Christian Dior Retail Merchandiser

Christian Dior Couture, a prestigious entity within the LVMH conglomerate, epitomizes luxury fashion and innovation. As part of the Mode & Maroquinerie division, the brand is renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship and avant-garde designs, offering an unparalleled work environment for those passionate about fashion and luxury.

1. Oversee product category performance, growth objectives, and sell-through rates.
2. Act as a liaison between the Business Unit and regional teams, ensuring effective communication of global strategies and gathering market-specific insights.
3. Coordinate collection timelines in alignment with cross-category themes and animations, ensuring seamless collaboration with Supply teams.
4. Facilitate interactions with the Product Marketing team for the same category.
5. Contribute to collection briefs by analyzing current season sales, conducting competitive and price analysis by region, and synthesizing regional needs.
6. Monitor daily business metrics and sell-through rates, implementing tailored action plans with regional teams.
7. Collaborate with Supply Chain, Product Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Retail, E-commerce, and other Business Units to optimize product launches.
8. Manage boutique openings and optimize assortments based on deliveries.
9. Propose opportunistic and permanent restocks.
10. Ensure price positioning balance across currencies, monitoring currency fluctuations and strategic product pricing.
11. Define assortment and cluster strategies, constructing purchase and assortment strategies by cluster and region for each collection.
12. Organize and manage showrooms, estimating total volumes per line and assisting in central pre-purchases.
13. Update purchasing tools and boutique segmentation, participating in OTB construction and follow-up with Product Marketing, Retail, Digital, and Supply Chain.
14. Lead meetings with regional buyers, adjusting balances between lines, OTB adherence, assortments, and market-specific decisions.
15. Validate quantities per reference by region and define the permanent offer.

1. Significant experience (at least 7 years) in Retail Merchandising or Buying roles.
2. Strong retail and numerical acumen.
3. Deep sensitivity to the Fashion and Luxury sectors.
4. Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
5. Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.

1. Dynamic, quick, autonomous, and proactive.
2. Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
3. Strong analytical, synthesis, organizational, and initiative-taking skills.
4. High attention to detail and precision.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills, team spirit, and autonomy.
6. Curious, open-minded, with strong communication, listening, and observational skills.

Minimum of 5 years in a similar role.

Christian Dior Couture is committed to diversity and inclusion, actively supporting employment for individuals with disabilities since 2013.

Christian Dior Couture fosters a dynamic and inclusive workplace culture, encouraging creativity, innovation, and collaboration. The brand values diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities for all employees.