Become part of the Converse Team
Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.
Overview of the Job: Optimize consumer demand & supply to serve consumer and drive profitable growth and inventory productivity for digital platform
Build seasonal product investment plan & strategies for retail concepts that tie to the financial targets & brand vision. Play a critical role in cross-function conversations to ensure the team adapt to retail speed & support Nike Strategy.
Key Partnership:
- Digital Merch
- Digital business team
Job Responsibility:
- Pre season planning:
1. Digital platform long range strategic planning including AOP & CSR, and provide detail target breakdown;
2. Take part in key commercial initiatives/ projects investment and build budget planning for business case
- In season planning:
Inseason commercial KPI tracking, provide monthly rolling fcst and provide insights for risk& opportunity management In charge of platform key moment product structure plan and MD assumption Select product list for different platform and KOL livestream based on mechanism to maximize revenue opportunity Read & react for key moment performance vs plan, and take quick actions to make sure target achievement Vendor management for BZ product team
Functional Skill Required (Hard skills):
- Buying, Planning, Assortment Planning experience with apparel / footwear in Digital preferred
- Comprehensive understanding of retail math
- Experience in developing an understanding of consumers, competitors, and retail trends
- Ability to interpret financial sales data to make decisions and recommendations that impact the business
- Advanced knowledge of MS office applications; proficiency in Excel
- Product Knowledge
- Fluent in Chinese & English
- Bachelor degree or above
Experience Required (Soft skills):
- Keep Open and Curious
- High profile x-functional communication
- Visionary and Strategic
- Strong team player and management on all aspects of the business
- Learning agility
HOW WE HIRE
1. Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
2. Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
3. Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
