BALENCIAGA - Senior LG Collection Merchandiser

As Senior Collection Merchandiser you will oversee the construction of the leather goods collection from strategy, monitoring and influencing development, assortment planning, margin, and pricing.

You will contribute to the growth of your category by managing the collections supported by qualitative and quantitative information on sales while being the relay between the various departments throughout the collection process and the life cycle of the product.

How you will contribute

1. Drive the 360 Leather Goods Collection Merchandising strategy
2. Present short- and long-term actions to develop the category
3. Define collection briefs; brief the creative team and drive the developments
4. Communicate Leather Goods strategic ambitions and collection guidelines with creative teams and monitor overall execution of the collection brief
5. Build the collection structure and ensure optimal balance
6. Responsible for the collection plan, update and follow up with Coordination and Design
7. Ensure good communication between the studio, development, and production
8. Manage the update of collection monitoring tools
9. Ensure cross-category consistency
10. Provide target prices to both creative and development teams and provide solutions to reach goals
11. Share and follow up target price to both creative and development teams in line with pricing strategy
12. Review the leather goods collection in all currencies with strategic price positioning at regional level
13. Manage editing tracking tools
14. Build selling documents and follow up of the collection plan
15. Present the product briefs during the showroom and participate in feedback sessions
16. Provide necessary data and support to Retail and Wholesale teams throughout the sales campaign
17. Support in building product training and in presenting in showrooms to internal teams
18. Take ownership of Leather Goods cancellations post showroom and liaise with Retail, Wholesale, and Production / Coordination Teams
19. Define delivery groups based on pre-purchases and priorities
20. Perform Women / Men’s leather goods Sell in analysis at the end of each selling campaign
21. Know your competitors and market landscape
22. Partner with Retail weekly to help identify collection opportunities to maximise profits
23. Deliver collection efficiency and structure analysis to help the Merchandising Manager defining product cycle life and ad-hoc analysis as needed
24. Be proactive in setting up and upgrading tools and analyses
25. Provide input to all internal departments on 360 alignments to maximise impact and sales of Leather Goods collections.
26. Work closely with Retail Merchandising to suggest in-season actions to maximise profits, support on regional requests and nuances and ensure a balanced offer globally

Who you are

1. A professional with extensive experience within Collection Merchandising.
2. A Leather Goods expert with sound knowledge of the current market and consumer trends, excellent product sensitivity, analytical and numeracy skills.
3. A highly organized individual with ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines, manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Why work with us?

This is a role within an international environment and a fast-growing House. You develop your expertise in a culture where everyone’s uniqueness is valued. You enhance your creativity, innovation and influencing skills by creating and developing corporate learning & development strategies at global level.

Balenciaga is committed to thriving your professional development within the House or in the Kering group. We empower leaders to create, build and sustain high performing teams that excel in execution. We guide every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.

Diversity Commitment

Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.