MISSIONS

1. Drive the buy in Asia

• Build an efficient footwear and leather goods assortment in Asia based on global offer and local market needs in order to sustain the business growth
• Be the voice of Asia - communicate proactively with Paris headquarter on regional merchandising needs
• Work with markets to define productive local assortments & merchandise in-store plan
• Leverage market needs to create common regional opportunities
• Plan and drive strong collaboration with functional departments
• Assist South East Asia partners during order taking session to deliver qualitative buy with the right OTB mix

2. Enhance brand premiumization via pricing

Internal

• Drive product category internal margin via sales, volume and pricing
• Prepare seasonal wholesale price list with sensible pricing strategy
• Build regional retail pricing consistency

External

• Market Intelligence: market information related to the industry (pricing and product offer)

3. Excel market performance

• Analyze product assortments to ensure mix is productive, effective and aligned with Brand expectations
• Analyze seasonal forecast with Planning and provide buying recommendations to key markets to drive the buy

PROFILE

Qualifications

• A dynamic team player with minimum 5 years of successful assortment planning experience in Fashion, Cosmetics, FMCG; working in Retail, Licensees, Distributors, Franchisees.
• University/Business School Degree holder

Skills

• Footwear experience is considered as a strong asset
• An entrepreneurial attitude, comfortable with multi-tasking in a fast moving environment
• Customer-oriented is key
• Ability to solve problem and do root cause analysis
• Must be willing to be hands on, and roll up sleeves when necessary
• Exceptional skills in collaboration, communication and negotiation
• Positive, competitive, confident and self-driven personality
• Track record to work with diverse cultures is a plus
• Retail buying experience is preferred
• Fluent English speaker. French and/or Asian languages a plus

TRAVEL

• Estimated 10 – 20 %

Interested parties please apply with detailed resume with current & expected salary.

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