Buyer, Women's & Men's Lifestyle & Licensing SEAO & CI

We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what's possible.
At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed. This global house of brands - Coach and Kate Spade New York - was built by unconventional entrepreneurs and unexpected solutions, so when we say we believe in dreams, we mean we believe in making them happen. We're always on a journey to becoming our best, but you can count on this: Here, your voice is valued, your ambitions are supported, and your work is recognized.
A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.
Primary Purpose: The Buyer position is responsible for all merchandising activities associated with Coach SEAO business channel. The ideal candidate will be required to manage and develop a balanced assortment offering based on market needs and company strategic goals. This is a key role in delivering performance against sales, SKU productivity, and product sell through.
The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in merchandising to...

• Understand each of the region within Coach SEAO and analyze consumer retail trends, market landscape, and competitive environment
• Collaborate with Global and Greater China/Coach Asia/Coach International Merchandising Teams to understand seasonal strategies, priorities and newness styles
• Work with Global Merchandise Planning Team on department growth strategies and key investment guidance to increase SKU productivity 7/8 for Dp1 /Dp2 feedback
• Engage in seasonal line reviews with Global Teams, highlighting current selling trends and product gaps to influence future product creation.
• Responsible for identifying any gaps in merchandising assortment during seasonal product opportunity (SPO) process.
• Create consumer-focused assortments for each region considering store profiles, VM space capacity and SKU productivity
• Analyze POS data analysis to understand sell-through to aid pre-season planning, and identify in-season opportunities
• Partner with Retail Management team to gather product feedback
• Monitor competitors against Brand's position in terms of products and pricing

The accomplished individual will possess...

• 3-5 years' experience in retail, B2B, franchise or wholesale experience
• Proven track record of buying/merchandising success for multinational brand/company, preferably sized categories
• Analytical skills and ability to translate data into action points
• Ability to perform well under pressure with multiple deadlines
• Experience in merchandising/planning systems and SAP a plus

An outstanding professional will have...

• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in presenting and communicating to upper management
• Self-starter and able to work independently and as a team player
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, macro building a plus)

• BA/BS university degree or its equivalent in merchandising, business, finance, economics, or supply chain.

Our Competencies for All Employees

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale
  and spirit in his/her team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Tapestry, Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at 1-855-566-9264 or [email protected]
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*Tapestry will comply with minimum wage requirements and any other applicable pay laws based on city, county, and state regulations.
Here are some of the benefits that we offer: Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401 (K), Paid Paternity and Maternity leave, Commuter Benefits, Disability insurance and Tuition assistance. Please click here for a complete list of U.S Corporate Compensation & Benefits .