(Senior) Merchandising Manager, WRTW & Maison, South Asia

As the (Senior) Merchandising Manager, you will drive the business across the product categories of Women Ready-to-Wear & Maison, aiming to achieve sales and sell-through targets while ensuring adherence to the strategy for the South Asia region. 

Buying

• Prepare Seasonal Buy through sales analysis, product strategy development, and product opportunity identification by collaborating with Merchandising Manager


• Collaborate effectively with cross functional teams to make key decisions on OTB budget and deliver the strategic decision in line with brand guidelines


• Develop balanced product assortment strategy to achieve targeted sales projection and sell throughs

In-season management

• Build initial allocation strategies for seasonal and permanent products to maximize sales and achieve sell through targets


• Partner with Supply Chain team to ensure the optimal stock flow and inventory


• Work closely with Retail team & E-Commerce team to deliver the clear product strategies and maximize the sales and sell through in line with global guidelines


• Collaborate with VM team on product launches, new store opening and events


• Collaborate with Training team to deliver product training materials

Reporting

• Prepare and analyze weekly and monthly sales reports to propose appropriate action to take in for both overall business & seasonal collections


• Consolidate and deliver constructive feedback on product and collection

Experience

• Minimum 10 years’ relevant working experience in Merchandising or Buying


• Luxury retail or fashion house experience is preferred

Skills & Attitudes

• Strong knowledge of local fashion market


• High proficiency in Microsoft office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and influence key decision-makers


• Proactive and results orientation with a strong drive for continuous improvement