Distressed Goods

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Key Results:

- Account for the Factory Outlet distressed goods channel for controlled distribution in France and meet AFP targets for Levi’s
- Implement and monitor South European distressed goods ways of working, focusing on Brand Equity, profitability and effectiveness
- Ensure right store stock levels and monitor sell-out performance across France, and appropriate service in collaboration with Outlet Planning team and local RDs and DMs

About the Job:

- You'll monitor orders up to complete product delivery in stores together with Factory Outlet Allocators.
- You'll visit outlet stores to gather market intelligence and to best practices to the partners from an ordering point of view (travel is 30-40% of the job)
- You'll monitor (sales margin, stock turn) and take actions to improve them
- You'll implement solutions to achieve targets, reacting quickly to any sales down-turn through promotional proposals to hit AFP, in both O&O and Franchise stores.
- You'll manage owned operated FO inventory coverage and assortments, per product category (including accessories), to increase profitability and sell-through against targets together with Global Goods products guided by Outlet Planning Manager / Distressed Goods Manager.
- You'll collaborate with local teams to maintain prices in the system
- You'll coordinate promotions in O&O and commissionaire FO. You'll work together District Manager to the required profitability at store level
- You'll support new store openings in supplying initial package and being involved in meetings and physical opening of the store
- You'll take a to the business trends and needs and share commercial insight on the distressed goods local market with the Retail Lead
- You'll build an communication channel with partners in the markets (peers, franchisees), at level and in Regional HQ.

About you:

- You have a Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance area or equivalent
- You have 3+ years experience in a relevant function (Earlier store experience and forecasting experience can be useful)
- You are Fluent English and French
- You enjoy juggling with data information, working with figures and debrief
- You have skills and interest in systems, especially SAP &
- You express your ideas and concepts across both written and spoken
- Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital or family status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or other protected classes prohibited by applicable law. Company policy prohibits harassment of applicants or employees on the basis of any protected classes._

Travel: 30%-40%

LOCATION

Zaventem, Belgium

FULL TIME/PART TIME

Full time