ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CO.
Company Description
OUR COMPANY
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a portfolio of lifestyle brands including Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks. Reaching customers across 120+ countries, we strive to create customer-centric, omni-channel experiences for our global customer base.
OUR VALUES
How do we do it? Every day, our associates show up and empower one another to stay curious and think big. As a team of relentless innovators, we aren’t afraid to dream boldly. We are accountable and aim to the highest caliber to understand, push boundaries and embrace change. We coach, mentor, care, and bring our best selves every day because we are in this together. Whether you lead yourself, a team, or the company, everyone is a leader at A&F.
OUR BRAND
Would you jump at the chance to be part of reinventing one of the world’s most recognizable brands? At A&F, we’re on a mission to inspire our customers to be confident, feel comfortable, and face their fierce. Our goal is to create relevant products and brand experiences that allow our customers to define the narrative of their own stories. We approach the work week with a long weekend mindset: free from stress and with time well spent, we can realize our full potential.
Job Description
The Regional Pricing and Promotions lead will be responsible for creating, organizing, and communicating promotional strategy and calendar for the region.
This person will work closely with the EMEA region planning, finance, and stores teams as well as the A&F global home office pricing and promotions team to coordinate strategies that achieve omni-channel KPI targets.
What will you be doing?
– Create, organize, and communicate promotional strategy, sales forecasting and calendar for EMEA
– Drive decisions around promotional offerings for both store and digital channels
– Manage nuances between blackline, Middle East, and balance of EMEA markets
– Track competitor promotions in conjunction with regional/district store managers to hindsight and influence greater alignment with the market
– Review promotional cadence with finance, marketing, merchandising to achieve optimal brand position in each market
– Ensure promotional strategies align with budget KPIs such as sales and margin while maintaining brand image as a leading lifestyle retailer in EMEA
– Review and consolidate quantitative and qualitative historical data to inform future season strategy
What will you need to bring?
– Will have a broad understanding of promotional complexities of countries within the Europe/Middle East market. Experience managing blackline promotions a plus.
– Will have experience working as part of a regional team in a global company and be able to demonstrate evidence of having built strong, collaborative relationships with their internal global partners.
– Will be very proficient at handling & analysing data – Excel / Microsoft Office suite skills are essential within the role
– Will be resilient & will thrive in a fast-paced, fluid retail environment
– Will demonstrate a strong customer focused approach
– Will be able to communicate clearly to internal and external stakeholders
– Will excel working both within a team and individually
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent, business specialization preferred
At least 2-5 years of promotions experience within the Europe/Middle East markets
Strong analytical and Excel skills
Experience having worked in a fast paced, multi-channel, retail environment a plus
Additional Information
ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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