Merchandising Manager, SEAO - #1173199

ABOUT LOEWE

Created in Spain in 1846, LOEWE approaches 180 years as one of the world’s major luxury houses. Now under the Creative Direction of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the brand presents itself to the world as a house focused on craft and culture; evidenced through an intellectual yet playful approach to fashion, bold and vibrant Spanish lifestyle, and unmatched expertise with leather.

LOEWE has a rich legacy of craftsmanship dating back to its beginnings as a collective workshop and has long valued artisanal techniques in its approach to design and manufacture. These core values are reflected in the brand’s belief in the importance of craft in today’s culture, its modern interpretations of historical artistic achievements and its commitment to supporting contemporary art, craft and culture around the world.

At LOEWE, we value the uniqueness of our clients and our teams, whoever and wherever they are. We are committed to a culture that welcomes all genders, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and abilities, including people with disabilities of all types. Our aim is for everyone to feel valued, included and empowered to contribute their best.

As a Merchandising Manager, SEAO, you will be responsible to create relevant product assortments for SEAO, this is a key role to lead the local merchandising strategy to drive business growth in region. You will drive sales across the various business categories for the SEAO region, taking charge of buying, merchandise planning, inventory management, product training, commercial follow up and competitors’ analysis. This position reports directly to General Manager, SEAO.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for merchandise mix and assortment planning in accordance with respective merchandising strategies set by senior management for retail stores.
• Lead seasonal forecast and participate in the preparation of OTB.
• Generate & analyze weekly, monthly, quarterly reports to provide recaps to Management team on a weekly basis and propose action plans and strategies to maximize selling potential.
• Oversee systemic work related to allocation, replenishment, and merchandise control of the categories, such as price changes, assortment updates, consolidations etc.
• Work closely with Visual Merchandising team on store segmentation, product launch and merchandise display strategy following HQ and regional guideline.
• Work with HQ Supply Chain teams to ensure sufficient level of stock, manage the merchandise flow defined by local needs and the product launch.
• Review sales, sell through and inventory across both retail normal and outlet by store level and come up with local actions working closely with other departments.
• Partner with Retail Training to conduct qualitative, creative, and inspiring seasonal product training.
• Partner with Public Relations, Visual Merchandising, and Store Operations Departments to align merchandising, sales and promotional strategies, and to collect feedback from stores for review and planning of merchandising plans.
• Conduct market research and stay abreast of trends, customer behavior, competitor price study and product offer and closely update regional team for product development.
• Liaise with regional team regarding sales forecast on carry-over/permanent items on monthly basis and share insight of the gap.

Key Requirements

• 8 - 10 years’ experience in retail merchandising in leading Fashion/Luxury brands, preferably in Leather Goods
• Excellent product sensibility, especially in LG & RTW & Shoes
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of retail KPIs
• Team oriented with ability to multi-task and work under pressure
• Has sense of initiative, ownership and accountability for the business
• Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Proactive and able to think out of the box