Head of Merchandising - Freelance / CDD

This Head of Merchandising role consists in supporting regional growth through product performance while deploying global offer strategy and brand image. This role is integral to driving activity growth and managing a team dedicated to merchandising excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Performance Analysis and Budget Framing

• Supervise collection performance analyses (sell-in, sell-out, colors, prices, etc.).
• Oversee collection reporting via KPIs (structure landings, volumes, UP, value, etc.) and alert on discrepancies.
• Define the global SKU plan to guide Product Managers' collection planning and color briefing.
• Consolidate and update volume and ISSD projections in collaboration with finance and supply teams.

Global Product Strategy Deployment

• Implement the global product strategy in regions and support regional assortments.
• Define regional brief frameworks, and animate and challenge regional and local teams.
• Consolidate regional-specific requests and challenge these based on past performance and overall collection coherence.
• Ensure understanding of regional needs and issues within your ecosystem (Product, Marketing, VM, etc.).
• Define regional assortment guidelines in line with the product offer strategy and budget framing.
• Identify tiering needs and brief Product teams for collection construction.

Go to Market

• Ensure the regions understand the product offer strategy by supervising the creation of market-adapted presentation tools and supports.
• Animate and ensure the cross-functionality of workshops with regions.
• Consolidate market feedback to influence future collections.
• Collaborate closely with Product for key collection presentations with regions (Assortment Planning, Drive The Assortment, etc.).
• Work closely with other departments to ensure merchandising alignment.

Profile

• 5 to 10 years of experience in a similar merchandising role in the fashion industry, preferably women's wear.
• Leadership skills, teamwork spirit, and excellent interpersonal abilities.
• Agile, proactive, and capable of challenging the status quo.
• Highly organized and rigorous.
• Data-driven mindset.
• Fluent in English.