Jean-Paul Schmeitz

Strategically re-designing current buying processes, transitioning into automation. This to max. the ROI. Handover buying budgets to the Cat. teams. Focussing on driving profitable growth while improving Inv. turns. Work cross-functional in cooperation with Vendor-, Inventory Mngt, Pricing-, and Finance teams to link merchandise financial planning with overarching Softlines initiatives anticipating future trends. Partnership with T & A team to drive long-term enhancements to achieve greater HOTW planning.

End-responsible for the Dutch Amazon (3P) marketplace launch. Focussing on Selection, Sales, Pricing and delivery experience.

Managed a product range that met all strategic objectives and was suitable for all marketplaces and channels (retail, wholesale and E-commerce) within Western Europe & the Nordics.

Responsible for the buying of well balanced collections from different segments for different retail (mono brand) stores (Esprit, Mexx). Analysing: Turnovers, KPI'S, Store-visits. Merchandise tasks: Mark-downs, bestsellermanagement (OTB), monitoring stock levels, NOOS, transfers. Planning: Turnover, merchandise flow, mark-downs. Follow-up trends, market information and visit fashion fairs. Before: Storemanager at MICC! Fashion

In-line product manager located in China for productions of a high-end denim brand and several lines for different retail-organisations. Main tasks: Coordinate the production lines in different factories, develop the production processes, quality control, maintaining lead-times, contact person between costumers and head-office.