Product Merchandiser
We Are Denim Heads.
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!
Here's what we'll do together :
Is your passion for denim and merchandising as high as ours? Are you always one step ahead, do you instinctively know what works in fashion and can you make sure our collections reach optimum performance across all channels?
Just imagine –
As our new Merchandiser, you will be in charge of making sure our G-Star assortment is on-brand and optimized for all global distribution channels.
You’re already a market expert when it comes to building collections that take into consideration global and regional needs. You are performance focused and will drive the assortment across all channels of distribution and build the brand equity whilst developing net sales. You are a strategic thinker who can keep an eye on the bigger picture whilst working on the job at hand. Tasks & Responsibilities :
- Deliver and develop a compelling product offer that is in line with the SFC targets, that has the right price positioning and is in line with the brand vision.
- Develop collections based on latest trend research and market performance information including inspirational research, competitor research, retail and wholesale performance information.
- Be the link between regional markets, design and product development to gather all global market information and translate into commercial collections.
- Deliver within collection development schedule, turnover budget & seasonal margin targets.
- Help present the collection to global regions at key periods during the development calendar.
- Compile and disseminate tools to the regions and sales teams to ensure they have all relevant information to sell the collection.
- Analyze and translate market demand and trend information to the design and development teams.
- Work closely with the regional planning and sales teams to ensure their needs are met.
- Think big. Always look for better ways of working to improve brand performance. Find the balance between numbers and trends.
- Be a team player.
- Think and act as a brand ambassador.
What we bring to the table :
Located in Amsterdam, our G-STAR HQ offers the chance to work in a diverse environment, with a team of over 300 employees who represent more than 35 nationalities. We all work and collaborate together to be on top of the game and become the number one denim brand!
Beyond a competitive salary, working at G-STAR brings many other perks and exciting opportunities :
A work environment that offers room for fun, inspiration and innovation,A clothing budget to showcase your personal style while representing G-STAR,A flexibility to work from home up to 2 days a week, promoting work-life balance,A healthy lunch at our canteen,Free access to learning and development platforms Udemy and Goodhabitz,A discount on a new bicycle.What will happen next :
We will thoroughly review your CV / your portfolio.We have a large expat community at G-STAR, so please apply with an English CV!When we hopefully find what we are looking for, we will contact you for a chat and if it’s a good fit, we’ll plan our first interview.Because we’re very curious how you’d survive a mission impossible, we ask you to prepare a real-life business case in a follow-up 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.Good luck! Share this job