Merchandising Specialist

The Bata Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and retailers of quality footwear. A global concern with more than 30,000 employees, 24 production facilities, over 5,000 stores in more than 70 countries across the globe, Bata has been providing the best shoes at the best prices, backed by unparalleled service, for 120 years.

Since its founding in 1894 by Thomas Bata, the company has consistently demonstrated its commitment to responsible and innovative business models in the belief that capital is not just money, buildings, or technology, but, more importantly, people, knowledge, and core values. This visionary approach has enabled the company to meet each new challenge with creativity and foresight, while earning the trust and confidence of customers, employees, and the communities in which it does business.

Today, Bata's pioneering decentralized production system, featuring semi-autonomous regional facilities, allows the company to quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace and seize potential growth opportunities. It also continues Bata's long tradition of being sensitive to cultural and national differences and enables it to proudly function as a local company in every country it serves.

**Posizione**:
**MAIN ACTIVITIES**:

- Support in setting up and passing on to the store team the correct guidelines to ensure that the customer has a fulfilling in-store experience through the visual
- Works closely with the headquarters/marketing visual team, other area visuals and sales teams to standardise the image of the shops (reports, photos, ideas...).
- Supports monitoring that the shops are up to date with seasonal product launches and technical aspects of the product.
- Supports the development and the circulation of ideas/information (visual, maketing, commercial...) by visiting competitors (photos, requests....).
- Supports coordination with seasonal/annual in-store marketing activities based on exact product deliveries (marketing calendar, marketing collection, planogram).
- Supports the implementation and control of any shortages of consumables (pops, promos, props..), measures their effectiveness and reports accordingly.
- Supports the management of any production of promotional materials/showcases.
- Supports participation in stock management, informing the store manager/area manager about slowsellers, bestsellers, problems and possible opportunities. Participates in venue/showroom fittings and new retail openings together with the venue/area visual team.

**Requisiti**:

- Good English competence
- Good ability for combining colours and styles and putting products together
- Good sense of brand empathy
- Multicultural management experience

**Altre informazioni**:
**WORK LOCATION**:

- Limena (PD)
- Possibility of working in Smart Working for part of the week after an initial on-site training period