Collection Merchandiser

Job Responsibilities

Collection Strategy & Framing

Analyse market trends competitive landscape and consumer behaviour to identify opportunities and gaps.

Support the definition of key themes product priorities and strategy per segment and client profile.

Assist in building and editing the collection architecture ensuring a balanced offer by product style function price.

Product Development Support

Develop the Collection Brief based on market insights and seasonal trends to communicate product needs to Design teams.

Collaborate closely with designers providing insights and feedback to ensure products align with collection objectives.

Monitor product development progress ensuring adherence to timelines specifications and price targets.

Assortment Building & Collection Sizing

Collaborate with the Retail Merchandising team to analyse historical performance data supporting collection editing and sizing decisions. Participate in benchmarks identification potential cannibalization and growth opportunities.

Participate in discussions on carry-over and end-of-life strategies to ensure a balanced and commercially relevant assortment.

Showroom Preparation & Support

Support the creation of all seasonal materials (Collection Book Buyers guide strategic highlights)

Assist with showroom setup and consolidate buyer feedback to effectively communicate insights to the design teams

Participate to Order reviews in collaboration with the Retail Merchandising team.

Pricing & Market Feedback

Contribute to analysing pricing positioning versus competition and support pricing proposals with relevant benchmarks.
Collaborate with Retail Merchandising team to consolidate regional qualitative feedback throughout the season (product requests missed opportunities local needs).

Documentation & Cross-functional Collaboration

Maintain accurate and updated seasonal master documents (product information launch plans price and SKU lists).
Collaborate with transversal teams (VM Marketing) to ensure smooth communication of seasonal priorities and product storytelling materials.

Ad-hoc Tasks

Support special merchandising projects such as process optimisation or automation.
Participate in additional insights work (competitor mappings trend reviews).

Job Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Business Fashion Management or related fields
Strong analytical and conceptual skills with the ability to connect data trends and product intuition
Genuine passion for product fashion and luxury goods
Strong attention to detail organisational skills and a proactive mindset
Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multiple stakeholders
Excellent command of Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Power BI is a plus
Prior experience in merchandising buying or product-related roles preferred