Specialist Strategic Partnerships

Holt Renfrew offers you an inspiring fashiondriven environment with opportunities to learn and grow. From our incredible partnerships with iconic luxury brands to our commitments to corporate social responsibility you will be inspired every day.

A job at Holt Renfrew offers a competitive total compensation a generous employee discount pension and health & dental benefits tuition assistance and continuous learning and development.

At Holt Renfrew our mission is to present exceptional experiences together with the finest luxury products for lifes every day and extraordinary moments. Every Holt Renfrew employee enables this mission and defines the luxury lifestyle shopping experience through building lasting relationships with our people customers and partners.

As the Specialist Strategic Partnerships you will help to identify potential strategic partnership opportunities while maintaining relationships and driving business outcomes with the existing portfolio of key vendor partners.

Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Actively participate in the leased annual sales and margin planning process to help in leased budgeting (with the support and input of vendors) along with seasonal reforecasting

• Identifying and recommending opportunities for process improvement

• Supporting in the enhancement and tracking of processes for a variety of activities across the Strategic Partnerships ecosystem including but not limited to: customer experiences and associated ROI marketing campaigns and in store event planning key product launches

• Assume a leadership role in engaging leased partners in Holt Renfrew sustainability initiatives

• Establish priorities and support in developing strategies to meet and exceed financial targets

• Build and maintain strong business relationships with vendor management teams and Holts executive teams

• Maximize business through the identification of potential business partners and opportunities (including online marketplace vendors)

• Ensure that the Holt Renfrew brand is appropriately represented in the selection of leased vendors their assortment and their ongoing customer service and

• Work in tandem with other corporate departments to ensure alignment of goals and achievement of company vision

• Administer oversee and track the ongoing maintenance of Strategic Partnerships programs and processes including but not limited to:

  • Assuming a leadership role in weekly sales reporting including the collection and analyzation of data and providing commentary including key insights and learnings

  • Providing sales reporting for those within the Strategic Partnerships brand portfolio and managing vendor enquiries and requests related to reporting

  • Working with internal and external operations teams to support the leased brand boutiques and their operations

  • Overseeing the maintenance of Strategic Partnership agreements summarizing key terms and implications and tracking key notice periods renewal dates and termination dates

  • Updating and maintaining information in appropriate databases (both manual & automated)

  • Assist in the development of critical paths and the roll out of all related projects and programs

  • Onboarding new leased vendors or any conversions with ownership of endtoend processes etc.

  • Coordinating activities related to new lease vendor onboardings or conversions including but not limited to: setting up SKUs managing inventory buy backs updating critical paths tracking and reporting on progress supporting the development of launch materials and communications etc.

  • Partnering with Fashion Office and vendor marketing on seasonal campaigns

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned

The ideal candidate:

• Has a postsecondary degree in a related field

• Demonstrates leadership skills with the ability to influence people

• Effective communication skills (written & verbal) and a strong problem solver

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to adapt and act as both a leader or an individual contributor as required; someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and change

• Self starter with the ability to get things done

• Exceptional organizational skills and willingness to followup

• Enjoys working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders and wearing many hats

• Is passionate about fashion and luxury retailing

• Is highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook)

Holt Renfrew is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees their diverse backgrounds abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity and require accommodation please email and let us know so we can ensure you have an accessible candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. All requests are confidential and used only to meet candidate needs.