Regional Buying Manager – Retail

Job description

​About the Role:

• Develop regional merchandising strategies

• Determine shoe product mix for each market

• Collaborate with Business Planning to create seasonal open-to-buy plans

• Participate in buying sessions in Paris to ensure optimal merchandise selection

• Prepare sales forecasts for products

• Provide sales planning data to Supply Chain Department for production distribution and allocation

• Coordinate shoe-related issues between Paris HQ, countries, and boutiques

• Share product information, sales strategies, and selling techniques with boutique network

• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising team for product launches and boutique merchandising

• Prepare product review reports

• Analyze sales performance and propose action plans based on sell-through analysis

• Manage inventory levels

• Set retail pricing in line with price policy and global positioning

• Optimize merchandise transfer to maximize sell-through

• Propose and control season end discounts

• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and track market and product trends

• Organize and coordinate promotional activities

• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising team for cohesive launch and in-store merchandising

• Coordinate with PR department for brand image promotion alignment

• Work with Client Marketing team to understand client demands

• Identify business opportunities and propose incentives to achieve sales targets

• Coordinate with Paris for seasonal product training materials

• Conduct product training and develop training tools as needed

• Identify training requirements and propose new orientations

• Provide product information, sales strategies, and selling techniques to boutique network

• Establish strong working relationships with Merchanting team and retail teams in different categories

• Support ad hoc projects and activities related to merchandising

About the Candidate:

• University graduate in related discipline

• Previous experience in luxury goods and services merchandising preferred

• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience

• Strong analytical skills with a strategic decision-making approach

• Excellent proficiency in Excel

• Strong people management and training coaching skills

• Language skills: English, Cantonese, Mandarin (other languages are an advantage)

If you are ready for above, pls send your CV to calvin.wan@charterhouse.com.hk for a confidential chat.