Valentina Canton

• Collaborate with Category Buyer to develop new collections for the Interior Modern Furniture.
• Direct contact with international suppliers to review proposals, place orders and negotiate prices.
• Manage vendor purchase order process including dispatch, delivery and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
• Categories analyses to improve efficiency.
• Direct contact with other departments like Marketing, Sales and Logistics.
• Analyze inventory usage and assess trends to provide maximum coverage for each time period.
• Maintaine focus and organization to regularly complete tasks with precision, timeliness and flexibility to accommodate fluctuating assignments and emerging business trends.

• Work collaboratively with the Director to create seasonal range plans, taking into consideration the needs of wholesale, Retail and Ecommerce channels for Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein Jeans (categories' belts ,soft accessories / genders men, women & kids.
• Build an efficient and profitable collection with the design and development teams, briefing them the markets needs and ensure alignment trough the process, balancing the commercial product needs with the seasonal design direction.
• Specify market requirements for current and future products by conducting regular market research supported by on going visits to key accounts, customers and prospects.
• Achieve aggressive merchandising growth target, with healthy price value, margin and collection efficiency.
• Analyze sell in and out of the categories, competitors and market’s trends. Specify sample requirements and responsible for country sample selection.
• Ensure samples quantities are in line with target.
• Present the line to all market stakeholders during key calendar touch points. Collaborate with Merchandising team across product groups to define the optimum consumer assortment and key product pushes for the season.
• Conduct various analysis on the collection throughout the season to review sales results, pricing architecture, product assortment, making tweaks where necessary.
• Forecast the line to identify any potential risks, opportunities and to aid in capacity/fabric pre bookings.
• Management of PLM system, ensuring data integrity at all times.

As above job description for all PVH Europe divisional brands Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, Tommy Hilfiger and Tommy Jeans (categorues: belts & soft accessories / gender: men, women & kids).

• WOMEN TOPS
• Define, manage and own the entire product line from strategic planning to go to market.
• Set the line skeleton at the beginning of each season ensuring the right balance of innovation and commerciality taking market and consumer needs into account.
• Define seasonal key initiatives and the right assortments within the line to support both retail & wholesale.
• Partner with the design team, briefing them the desired needs and ensure alignment throughout the design and development process.
• Ensure SKU efficiency and own line size targets.
• Identify carryover options and lifecycle management.
• Specify sample requirements and responsible for country sample selection.Ensure samples quantities are in line with target.
• Competition mapping based on product offer, distribution and pricing.
• Analyze historical numbers as an aid to future line development.
• Assure a correct implementation of the collection through effective & impactful presentations at sales meetings.
• Work closely with markets on an on going base attend and assist in key accounts meetings.
• ACCESSORIES
• Execution and own the allover development process from briefing until final approval, respecting to the overall business strategy and ensuring the brand meets.
• Own and execute the complete design & development of Accessories (belts, scarves, hats, small leather goods, socks/man & zoman) in line with the seasonal need.
• Manage and own complete technical specifications.
• Drive and ensure on time delivery of proto's, CMS and salesmen samples.
• Supplier visits to support on site development of nez collection.
• Own cost overview including lead times, minimums & up charges and identify opportunities to improve cost and drive cost negotiations.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure the product execution delivers in line with the brief and to achieve required product costs.
• Evaluate suppliers and their performance towards KPI s, Quality and on time delivery.
• Line Management, Analyses and Administrate & Communicate and present as per Women Tops.

• Selection of Special Outlet Production based on full price stores previous year pre-bookings and market s requests.
• Management of the flow replenishment and the inventory movements (process transfers, returns, promotions, clearance sales).
• Allocate orders and assure timely replenishment.
• Analyze on sales in order to always assure the right product at the right time.

• Potential and new clients research.
• Internal management existing customers.
• Structured pricing and survey documents of business proposals for customers.
• Business visit to increase the contacts.