Product Manager, Fashion Merchandising
at Groupe Dynamite Inc
Mont-royal, QC, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 22 Jan, 2025 | Not Specified | 23 Oct, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
Overview:
Groupe Dynamite Inc. (GDI) is a Montréal-based, privately held house of integrated omni-channel brands, designing and distributing accessible, trend-forward fashion for women since 1975.
Our mission of “Empowering YOU to be YOU, one outfit at a time” is brought to life through the GARAGE and DYNAMITE banners and represents the consumer-centric core of GDI’s long-standing success as a leading retailer in North America.
Today, GDI operates nearly 300 stores across Canada and the United States, as well as shoppable brand experiences at Garageclothing.com and Dynamiteclothing.com.
Responsibilities:
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive current/future growth of the department through the development of merchandise assortments;
- Develop a track record of success by consistently delivering on or above target results to plan;
- Develop creative and innovative strategies to drive a business plan;
- Understand and analyze competition and marketplace to enhance customer focus and develop innovative ideas;
- Manage OTB in order to drive and build business strategies;
- Work in conjunction with planning to manage the OTB as far as receipts, sales, margin, markdowns and weeks of stock;
- Lead and manage the line planning, pricing, and product creation process including style/color plan, and sizing strategy;
- Analyze performance and plans to help identify sales and margin opportunities that can exceed plan;
- Constant pursuit of providing trend right product to the customer and driving department growth through assortment planning;
- Quickly adapt to changes/trends occurring in the business and marketplace;
- Effectively and efficiently lead business meetings; communicate, influence and negotiate with cross-functional teams to execute vision;
- Collaborate with the visual team and ongoing management in the development and execution of floor sets;
TO QUALIFY FOR THIS ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE…
- Bachelor’s degree;
- Minimum 3 years experience in fashion buying and/or fashion product management;
- Excellent sense of style and knowledge of fashion trends;
- Strong product knowledge and a balance of analytical and creative abilities to positively affect the bottom line;
- Strong financial acumen and analytical skills;
- Language of work: French or English, excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken) are required in order to deal with international suppliers;
- Solid planning skills with experience managing an Open-to-Buy;
- Strong ability to work in teams and leadership skills;
- Good computer skills (Excel and/or equivalent software systems);
- In-depth understanding of our brand and its target market.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Marketing/Advertising/Sales
Sales / BD
Software Engineering
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Mont-royal, QC, Canada