; makes good decisions based on mixture of analysis, experience, and judgment.

LEADERSHIP: Builds and communicates compelling vision; can inspire and motivate towards objectives; presents ideas well and commands attention. Able to work in a matrix environment and get things done within a large organization; build collaborative working relationships; uses influence to keep strategies and projects on track.

CREATIVITY: Must possess a high degree of fashion aesthetic; interest in trends, lifestyles, competitors, and media. Support introduction of new ideas. Can work within the creative process effectively, and support bring ideas to realization.

MANAGING TEAMS: Good at establishing direction and working processes; sets priorities, creates focus, and eliminates obstacles to reaching goals. Develops talents within the team and shares responsibility; sees opportunities for synergies across departments and finds ways for effective collaboration.

ORGANIZING: Works according to defined schedules and deadlines; takes direction well and able to work independently with accountability; manages own work and tracks progress. Seeks out resources to get things done; able to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

At least 15+ years or above experience in Merchandising and Buying, with a minimum of 8 years in a managerial position, leading at a divisional level.
Complete alignment with Tommy Hilfiger brand philosophy and aesthetic/values
Be an inspirational, innovative merchant leader driven to build a brand to the next level of image, and expand customer and category reach, brand loyalty, and integration.
Be a role model for innovative merchandising concepts, and ability to challenge cross-functional team to constantly innovate product to better meet the needs of the customer and capture relevant trends that are on brand.
Demonstrate entrepreneurial passion, educate direct reports, as well as cross- functional partners when discussing new concepts, ideations, and fundamental processes.
Be a leader within the Product Team, champion Diversity & Inclusion across the organization to build a safe and welcoming environment.
Respectful in approach, focused on fostering a collaborative cross-functional organization.
Industry knowledge – Global understanding of future markets and competitive brand positioning within the Luxury/Lifestyle Apparel space.
External Voice – Able to speak to the Tommy Hilfiger brand with external key opinion leaders.
Project manager – can manage large projects spanning multiple departments/stakeholders and set priorities.
Strong commercial sense, with sound financial and business acumen.

Education:

BA/ BS required, MBA preferred, preferably in fashion merchandising/business-related discipline.

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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.

Tommy Hilfiger (PVH)

Vice President, Merchandising Tommy Hilfiger Asia Pacific