·       Develop and Execute a Seasonal Plan: Collaborate with Planning, Design, and Sourcing teams to create a strategic product, fabric, and trading plan. Use global and local trend insights, customer analytics and competitor intelligence to drive product direction and present seasonal product plans highlighting key strategic areas and must-win categories.

·       Build a Profitable Balanced Range: Build a trend-appropriate product range that aligns with customer expectations and departmental goals. Work closely with the Design team on styling, fabric and colour choices, ensuring the range fits within the agreed price architecture and meets critical merchandise milestones.

·       Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with the Sourcing team on product development, supplier selection, costings and technical requirements. Collaborate with Technical Product Development to ensure sample approvals, product reviews and final presentations are aligned with the critical path milestones.

·       Customer Understanding & Competitive Intelligence: Work closely with Marketing to understand our customers through quarterly updates, customer analytics and online reviews. Conduct market and trend research to stay ahead of competitors and ensure product differentiation across various channels.