Analyze market research data on consumer behavior and competition analysis to identify any gaps in the existing assortment
Clearly present the product assortment plan showing new products on the family level showing the price groups and communicate it to Sales and Supply Chain teams for their feedback
Track daily the performance of each product on all stores and work with sales to understand customer requirements and with visual merchandizing to analyze placement options of products according to importance
Work with the Visual Communications team to build product catalogs inclusive of best sellers new product launches and key item promotions
Pricing GM Planning Analysis and Control
Planning and monitoring of product landed cost and working with the Supply Chain team and the vendors to optimize it
Constantly optimize the GM of the managed categories
Plan and implement markdowns on slow moving products and analyze the effect on sales and GM
Souring and Vendor Management
Select and manage the vendor base to identify and develop strong vendor partners
Assortment Planning and Communications 
