BALENCIAGA - Collection Merchandiser Women's Leathergoods
Paris 01 Louvre (Paris) Sales
Job description
BALENCIAGA – Collection Merchandiser Women’s LG – October 2024 About us Cristóbal Balenciaga founded the House in 1917 in his home of Spain. In 1937, he established the brand in Paris, designing its collections there until 1968. Cristóbal Balenciaga had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as “The Couturier of the Couturiers” by Gabrielle Chanel. The ultra-modern shapes were trademarks of the house. While the brand’s identity is firmly rooted in its highly conceptual prêt-à-porter collections, its leather goods, footwear, and accessories experience worldwide success as well. Among the archetypal products of the House are its handbag collections. A new focus on the development of Balenciaga ready-to-wear collections for men was quickly established as highly successful. Since October 2015, Demna has designed both men’s and women’s collections as the artistic director. The Balenciaga House, part of the Kering group since 2001, is one of the most influential names in fashion. We are currently seeking a Collection Merchandiser who will report to the Senior Collection Merchandiser Women’s Leathergoods.
Your opportunity
As part of the LG Collection Merchandising team, you will be participating in the construction of the Women’s LG collections and will oversee the following tasks and missions in this framework.
How you will contribute
Collection
• Collect and analyse internal and external information (both qualitative and quantitative) to inform development opportunities and product enhancements, and pricing architecture.
• Competitive benchmark studies and focused deep dives on strategic category developments (with support of Intern/Junior).
• Collection brief preparation and follow-up.
• Act as the interface between key departments: Retail Merchandising, Wholesale, Coordination & Development.
Pricing
• Manage pricing and product costing processes, including optimization opportunities, competitor mappings, and strategic price positioning.
Showroom
• Catalogue management: completeness and accuracy; manage edit.
• Consolidate Normalization documents and updates to Retail/WHS teams.
Analysis:
• Consolidate sell-in & sell-out data and extract relevant and concise take-aways.
• Implement and manage collection modelarios, and key tools for collection analysis
• Manage and follow collection efficiency KPIs.
Who you are
• A technical specialist with solid understanding of Leathergoods market and key players
• An individual with a product sensitivity, strong analytical ability both quantitative and qualitative, proven ability to manage various projects at different development stages,
• A person with strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with transversal teams, ability to be flexible and reactive, fluent in English and French, Italian would be a plus.
• An individual who is an expert in the Pack Office (Excel, Powerpoint), PLM and InDesign will be a plus.
Why work with us?
This is a role within an international environment and a fast-growing House. You develop your expertise in a culture where everyone’s uniqueness is valued. You enhance your creativity, innovation and influencing skills by creating and developing corporate learning & development strategies at global level.
Balenciaga is committed to thriving your professional development within the House or in the Kering group. We empower leaders to create, build and sustain high performing teams that excel in execution. We guide every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.
Diversity Commitment
Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.
· Full time
· Europe
· France