Brand Trade Manager

**ABOUT US**

Cotton On is a global fashion and lifestyle brand that's taking the Aussie lifestyle to the world. We do things our way. Laid-back and always lived to the fullest. We look out for our mates, wherever we are.
There's nothing that excites us more than making a positive difference in people's lives.
We stand for diversity, empowering people of all backgrounds to express their individual style and make their mark on the world.
We deliver the trends of the moment in womenswear, menswear and accessories, and inspire our community to have fun with it.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and results driven individual to join our CO Brands team as a Brand Trade Manager for our USA market. You will enable our vision by developing and bringing to life trade plans and promotional activities that assist our brand to achieve sales budgets and align with gross profit expectations across all channels. You will be responsible for inspecting analytics insights to inform merchandising decisions that best serve our customers and brand. You will work closely with our Visual Merchandising and Digital partners, to ensure that the execution and planning of promotional activities, price changes and trade updates are conducted accurately and that it is delivering on budget expectations and profitability. You will support and coach your team to take commercially-driven actions that influence trade and protect profitability by participating in weekly trade meetings and providing your team with clear action plans. If you are customer obsessed like we are and have a passion for delivering on impactful moments that determine the success of a brand, then this could be your new role

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**
- Extensive knowledge and experience working with omni-channel
- Demonstrated experience working in an Allocator, Merchandise Analyst or Planning role is ideal
- Experience with digital customer reporting i.e. Google, social, site analytics.
- Proven ability with trade analyses, with the ability to make informed decisions that will determine the success of a brand
- A high level of accuracy, attention to detail and organisation
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to give direction and influence change across departments
- Proficient capabilities in Microsoft Excel

**OUR CULTURE**

To describe COTTON:ON in six words is easy; optimistic, passionate, real, energetic, collaborative and, most importantly, ethical.
Our team members are a passionate group of people, committed to making a real difference in people's lives through our philanthropic arm, the Cotton On Foundation. It is our shared belief that we can make a difference to lives of everyone we touch, from our backyard to the world.

**BENEFITS**

We are committed to personal and professional development, which is supported by an ever growing and expanding structure. We believe our people deserve the best space to their best work and to support this we provide:
50% team member discount for all of our 7 brands.

A world class office with a state-of-the-art Wellness Centre featuring spa therapists, holistic health experts and free fitness classes (think reformer Pilates classes, personal training sessions, yoga studio, spin room and run club)

A brand-new childcare centre onsite - incredible facilities, indoor and outdoor play areas, subsidised cost, and your kids are right next door
- ? The Beckley, our in-house café with chef prepared healthy meals, coffee and snacks. You can also grab a nutritious take home meal, taking the stress out of dinner time.

Flexible working - enabling you to find the right working rhythm to be at your best.

Competitive salary packaging - ensuring we are constantly benchmarking to industry.

On-site concierge, let us help you get your life sorted with dry cleaning, car wash and more.

An Employee Assistance Program for you and your family.

Returning from maternity leave (or primary carer parental leave)? Work part-time and get paid full-time for 2 months, all part of supporting you during your transition back to work.

Team mingle celebrations, speaker's series, surprise and delight moments - the magic happens when we get together.

Do you have a dog? Bring them into the office. We love them

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