Senior Merchandiser (Girls Knit & Woven) Tommy Hilfiger Global

<p><b><span>Be part of an iconic story.</span> </b></p><p></p><p><span>TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized global lifestyle brands, confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the vibrant spirit of Americana, to create the modern uniform of accessible luxury. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations, geographies, activities and occasions. Tommy Hilfiger’s global marketing approach and communications strategy taps into culture through the world of F.A.M.E.S.: the people, organizations and ideas boldly driving the future of Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment and Sport. Major global campaigns, sponsorship platforms, and disruptive activations with world-class athletes, musicians and entertainers bring a constant source of energy and inspiration to the brand. Immerse yourself in TOMMY HILFIGER here!</span> <span>(</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/tommyhilfiger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tommyhilfiger/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/%40tommyhilfiger?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a><span>)</span></p><p></p><p>The Position:<br/>Hold a strategic product Merchandising role within the Hilfiger Kids business, with specific Merchandising ownership girls category. Being the product experts of the girls range with strong knowledge of the global market needs, competitors best practice, elements of technical knowledge of the relevant product categories to create strong collection from business plan perspective as well as from visual perspective that is profitable, growing and aligned to the overall TH and Hilfiger directions. This position is reporting to Senior Product Merchandising Manager.<br/><br/>COLLECTION PLANNING &amp; PRODUCT STRATEGY:<br/>• Develop and align the short and long-term Hilfiger Kids Girls Apparel growth strategies with the overall TH Brand and overall Lifestyle vision<br/>• Refine bottoms-up architecture and framework for the collection that correspond to the long-term business objectives and KPI targets<br/>• Collection/range planning, product group strategy building and its handover, priorities and communicate them to stakeholders to deliver the collection (incl. looks needs)<br/>• Collaborating with global market merchandising team to come up with the best collection strategy that fulfills global needs<br/>• Collaborating and brainstorming with Senior Product Merchandising Manager and Sr Director Product Merchandising Manager to come up with collection strategy<br/><br/>COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT:<br/>• Lead the facilitation and development of optimal relationships between Merchandising, Design, PD both in and out of key seasonal milestone meetings of the relevant categories<br/>• Lead and drive all key milestone meetings of the relevant categories and present / discuss the collection. (Range Plan Hand-Off, Digital Collection Review, Proto review, Pricing meeting)<br/>• Product maintenance including prebooking and cancellation (including B&amp;P contact) and data accuracy<br/>• Analysis pre and post seasons from product and collection insights<br/>• Product merchandising expert and thorough competitors and aspirational research of the relevant categories<br/><br/>PRODUCT RELATED PROJECTS &amp; EXECUTION:<br/>• Partnership with Product &amp; Market Merchandising lead in delivering brand-right, consumer-centric seasonal assortments, product stories and big ideas.<br/>• Participate in cross-divisional projects related to product merchandising<br/>• Collaborating with counterparts in ensuring a synergistic ‘consumer centric’ approach to product when producing seasonal collections<br/>• With key stakeholders and cross-functional partners in building commercially strong collections,<br/>while ensuring margin targets, price point architecture, Hero styles, volume drivers, etc., are all aligned<br/><br/>The Ideal Candidate:<br/>• Minimal 6 years’ experience in Womenswear or Kidswear Product Creation<br/>• Must have experience in Kids or Wormenswear international or European brands &amp; understanding of global Kids market<br/>• Excellent analytic, planning and organization skills<br/>• Excellent communication, presentation (expressed verbally and through power point decks)<br/>• Proven networking, influencing skills and a team player<br/>• Fluent English both written and verbal; other languages are a plus<br/>• Able to work in a fast paced, matrix based, challenging environment<br/> </p><p></p><p></p><p><b><span>Your Wellbeing is Our Priority</span></b></p><p></p><p>In the heart of Amsterdam, PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.  </p><ul><li><p>