Job Description

Job Category: Merch
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Be Who You Are. Love What You Do.
We're an Aussie brand with our feet on the ground and our heart in our people.
Bringing you a brand-new opportunity in our Cotton On Kids Merchandise Team
Benefits

• Monday - Friday working weeks and flexible working options available to support what's important to you
• Competitive base salary.
• Local and Global career growth - progress your career across our 7 Brands within the Group
• 50% off Cotton On Group Brands | Cotton On, Cotton On Body, Cotton On Kids, Rubi Shoes, Typo, Factorie and Supre
• Wellness support 24/7 - mental health, relationships, family + more
• Discounts for you and your family - medical, travel, financial + more

The Role
To enable the vision, I lead stock allocation and inventory optimisation to maximise sales, Gross Profit (GP) and reduce dilution.
These expectations drive my success:

• I own the execution of the merchandise strategy and seasonal plans for my brand across all channels.
• I lead the team with a customer mindset and allocate the right stock, to the right place at the right time for the customer.
• I inspect Brand and channel results and take action to drive sales and protect profitability.
• I own the exit plan of all SKUs in the most profitable way to free up Open to Buy (OTB) and freshness for our customer.
• I provide volume forecasting and DC projections across all channels to my DC partner.
• I partner with DC to maintain stock availability and manage efficient and effective inventory flow across all channels.
• I regularly complete site visits, store visits and DC to validate stock levels, identify opportunities to optimise inventory and inspect against the plan.
• I present trade insights, data trends and make recommendations to influence product investment decisions with the brand.
• I attend brand milestones to align on the merchandise strategy and VM execution with an external and internal customer mindset.
• I collaborate daily with my VM and Retail partners to execute the plan that delivers results.
• I inspire, care for and grow others and myself at every stage of the

to facilitate succession. * I set expectations, review performance, provide feedback and follow up using the

• I lead

and build a team of engaged Brand and product ambassadors.
I look after others and myself, and lead in alignment with our Safety Matters Framework.
It's more than a job. It's about making a positive difference in everything we do. Being You can take you places at the Cotton On Group, here everyone is welcome and appreciated.
Who are we?
A diverse team of 20,000 around the world who love to think Big and have fun along the way. We develop, reward and recognise our team members, so they can feel empowered to reach their full potential. We know life's more fun when you're free to be you and our team bring their point of difference, making us into the unique global retailer we are today.
Being You can take you places at the Cotton On Group. Join us and let's do good things together.
At Cotton On, we are focused on building a culture centred in belonging, and we are committed to creating workplaces where each individual can show up as their whole self, having an equal opportunity to succeed with us.
We are proud of our diverse global workforce of 20,000 team members from countless nationalities, and we strongly welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply with us.
We are focused on bringing more voices, experiences and backgrounds to our workforce as we drive diverse and inclusive outcomes for our team and our customers.
About Us:
From Australia to the world - The Cotton On Group (known in-house as COG) is Australia's largest global retailer. With 7 brands, 19 countries, 1500 stores and counting; we exist to make a positive difference in the lives of everyone we touch. Our people are optimistic, innovative and highly motivated; they share a genuine belief in themselves and others and they aren't afraid to think big.
About the Team:
At Cotton On Kids, we inspire, engage and excite our customers big and small with the best baby, kids and tween value fashion ranges and gift solutions to be lived and played in all year round. Created with love, for families all over the world.