Balenciaga Ready-to-Wear Merchandiser
Balenciaga in Paris seeks a Ready-to-Wear Merchandiser to drive RTW assortment, launches and retail performance across its global store network.
Overview
Balenciaga is a Paris-based luxury fashion House known for progressive, boundary-pushing collections across women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories and objets d’art. The brand is part of the Kering group and combines a strong heritage of couture with a contemporary, disruptive creative direction. As an employer it emphasises creative risk-taking, rigorous execution and career development within the House and the wider group.
Role & Responsibilities
- Supervise assortment and commercial performance of Ready-to-Wear collections across the retail network, ensuring alignment with the global product strategy and brand positioning.
- Analyze product performance using quantitative and qualitative insights to identify opportunities to optimise sell-through and margin.
- Define retail assortments and master orders by store profile, key looks and seasonal strategy.
- Support the retail buying process, including order review and consolidation of worldwide bulk orders.
- Partner with regional merchandising teams to collect market feedback and implement locally relevant action plans.
- Develop product launch strategies with Distribution and Demand Planning, specifying timing, quantities and market allocation.
- Collaborate with Visual Merchandising and Training to align on product priorities, key messages and seasonal activations.
- Lead cross‑functional special projects in coordination with Supply Chain, Communications and Retail teams.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in retail merchandising or buying within the luxury or fashion sector.
- Proven analytical capability with strong experience in sales and assortment performance analysis.
- Demonstrable sensitivity to product, fit and brand identity with strong commercial acumen.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a track record of effective cross‑functional collaboration.
- Fluency in English and French.
- Advanced Excel proficiency and comfort working with large datasets for performance analysis.
Skills
Experience
At least 5 years of hands-on experience in retail merchandising or buying within the luxury or fashion industry, with direct responsibility for assortment planning, order management and commercial performance.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Economics or a related discipline preferred.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Cerulean lists 3.315 open roles in Paris, including 73 posted recently. The broader Île-de-France area accounts for 3.726 active listings on Cerulean, 109 of which are new. In France as a whole, Cerulean currently features 4.274 open positions, with 137 posted this week.
Culture
Balenciaga cultivates a fast-paced, creative and exacting workplace where design audacity meets rigorous commercial execution. As part of Kering, the House places emphasis on career development, inclusion and building high-performing, collaborative teams across disciplines.
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