Merchandising Executive

Overview

Chanel is a privately held French maison recognized worldwide for haute couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrances and beauty. The house blends artisan craftsmanship with commercial sophistication and operates a global retail and wholesale network. As an employer, Chanel emphasizes creativity, exacting standards and discretion while offering opportunities to work across international markets within a heritage luxury brand.

Role & Responsibilities

• Develop and execute assortment and range architecture for assigned categories, ensuring alignment with global product strategy and seasonal goals.
• Construct SKU-level seasonal plans including pricing, margin targets and promotional strategy to maximise full-price sell-through.
• Produce regular sell-through, inventory and allocation reports; analyse KPIs to identify opportunities and risks.
• Forecast demand and manage replenishment and allocation to optimise inventory levels and minimise markdown exposure.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with buying, planning, visual merchandising, CRM and store teams to align launches, displays and customer proposition.
• Maintain accurate product and lifecycle data within PLM/merchandising systems and ensure timely product set-up for selling channels.
• Manage exceptions with suppliers and logistics partners to resolve delivery, quality or assortment issues.
• Implement initiatives to improve sell-through, conversion and stock efficiency at store and channel level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing or related discipline.
• 2–4 years of merchandising, range planning or allocation experience in luxury or premium fashion/retail.
• Strong commercial acumen with proven ability to influence assortment and inventory outcomes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with PLM, ERP or retail analytics systems preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and comfort working with large SKU data sets.
• Effective communicator with proven stakeholder management across buying, stores and operations.
• Sensitivity to luxury brand positioning and visual/aesthetic standards.
• Proficiency in Mandarin and English is preferred for this location.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 2–4 years of hands-on merchandising or planning experience within luxury or premium fashion, with demonstrable impact on assortment, inventory control and sell-through performance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing or equivalent.

Culture

Chanel combines an exacting commitment to craftsmanship with a creative, design-led environment. The workplace rewards discretion, attention to detail and commercial excellence while offering cross-functional collaboration and exposure to global luxury retail practices.