GUCCI Senior Merchandiser

[Role Mission]

The Merchandiser is responsible for strategic buying, assortment planning, and driving commercial performance for assigned product categories based on candidate expertise and business needs. This role demands a client-centric approach to tailor assortments for each store, driving sales and sell-through targets while ensuring flawless cross-functional collaboration across retail operations, VMD, and supply chain teams.

[Key Accountabilities]

Strategic Buying & Assortment Planning

•Implement WW buying strategies at the regional level, tailoring product assortments to local Korea market specificities and client behaviors.

•Collaborate closely with the Sales Planning team on seasonal OTB by providing strategic product inputs, and directly manage SKU depth and breadth across retail store clusters

•Monitor and analyze assigned category performance to maximize business priorities and commercial opportunities.

Sales & Commercial Drive

•Responsible for achieving regional sales and sell-through rate targets for assigned categories.

•Monitor daily/weekly business performance to proactively identify priorities and commercial opportunities.

•Plan and execute action plans to optimize stock productivity, velocity, and full-price sell-through.

•Conduct seasonal post-mortem reviews (what worked/what didn't) to realign future buying and allocation strategies.

Inventory & Cross-Functional Alignment

•Oversee end-to-end inventory flow, stock balance, and strategic store-to-store transfers to optimize stock rotation.

•Coordinate cross-functionally on product launches, pop-ups, new store openings, renovations, and marketing events.

•Provide comprehensive merchandising support and product training to retail store teams.

Market Intelligence & Corporate Reporting

•Collect and share qualitative market and product feedback with Corporate/Regional Merchandising counterparts.

•Understand target clientele and local luxury market dynamics through regular market research, competitor analysis, and store visits.

[Key Requirements]

•6 to 9+ years of solid experience in Merchandising, Buying, Assortment Planning, or Allocation within luxury fashion brands

•Fluent in both written and spoken English & Korean

•Excellent MS-office, especially excel skills

•Strong communication and analytical skills

•Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills

•Positive and proactive attitude