(6-month Contractor) Assistant Product Channel Merchandiser

Job Description 

This job is located at our APAC Home Office in Shanghai, China.  

The main responsibility for this role is to execute strategies that amplify the biggest product opportunities across every customer touchpoint, tying together product pricing & experience. This will include extensive coordination across the product, inventory, marketing, and channel teams to create streamlined execution of the APAC business strategy and growth plan. You will manage the team’s commercial planning calendars including product features and promotions, marketing actions, site preparation/site promotions, and event coordination, all while working with the inventory management teams to ensure alignment to the execution tacticts. In addition, you and your team will also serve as contact window for product knowledge and update sharing for regional distributors/wholesalers by closely working with New Business Development team.

 

What Will You Be Doing? 

 

• Assist the Go-to-Market Process: Execute seasonal strategies that tie together product, pricing, and marketing, while driving white space ideas for UX and digital product strategies.
• Campaign and Event Coordination: Act as key business liaison between Product, Marketing, & ecommerce teams to ensure holistic GTM approach for marketing campaigns and key online events. See campaigns through from start to finish. Starting with strategy, photoshoot selections, styling, and final edits.
• Site Visual Merchandising Coordination: Liaison with site merchandising to aid in analysis of site metrics and streamline partnership with product teams to ensure site issues, callouts, KPIs are funneled through efficiently.
• Project Management: Manage key projects from a digital x-platform & x-functional view aligning with all relevant stakeholders to ensure program efficiency and drive end-to-end efficacy.

 

What Do You Need To Bring? 

 

• 2-3 years progressive experience in product/merchandising, marketing and/or sales ideally in a global footwear/apparel business.
• A well-rounded team player with strong collaboration to work cross-functionally.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast paced environment with a sense of urgency.
• Comfortable with ambiguity; can confidently articulate a point of view, but also explain the risk and opportunities.
• Solid interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Fluent in English  

Our Company 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) is a global retailer of five iconic, omnichannel lifestyle brands catering to the kid through millennial customer: Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Hollister, Gilly Hicks and Social Tourist. At A&F Co., we’re here for our associates, customers and communities on the journey to being and becoming who they are – and because no journey is the same, we strive to create an inclusive culture, where everyone is free to share ideas.  

Our Values 

We lead with purpose and always put our people first, which is evidenced by our Great Place to Work™ Certification, as well as being a 2021 recipient of Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Retail, and named a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality by the Human Rights Campaign for 16 consecutive years. We’re proud to offer equitable compensation and benefits, including flexibility and competitive Paid Time Off, as well as education and engagement events, including various Associate Resource Groups, volunteer opportunities and additional time off to give back to our global communities.  

What You'll Get

As an Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F Co.) associate, you’ll be eligible to participate in a variety of benefit programs designed to fit you and your lifestyle. A&F is committed to providing simple, competitive, and comprehensive benefits that align with our Company’s culture and values, but most importantly – with you! We also provide competitive incentives to reward the commitment our associates have for moving our global business forward:  

• Incentive bonus program
• Annual companywide review process
• Flexible spending accounts
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Associate assistance program
• Paid parental and adoption leave
• Access to fertility and adoption benefits through Carrot
• Access to mental health and wellness app, Headspace
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Mobile Stipend
• Paid time off & one paid volunteer day per year, allowing you to give back to your community
• Work from anywhere (Mondays and Fridays are “work from anywhere” days for most roles & six work from anywhere weeks per year)
• Seven associate wellness half days per year
• Merchandise discount on all of our brands
• Opportunities for career advancement, we believe in promoting from within
• Access to multiple Associate Resource Groups
• Global team of people who will celebrate you for being YOU!

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER