Senior Specialist Digital Buying & Trading

Department: Digital

Direct Reporting Line: Digital Buying & Trading Manager

Indirect/Second Reporting Line: Digital Buying & Trading Director

Subsidiary/Country: LAM

Location: Colombia

GSMS Grade: P1

Personnel managed: No

Budget managed:

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role is a key contributor to the healthy and sustainable growth of the channel across all LAM markets providing support in planning of all commercial & Brand events. Also, the person in charge supports pricing and clearance strategies of ecom LAM with special attention on analysis and actions plan for outlet pages that permit increase stock turn and improvements in the standard margin

Key Responsibilities:

BUY PROCESS

• Support creating the right sizing buy based on sell out + waiting list
• Support buyer creating buy review decks
• Manage small category plans
• Owners of the RDP loading
• Implementation of the pre-season strategy for e-com OTB Planning & Management following the market financial targets and global guidelines
• Following Channel Ranges provided by Market CTC Assortment Plan teams, contribute to the buying process for the assigned channel(s) and assure right volumes are bought following market OTB plan.
• Work with global/local colleagues to define and implement best in class eCom buying best practices and KPI tracking mechanisms focused on optimization of the eCom experience through product and ranging decisions.

IN SEASON PROCESS

• Co-owner commercial calendar.
• Owner CLE list process & pricing change execution.
• Catalogue execution.
• Stock flow analysis at category, business segment & best sellers level.
• Support managers with current data to influence IBP.

Key Relationships:

• All DTC functions
• eCommerce Marketing, Analytics, UX & Site operations
• Supply Chain
• Regional Business Units
• MOPS

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Experience on Merchandising operations
• Knowledge of all ecommerce channels/online marketing
• Strong analytical skills and fact-based orientation in decision making
• Ability to work effectively within a team environment
• Advanced skills in MS Office

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in business, ideally with marketing and sales focus or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 2+ year experience in merchandising or eCom operations