Freelance Junior Merchant

About PVH Corp.

PVH is one of the most admired fashion and lifestyle companies in the world.

We power brands that drive fashion forward for good.

Our brand portfolio includes the iconic CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER. We market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and internationally known owned and licensed brands. PVH has over 40,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and $9.9 billion in annual revenues. That's the Power of Us. That?s the Power of PVH.

About Calvin Klein

At Calvin Klein, we believe in fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture by celebrating different perspectives, backgrounds and beliefs to truly connect with our associates and consumers. Join us and have a meaningful impact on the world ? and ? endless opportunities to design your future. Calvin Klein is a fashion lifestyle brand with bold, progressive ideals and a sensual aesthetic that is recognized worldwide. Our modern and minimalist approach to design, provocative imagery and authentic connection to culture has resonated with customers for over 50 years. Founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein and his business partner Barry Schwartz, we have built our reputation as a leader in American fashion through the distinct Calvin Klein brand lines and a licensed range of products. Global retail sales of Calvin Klein brand products exceeded $9 billion in 2019 and were distributed in over 110 countries. Calvin Klein employs over 11,500 associates globally. We were acquired by PVH Corp. in 2003.

Calvin Klein Men's Apparel - Junior Regional Merchandiser

The Team

Within the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, our mission is to ensure the Global Full Price product strategy is tailored to the regional needs, driving DTC performance and wholesale growth. The team plays a pivotal role in operational readiness and strategic alignment, working collaboratively with Hubs and broader CK teams to drive commercial performance. The Regional Merchandising team contributes to this mission by focusing specifically on product assortments for the EMEA region, ensuring alignment with both global strategies and local consumer demands. This position is crucial in maintaining a seamless flow of communication and execution between global teams and regional sales. Together, these roles support overall strategic growth, operational efficiency, and the success of product categories.

The Position

In the Full Price Buying & Merchandising team, the focus is on ensuring that regional product assortments align with global strategies to drive commercial success. As a Junior Regional Merchandiser, you will support the execution of merchandising strategies for the respective categories in the EMEA region. Reporting to the Senior Manager Regional Merchandising, you will assist with market analysis, product lifecycle management, forecasting, and the creation of sales tools. This role is essential in helping ensure that the product assortment meets market needs and aligns with global strategies, contributing directly to the success and profitability of the categories in the region.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Regional Assortment Architecture Support: Assist in the communication of product needs from the regional markets to the global product teams, ensuring that assortments align with regional market demands to ensure right assortment across all channels, including wholesale and DTC.

•  Assortment & Range Planning Support: Support the team in range planning, helping to ensure products are available and aligned with the overall product strategy for the region.

•    Market Insights & Feedback: Support the gathering, organizing, and analyzing data related to product needs, including sell-in, sell-out data, market trends, and consumer insights. Assist in providing actionable feedback to help shape the regional product strategy.

•    Sales Tools Creation: Help create and distribute sales tools and materials to markets to support the effective promotion and selling of products.

•    Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with global, hub, and planning teams to ensure that regional needs are effectively communicated and met.

Measures of Success

•    Product selection and trend responsiveness: high levels of assortment success including sell out performance of new collections, speed to market for new trends, exclusive product performance

•    Customer and market insight: accurate market insight including customer demand forecasting, customer ratings and reviews

•    Range & option count, sell through rate, net sales and inventory levels

Requirements

•    Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales data, market trends, and consumer behavior.

•    Proficiency with merchandising software (e.g., SAP, Excel) to track and manage product assortments.

•    Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively interact with both regional and global teams.

•    Able to work in a fast paced, matrix based, challenging environment.

•    Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

•    Fluent English both written and verbal.

•    Education: A Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

The Ideal Candidate:

-Quick study - can pick up tasks quickly

-Proactive

-Problem solver

-Positive attitude

-Team Player

-Strong excel skills

-strong influencing and presentation skills also ideal

PVH Europe and our brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and CALVIN KLEIN, are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. We believe we are bettered by all forms of diversity, and take pride in working with top talent from every walk of life and corner of the world. In the spirit of inclusivity, qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, ability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.