SAINT LAURENT Assistant Merchandising Manager SEAO (Leather Goods)

ROLEThis position is key in ensuring that all retail stores within the South East Asia and Oceania region have the appropriate product assortment, specialising in leather goods, at the right timing in order to optimize sales and project the brand image and strategy through allocations, replenishments, and all stock operations. The successful hire will also assist the General Merchandising Manager in the buying and planning of the collections and in delivering the relevant product training within the region.MISSIONResponsible for merchandise: style selection, quantity decision, distribution, allocation schedule, stock management, replenishment order and product trainingPerform sales analysis including competitors analysisPrepare and present budget, forecast, and monthly business reviews with headquartersRegularly report and analyse the sales performance, merchandise mix, inventory situations, and other key business issues, etc.Manage pricing strategy and gross margin to secure profitability, in alignment with retail strategy and meeting local objectives and targets, keeping in line with market positioningWork closely with Operations, Communications and Visual Merchandising in monitoring the implementation quality & overall effectiveness and sell-thru of merchandisesCollaborate with regional Merchandising team in providing feedback on products, consumers trends & responseProvide product knowledge training store on seasonal basis, communicate effectively and timely with the Retail managers and all stores to facilitate selling staff to do effective sellingWork closely with the Retail Managers to formulate and implement all the seasonal buying strategies and Open-to-Buy (OTB) budgets to achieve the business objectives for the marketsPROFILEMinimum 5 years in MerchandisingPrior experience with Retail/Luxury MNC preferredExcellent analytical and problem-solving skillsStrong business sense and ability to dig deep to understand the business performance driversOutstanding inter-personal and communication skillsHands-on and self-motivatedResilience under pressure and adaptive to changesProficient MS Office skills.High frequency of travelling is required