Cdd -global Merchandising Manager Sportstyle W/m

Company Description

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its sustainability program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.
- Amer Sports est le leader mondial des équipementiers du sport avec les marques Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic et Wilson._
- Salomon SAS, « The Mountain Sport Company », est née en 1947 au cœur des Alpes et berceau de l’alpinisme moderne. Grâce à la passion du sport et un design innovant, Salomon a créé une vaste gamme de nouveaux concepts révolutionnaires en fixations, chaussures, skis et vêtements pour le ski alpin et nordique et a pu apporter des solutions innovantes dans le footwear, et les équipements pour le snowboard, la compétition, l’alpinisme, la randonnée, le trail running and bien d’autres sports._
- Au travers de cette orientation vers la performance, Salomon innove et excelle sur les sports de montagne, en convertissant de nouvelles idées en produits et en repoussant les limites du possible. L’engagement, la culture et l’héritage de Salomon sont tous liés par un simple concept : chaque salarié peut faire de Salomon la marque de montagne de référence. Salomon s’engage de manière responsable pour l’outdoor au travers de son programme de développement durable. La diversité est l'une des cinq valeurs de Salomon, c'est pourquoi nous nous engageons à créer un environnement accessible à tous._
- Le siège de Salomon est basé à Annecy (74), France._

**Job Description**:
Are you passionate about **Sportstyle and sneakers?**

Are you able to analyze market and trends?

***You should be interested by our **Global Merchandising Manager W/M** opportunity** **

**Reporting directly to the Global Sporstyle Commercial & Merchandising Manager our future **Global Merchandising Manager W/M** will in charge **of managing the merchandising process for assigned scope to create assortment plans that maximize:

- sales, sales per door, share of shelf, profitability,
- sell through, & range efficiency.

**Main activities**:

- ** Develops** seasonal, annual and long-term product strategy and merchandising plans in line with the regional and global channel management,
- ** Defines** consumer right assortments by channel and customer, based on shopper profile using consistent criteria.
- ** Conducts** regular landscape assessments including competitor benchmarking, marketplace assessment and brand positioning
- ** Defines** clear actions for improving the assortment performance short, mid and long-term** **by** **leveraging** **business intelligence in combination with detailed feedback from the sales development team (sell-in, sell-through, stock level).
- ** Identifies** gaps in merchandising plan, provides market and consumer feedback to global product team during I2P meetings.
- ** Manages** pricing per country, margin and channel mix to achieve profitability targets
- ** Responsible** for the B2B demand planning forecast for the assigned scope
- ** Collaborates** with the sales team and the products team to ensure that the global vision is well executed, while creating the right level of localization, channel differentiation and cross-categories consistency.
- ** Shares** seasonal plan for pricing, volume, margin and channel mix with the merchandising director and provides regular updates within the season.
- ** Partners** with marketing teams to define the seasonal campaign activation for relevant accounts in line with the global brand calendar to enhance the consumer experience in the marketplace.
- ** Cascades** seasonal programs to each channel leader and key stakeholders through a robust handover process.
- ** Supports** sales teams in key account meetings, sales launches, introduction of new technologies.
- ** Acts** as the product expert for the category with internal and external stakeholders (supports prod