Position Overview
Tiffany & Co. is seeking a dynamic and experienced VIE Merchandising Specialist with a retail-first and client-centric mindset to join the North America Merchandising team. In 360-partnership with zone cross-functional teams you will develop and execute market-specific merchandising strategy for Tiffany & Company, Americas. Primary functions include: support the larger Americas Merchandising team with meaningful and insightful reporting and analytics to drive increased productivity and growth, streamline and communicate corporate strategies and product information to the greater retail network, gather and synthesize consumer as well as market insights and partner closely with New York head-office product teams as an advocate for larger zone needs.
Key Accountabilities:
Business Responsibilities:
- Develop and negotiate category both assortments and forecasts with New York head-office product team
- Create, review, and evolve assortment plans by store based on local market needs
- Create comprehensive 360 action plans to drive new launches as well as larger category ambitions
- Capitalize on growth trends and develop strategies to address underperforming collections and/or stores
- In partnership with Supply Chain, maximize sell thru via regular business analysis
- Provide quantitative reports and quantitative retail feedback to zone leadership and New York head-office product team
- Assortment flex, rebalance and reorder
- Identify new business opportunities through sales analysis, retail feedback and competitive research.
Retail Support:
- Establish credibility and build strong relationships with retail leaders and client advisors
- Develop and deploy both tactical category training as well as strategic messaging to ensure retail support in larger zone initiatives
- Frequent store visits to gather feedback, support client events and constantly assess merchandising decisions as realized in retail environments
Analysis
- Creation and maintenance of daily/weekly/monthly retail sales reports
- Review assortments and recommend updates to improve store productivity and maximize growth
- Monitor trends, partner with Supply Chain to improve forecast accuracy and identify risks/opportunities
- Lead performance deep dives to guide the Merchandising team in developing store/collection/category strategies
- Create presentations to clearly communicate analytic findings
- Provide ad hoc analytical support and perform special projects as needed
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years business experience based on level
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication and diplomacy skills
- Process-oriented with sound decision-making skills
- Possess overall luxury aesthetic sensibility
- Self-motivated with a strong drive for achievement
- Proven ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic team environment (ability to multi-task is essential)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Windows environment with adaptability to new software
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in continuing education, preferably in MBA/Marketing/Management
- Working Knowledge of Tiffany & Co. merchandising information systems
- Working Knowledge of Tiffany & Co. operations
- Prior Merchandising or Retail experience preferably in a luxury brand
- Proficient Knowledge of basic retail concepts and calculations preferred
The hiring range for this position is $5,556.35 (€ 5072.76) per month