SAINT LAURENT Women's Merchandising Manager

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build seasonal buying plans based on established product strategies and store clustering, ensuring
alignment with Image and Core Offer recommendations and purchasing budgets.
- Lead seasonal product training and support store teams in driving performance through regular
communication, store visits, and targeted coaching on investment focus, stock management, and brand
and product presentation strategies.
- Propose and implement sales initiatives to drive performance in collaboration with cross-functional
teams, including Retail, Visual Merchandising, Marketing & Communication, and CRM.
- Oversee stock transfers and replenishment activities, aiming to improve sell-through by rebalancing
inventory across stores.
- Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports by collection, store, and product category, and
improve sell through by actions developed by performance analysis
- Conduct monthly conference calls with HQ counterparts to review business results and share in-season
feedback and market insights.
- Provide end-of-season reports by product typology, function, and price positioning in relation to market
trends, customer behavior, and competitor context.
- Conduct regular competitive analysis and store visits to identify market trends, pricing dynamics and our
white-space opportunities
PROFILE
- Bachelor’s degree education
- Minimum 3 years experience in a similar position in an international environment
- Mandatory fluency in Japanese and English
- Brand & Product understanding and sensitivity for WRTW & WSHOES, and good knowledge of the
market
- Analytical mindset and appetence for figures
- Good command of excel imperatively
- Strong communication skills