Merchandiser (High Fashion) #LuxuryRetail #RTW #Footwear

Merchandiser, South Asia x2 (RTW, Footwear)

Our client, a reputable, high fashion & leather company has opportunities within their Merchandising team:

. Manage and drive the selected category's business in South Asia.
. Create commercially balanced assortments in line with brand aspirations and strategies.
. Identify category growth opportunities as well as risks to the business. . Deliver reliable sales analysis, drawing focused insights that lead to action plans.
. 360 commercial management of the category.
We welcome candidates with relevant exposure to all the above-mentioned categories.

Job responsibilities General
. Support the manager as the category lead.
. Work collaboratively with other team members and cross-functional partners.
. Partner with Central Teams as the zone category representative.

Sales Reporting & Analytics
. Prepare daily/weekly/monthly sales and sell through reports.
. Proactively initiate ad hoc analysis to explore new opportunities and business concerns.
. Provide deep dive and qualitative feedback for Zone & Central.

Assortment Management
. Attend 4 buying sessions a year.
. Create assortments considering brand strategies and market specificities, while delivering sales targets.
. In-season management, re-assorting stores based on performance, new opportunities, activations, etc. Training & Collection Launch Preparation
. Partner with other categories on 360 Transversal Launches.
. Proactively initiate ad hoc analysis to explore new opportunities and business concerns.
. Provide deep dive and qualitative feedback for Zone & Central.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
. Work collaboratively with cross-functional partners (i.e. Retail, Learning & Development, Digital, Visual Merchandising, Communications, Client Development, etc.) to achieve 360 category objectives.
. Partnership with Country Merchandisers and Retail Teams to drive sales and understand market needs.
. Be the bridge between the South Asia zone (each country / store) and Paris team.

Supply Chain
. Partner closely with Supply Chain Team to ensure the right stock, at the right stores, in the right quantities.
. Work collaboratively on in-season sales forecasts and during buying sessions.
. Share category strategies to ensure alignment in stock management.

Retail
. Close communication with stores to understand product feedback and opportunities, as well as clients.
. Provide Retail Teams with tools and information to achieve sales targets.
. Support special events and activations.

Market & Competition Update
. Understand market trends and competitor strategies for market context and to feedback to Central team.
. Provide market feedback, product needs and opportunities to Central team for collection creation.
. Apply insights from market analysis to category action plans.

Profile
. Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience. Luxury experiences will be an asset.
. Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills along with a commercial mindset.
. Ability to draw meaningful insights from analysis and to clearly share findings and initiate actions.
. High proficiency in MS office, particularly in Excel and PowerPoint.
. Good interpersonal and communication skills.
. Results driven with a genuine passion for the product category.
. Highly adaptable, agile and comfortable with ambiguity.
. Organized, structured and action oriented.
. Genuine curiosity, proactiveness, and a team player in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Information

. The South Asia Zone HQ is based in Singapore
. There is a total of 9 markets in South Asia zone. 10 Markets are namely: Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines and India.
. Key markets- Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Australia.
. The merchandising team will look at achieving sales & measured by sell through.
. Unlike traditional luxury brands, it's merchandising team operates as a middle office, blending the merchandising strategy with client-facing engagement: The team collaborates closely with sales teams on exclusive client experiences, VIP & Private Events.
. At the moment, the team generally travels twice a year to Paris to do the buying while the rest of the buying are done virtually.

Interest applicants, pls email updated resume to [Confidential Information]

Jessie Hoe Huey Miin
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