Strategic Partnership Coordinator

Location: Lahore

The Strategic Partnerships Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting the Strategic Partnerships & Account Management team by providing day-to-day administrative, analytical, and executional assistance. This position works closely with Account Management and cross-functional teams such as Merchandising, Sourcing, Logistics, Planning, and Finance. The Coordinator is responsible for maintaining key data and trackers, preparing materials for partner meetings and Market Week, organizing system extracts, and developing reports and business analysis. These efforts provide visibility into sales, inventory, and product performance, enabling the team to identify growth opportunities across international franchise, domestic licensing, off-price, and other strategic partner businesses.

Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive administrative, analytical, and executional support to the Strategic Partnerships & Account Management team across assigned business segments.
- Assist Account Managers throughout the product lifecycle by ensuring product, order, purchase order, shipping, and partner information is accurate and timely.
- Support Market Week preparation and execution, including pulling system extracts, organizing product assortments, preparing line sheets, maintaining partner files, coordinating samples, and assisting with meeting preparation and follow-up.
- Develop and maintain recurring business, sales, and merchandising reports to offer clear visibility into performance and support commercial decision-making.
- Analyze sales, inventory, and product performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for incremental partner buys and revenue growth.
- Create partner-facing selling reports highlighting key performance indicators such as sales, sell-through, inventory status, and category performance.
- Translate U.S. product and sales data into actionable insights tailored for international partners.
- Extract, validate, and analyze product, sales, order, inventory, and shipping data to ensure accuracy for internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare partner-specific product files and selling tools, ensuring all product attributes, pricing, and delivery information are correct.
- Assist with order entry and purchase order audits to confirm alignment with partner buys and approved products.
- Maintain detailed trackers for orders, production, shipping, Market Week, and other partner-specific activities.
- Support international shipping tracking and forecasting by compiling and reconciling data from various sources.
- Collaborate with Logistics and Account Management to resolve discrepancies in shipping and order information.
- Manage documentation related to compliance, testing, labeling, packaging, customs, and other market-specific requirements.
- Coordinate communication and documentation flow between Account Management and cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
- Organize and maintain partner files, ensuring easy access to current product and order information.
- Support partner meetings and business reviews by preparing agendas, presentations, sales data, and tracking open items.
- Document meeting outcomes and maintain follow-up trackers to ensure timely completion of action items.
- Respond to ad hoc reporting and analysis requests, especially around key commercial events like Market Week and seasonal sell-ins.
- Support domestic licensing and strategic channels with administrative coordination and reporting as needed.
- Review all files and reports for accuracy before distribution and escalate any discrepancies.
- Proactively identify trends, data gaps, and business opportunities, escalating findings for further action.
- Foster strong relationships across Merchandising, Sourcing, Logistics, Finance, and Planning to facilitate smooth operations.
- Continuously seek improvements to reporting, trackers, and analytical tools to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
- Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high attention to detail.

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- 1–3 years of experience in retail, visual merchandising, marketing, creative operations, store operations, project coordination, or a related field.
- Experience supporting cross-functional projects and managing detailed, deadline-driven processes.
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data validation) and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets and identify trends.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while knowing when to escalate issues.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving discrepancies.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a retail or consumer brand environment.
- International or franchise retail experience is advantageous.
- Familiarity with merchandising systems and purchase order processes.

This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, cross-functional environment supporting strategic growth initiatives within a global retail framework.