Merchandising Manager - Manchester, England

Job summary

This role plays a pivotal part in delivering seasonal product ranges in alignment with the critical path and overall product strategy. You will contribute to the planning and execution of consumer-right assortment plans that resonate with partners, retailers, and shoppers alike.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the delivery of seasonal product line plans and associated systems, ensuring creation and management of product data, accuracy and integrity of information, effective data management and maintenance, collaboration with key stakeholders to complete data inputs, timely upload of data into relevant systems, ongoing upkeep and updates once data is live, communication and system updates related to Team ID changes and player trades, manage the ordering, chasing, and approval of all product imagery via Airtable and coordination with US imagery teams, track and maintain accountability for all product approvals, drive actions and follow-ups across all merchandising-led key calendar meetings, own the end-to-end process for Hot Markets, Micro Moments, ISEPs, and Events, including management of the overarching Hot Market calendar, coordination of MTO handovers, provide ongoing administrative and coordination support to the wider product team, build market, competitor, and consumer reports; deliver benchmarking analysis and manage ad hoc data requests to support decision-making, support the delivery of product materials for product and sales launches, including catalogues, order forms and price lists in relevant currencies, key marketing styles, SMS gathering, showroom set-up, and ongoing maintenance, manage and update the Local Print Programme Tracker, proactively contribute to cross-functional team processes, meetings, and reviews.

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