Merchandising Lead - LATAM

What You'll Do

As a Retail Merchandise Lead for the MX - CO - EC Sales Market, in the Merchandising function, you drive execution of the commercial agenda and merchandising strategy together with Merchandise Managers to exceed business targets. The Lead will have a deep interest in the customer and consumer and stock management. The person in the role will have retail knowledge and an interest in product, strong analytical abilities, commercial skills, and will work to constantly improve customer shopping experience and offer in market.

This hybrid role reports into the Merchandise Manager for your respective concept and is based out of New York, NY.

Working at H&M means no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will include the following responsibilities*

Implement & execute regional merchandising strategy and commercial priorities:

• Execute regional assortment direction in close alignment to Merchandising Manager
• Optimize local selling peaks driven by calendar and customer shopping behavior
• Be responsible for all information distributed to sales and store teams
• Know your market competitive landscape and customer profile
• Be up to date with regional assortment and demand & inventory strategies

Drive in and post season inventory management:

• Pick full price, discount, and sale activities in line with Merchandise Manager
• Execute stock management, Sale, and EOP in line with the regional strategy
• Execute regional guidelines related to assortment and allocation
• Follow-up on store stock and resolve issues together with inventory optimization team
• Execute regional strategy for commercial impact on key product categories (including different store segments) and act based on in season performance

Follow up and inform about progress:

• Provide commercial team with constant & structured sales follow-up for the channel
• Review your commercial plan periodically and suggest improvements for next year
• Follow up commercial initiatives in store (travel two days a week) to confirm or adjust actions needed to meet the regional merchandising strategy
• Follow-up commercial results and KPIs and benchmark between areas, sales markets and other regions

Who You Are:

• University degree, preferably in Business, Economics, Finance or similar
• 1-3 years of experience within merchandising or a sales function
• Strong retail knowledge
• Knowledge in operational best practices and routines for physical store
• Sales-driven and have a strong commercial awareness and salesmanship
• Strong in driving commercial product excellence 
• Understanding of products, stock and product lifecycle management
• Good skills in MS Office, especially in Excel and PowerPoint
• Flexibility and adaptable to change, a strategic mindset
• Oral and written proficiency in English
• Inclusive, positive, open to feedback, willing to multitask and learn on the job

WHO WE ARE​

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.​

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We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. ​

Why You’ll Love Working at H&M

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. ​

• We value diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, and disability
• We pride ourselves on being a values-driven organization, guided by our 7 unique values that have been part of our success story for over 75 years
• You’ll have access to our Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs) to find community and networking opportunities among colleagues

• We are an inclusive company where you’re encouraged to be yourself at work
• You will have access to a large global talent community, where career growth and aspirations have no limits
• We believe in supporting your overall wellbeing and offer comprehensive benefits inclusive of health insurance, wellness and family support programs, company match  401k, paid leave programs, and paid time off, including a community day to serve your local community
• You’ll be able to express your personal style with our employee discount at H&M, & Other Stories, and COS

JOIN US​

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things – our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it’s our people who make us who we are.​

​Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.​

*We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.​

Compensation: salary range is $98,957-$111,326 annually**

Job Status: Salary, Exempt