Ladies Footwear Product Developper - Jobs in Montréal, QC

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Department: GLOBOLooking to unbox your full potential STEP UP with the ALDO GROUP.WERE ON A JOURNEY TO CREATE A WORLD OF LOVE, CONFIDENCE AND BELONGINGThe ALDO Group has been on this journey for over 40 years. We believe that our passionate associates are at the heart of our success, and that with them we will lead into our future with kindness.The ALDO Group is committed to diversity and inclusion, not only now, but for the long term. We strongly encourage people who are Aboriginal, racialized, have disabilities, come from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or have intersectional identities to apply for employment with us. At ALDO Group, we will always strive to take steps to create a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes equal opportunity and accountability.#WeAreALDOSTEP UP EXPERIENCE

• Recognition programs to showcase your talent!
• To be part of a company that takes a stand on issues affecting people, the environment, and our partners
• Summer Fridays (because Summer is for fun)
• Purchase discount on merchandise sold in all our divisions.
• Family & Friends events with discounts on our products
• Subsidized cafeteria & daycare
• Subsidized public transportation and free parking
• On-campus gym with access to a trainer
• Flex schedules and telecommuting
• Sick days
• Attractive total compensation!

YOUR ROLEAs the Ladies Footwear Product Developer, your responsibility is to thoroughly source/select best product/price and manage development lifecycle. Ensuring the set budgets and category profitability targets are respected. Prompt communication with vendors overseas as well as local accounts, and internal teams. Supporting with divisional projects as well as providing trend and product insights.The ideal person has a positive attitude, is energetic, self-motivated, excited about commercial trends.Responsibilities:

• Select/develop balanced collection (styles, breath, and depth) based on the needs of the division.
• Monitor competition on an ongoing basis.
• Attend internal product filtering sessions to ensure product needs are met.
• Monitor, analyze & report on product performance (weekly sales, weekly best sellers) Globo/Aldo/CIS, have top best sellers always printed and identified in pre build.
• Achieve target budget and margins through consistent strategic selection of vendors achieve sell-through targets.
• Collaboration activities to ensure calendar activities are delivered.
• Work closely with divisions footwear teams to ensure creating a cohesive collection.
• Ensure the plm data entry is properly recorded, with buy coordinators/afe team.
• Source new potential vendors who can meet or exceed Globo’s needs for the business.
• Create the trend portion of the quarterly product knowledge.
• Collaborate with ass’t buyer on k/d/u on private brand categories, supported by senior buyer, approved by director.
• Style/depth/cost exf negotiation and communication with all pr brand vendors
• In season projects: new updated box, eas tags, etc…..
• Design/corrections on collection for the division, all categories.

DO YOU HAVE THE PROFILE WERE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion, Business, or related Degree
• Illustrator, cad design knowledge
• 2-3 years retail experience
• Excellent communication skills, great attitude, and a strong team player
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PP)
• Skilled problem solver and ability to adapt to frequently changing needs of the business.
• Have an eye for up to the minute fashion trends.
• Outstanding commercial awareness, with a strong understanding of seasons trends.
• Good time management, prioritization, negotiation, and organizational skills
• Experience with a SAP/PLM system is considered an asset
• Travel local and international, trade shows.

Dont wait any longer: STEP UP with us. We want to meet you!WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT US HERE ARE SOME FUN FACTS.Present in more than 100 countries, the ALDO Group has established itself with strong brands: ALDO/ALDO Accessories, Call it Spring and Globo. Guided every day by its purpose “A journey to create a world of love, trust and belonging”, the organization is simply unique. What makes our culture so one of a kind is our people’s passion for innovation, excellence, craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and diversity, as well as their empathy and friendliness. In addition, our associates all have an insatiable curiosity!JOB SNAPSHOT

Employee Type:Full-Time Location:Montreal Job Type:DesignRetail Experience:Not Specified Date Posted:2/7/2023

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