CDI - GLOBAL COLLECTION MERCHANDISER - F/H - PARIS

Le poste

Welcome to RIMOWA, the first German Maison of the LVMH Group. We are a global lifestyle brand with a mission to create the essential tools for a lifetime of travel.

The Global Collection Merchandiser, reporting to the Global Merchandising Manager, is responsible for implementing a comprehensive 360 business vision. This role includes overseeing the assortment strategy and global activations to optimize worldwide opportunities.

1) Product strategy & collection planning :

Support the overall product strategy, identifying new business opportunities, and analyzing sales data, market trends, and competitor activities :

• Work hand in hand with regions to build a Merchandising Brief, including regions feedbacks, product gaps & opportunities
• Create benchmark documents to support the product strategy
• Business performance analysis combined with qualitative insights

2) Build strong 360° launch strategy :

a) HQ :

Coordinate the 360 activation plan in order to better develop the interactions between all departments and maximize launch effects, including :

• VM: brief teams on collections structures and VM needs & priorities
• Marketing: Align product strategy with marketing activations and communication
• E Com & CRM: Support and align retail strategy, digital channels and clienteling
• Retail: Support the development of tools to enrich retail activities
• PR: set up PR orders and process with supply chain to assure on time deliveries

b)REGIONS :

• Work with each regional Merchandiser to adapt and set the best launch strategy for their markets
• Follow up of global activations
• Analyses of the impact of each activation by region and share the best global practices

3)Training :

• Ensure a regular communication with Training team so Merch priorities are reflected in the Training strategy and launches are well supported
• Manage the deployment and communication of product knowledge between product and training departments
• Contribute on the creation of the Store brief: adding all the merchandising information as prices, clusterings, VM guidelines

Profile :

• Minimum 5 years
• Strong communication skills: effective communication for collaborating with various teams
• Open-minded and curious, you have a good understanding of different cultures and markets
• Analytical and synthesis skills : proficiency in interpreting sales figures & key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Advanced Excel skills for data manipulation and reporting
• Fluent in English, another language would be appreciated

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to RIMOWA’s DNA. We know that for our business to thrive, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow.