Overview
Merchandising Manager (LOEWE) Jobs in Seoul, South Korea at Loewe
Title: Merchandising Manager (LOEWE)
Company: Loewe
Location: Seoul, South Korea
About LOEWE
Created in Spain in 1846, LOEWE approaches 175 years as one of the world’s major luxury houses. Since 2013, under LOEWE’s creative director, Jonathan Anderson, the brand has started a new chapter, presenting 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.
Job Title: Merchandising Manager, Korea
Reporting To: Merchandising Director, Korea
Location: Korea
Role Mission
This role will be responsible for overseeing the RTW & Shoes category of merchandise planning, assortment to maximize the brand desirability, capturing business ambition, profitability, and retail excellence.
And you will work closely with Central Merch team, Korea cross-functional teams, including Retail, VM, Training and PR/MKT, to optimize the merchandise offering and ensure seamless execution across our retail channels.
Responsibilities
- Generate & analyse weekly, monthly, quarterly reports to provide recaps to Management team on a weekly basis and propose action plans and strategies to maximise selling potentials
- Oversee systemic work related to allocation, replenishment, and merchandise control of the categories, such as price changes, assortment updates, consolidations etc
- Monitor product launch plan and work closely with Retail and PR & Marketing team on priority, exclusivity, events, retail actions etc
- Work closely with Visual Merchandising team on store segmentation, product launch and merchandise display strategy following HQ and Regional guideline
- 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
- Conduct market research and stay abreast of trends, customer behaviour, 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
- Partner with regional planning / supply chain team to maintain adequate inventory level with timely delivery
Key Requirements
- 8 – 10 years’ experience in retail merchandising in leading Fashion/Luxury brands, with solid expertise in RTW & Shoes
- Excellent product sensibility with strong buying experiences in RTW & Shoes is a MUST
- 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 in English
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
- Proactive and able to think out of the box
