Merchandising Director, Women's - South Asia

Strategic Leadership & Business Driver

• Build annual budget and targets by product category by store and ensure their achievement
• Outline key product priorities for the year/semester/quarter and follow up the performance
• Identify growth opportunities and emerging product trends and translate insights into actionable strategies, tools, and campaigns to drive results
• Be a key stakeholder and work collaboratively with all key departments and Stores to drive valuable growth of the business
• Develop and own commercial reporting on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis to provide insight, support prioritization and align on key actions
• Partner with local market and Global Teams to ensure consistency and excellence in merchandising execution across markets

Product Assortments & Store Offers

• Attend buying sessions to influence the relevance of assortment in store according to client demographic
• Influence OTB potential by sharing local feedback and insight
• Regularly review maximum product levels with Supply Chain teams
• Drive client strategy through newness, by capitalising on each product launch to elevate our client development approach
• Create and update product launch plans; coordinate cross-functional launch efforts; communicate plans to stores and track results
• Collaborate with supply chain to ensure correct availability at launches and further replenishment
• Maximize sell through on all categories, supporting store teams with client requests to secure each opportunity

Visual Merchandising

• Ensure store standards are maintained in line with Louis Vuitton standards and business targets
• Pro-actively assess and leverage VM to maximize sales performance
• Support store projects including pop-ups/ins, new store openings
• Plan and budget all Visual Merchandising animations

Partnership with Stores

• Support, challenge and coach the stores on implementation of priorities and ensure the achievement of business goals
• Partner with HR and learning to determine expertise required in store and create strong product expert community for key product categories
• Lead the creation and roll-out of engaging training programs and workshops that build skills, motivation, and consistency in expert categories
• Collaborate with Clienteling and Store teams during international and national events, providing product expertise, insight and following up on post-event invoicing

Team Development

• Coach and lead a high-performing Merchandising team, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and professionalism
• Define the team structure, roles, and responsibilities in alignment with business priorities, ensuring clear ownership, agility and empowerment
• Establish individual and team goals and objectives; as well as growth plans and development paths to develop internal talent and elevate the team performance
• Regularly assess team performance and engagement through structured feedback, goal setting, and development reviews.

Minimum of 10 years+ relevant work experience in retail environment and with regional exposure

Strong analytical ability both quantitative and qualitative

Strong computer skills - High proficiency in MS office application, particularly in Excel

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Pleasant, self-initiative, a team player & willing to learn

Highly adaptable and flexible to accept new ideas and procedures

Organized; meeting deadlines