Chanel Merchandising Executive

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.

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

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

1. Microsoft Excel
2. Microsoft PowerPoint
3. Assortment planning
4. Inventory management
5. Sell-through analysis
6. Forecasting & replenishment
7. PLM systems
8. Retail KPI analysis

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.

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

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.