We love denim. Live and breathe it. It's in our DNA. At G-STAR, we see no limit to what denim can do. We believe it can be force of progress and innovation for both people and planet. How? By hiring the most creative, curious and caring minds. People who think beyond fashion. Bringing big ideas to big challenges. Driven by possibility. Those who work hard, make mistakes, but always continue to grow.
Denim is in our DNA, our people are our stitching.
Join the denim heads making raw denim!
YOUR TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
G-STAR is currently looking for a Merchandise Planner Online. The role will be based at our Valencia office and will report directly to the Merchandise Planning Manager.
Understand the customer needs from our online customers and strategic accounts and use this information to make considered commercial decisions on product level that positively impact profitability and reduce discounts in combination with other channels by working closely with our wholesale team, global merchandising, allocation team, and marketing team.Be a reliable business partner for our online strategic accounts/own .com team. Actively manage and execute pre-season planning and trade in-season performance in close cooperation with our partners.Translate the overall merchandising strategy to assortment strategy to determine the right product mix for our online, focusing on the right width vs breadth of the collection, maintaining a close eye on the product mix and developing specialized collections and exclusives.Cater and leverage the assortment strategy to positively impact profitability between our wholesale and partner program assortments.Monitor the critical path (time to get online) for each phase in conjunction with the E-commerce trading team, marketing team, and global merchandise and allocation team for our assortment.Monitor the on-time delivery performance, ensuring that deadlines are met and potential problems are identified at line level, clearly communicating to management the impact on launch position.Monitor and analyze returns to identify any risks on profit in close cooperation with our E-commerce commercial team.Constantly review performance to identify and capitalize on emerging trends to avoid missed opportunities, closely cooperating with our online accounts, and contributing to our weekly trading meetings.Forecast on monthly level on relevant KPI's such as sales and stock creating alignment with our online accounts and internal commercial teams.Responsible for planning promotional activities on line level to support maximum sell out in close alignment with our marketing team to ensure our promotional activities receive maximum exposure on the platforms of our online accounts.WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE: A minimum of 3-5 years of experience working as a merchandise planner in an E-commerce environment, with a specific focus on account management.Excellent skills in Excel and Tableau (reporting and handling large data amounts, executing pivots and other analysis).Excellent E-commerce math and analytical skills with a strong link to translate to product.Experience working with senior leadership, possessing excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build strong relationships across the business.Experience working with online accounts (account management).Strong analytical mindset.Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.Shows innovation by challenging existing processes and practices to drive the business forward.Strong communication and presentation skills, written and verbal in English (Dutch is a plus).HERE'S WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE: We recently moved into our state-of-the-art office in the vibrant city of Valencia. This could be your chance to play a pivotal role in shaping the future development of G-STAR in Spain!
Beyond a competitive salary, working at G-STAR brings many other perks and exciting opportunities:
A clothing budget to showcase your personal style while representing G-STAR.A fully paid private medical insurance.Flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week, promoting a healthy work-life balance.Free access to leading learning and development platforms like Udemy and Goodhabitz.WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT: During this job application, we will ask you to play a couple of short neuroscientific games. These games provide you with the opportunity to showcase your potential, talents, and personality.As a result, we can ensure equal opportunities for everyone who applies, by evaluating everyone based on objective, scientifically proven insights rather than gut feeling. As we value personal growth and transparency, we will make sure you receive your results on the games as well!When we hopefully find what we are looking for, we will get in touch with you and if it's a good fit, we'll plan our first interview.If this goes well, we might follow up with a business case to present during a second interview.When we're ready to commit to each other, we'll finalize the terms we've discussed and we'll explain to you how to order your first pair of jeans from the G-STAR employee store.
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