Cartier Senior Merchandiser, Leather Goods & Accessories
- Location
- ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Contract
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Industry
- High Jewelry
- Posted
- Sep 9, 2026
About Cartier
Cartier is one of the world’s most revered Maisons of luxury, celebrated for its high jewellery, watchmaking excellence, and enduring Parisian elegance since 1847. As an employer, Cartier offers a refined environment where craftsmanship, creativity, client excellence, and entrepreneurial spirit are cultivated with care. Its teams contribute to a heritage defined by innovation, cultural influence, and exceptional savoir-faire, while benefiting from the global strength and values of the Richemont Group. Cartier seeks individuals who combine aesthetic sensitivity, precision, collaboration, and a commitment to service, inviting them to help shape the future of a Maison synonymous with beauty, rarity, and timeless distinction.
Cartier is hiring a Senior Merchandiser for Leather Goods & Accessories in Paris on a fixed-term contract to drive category strategy and global market performance.
Role & Responsibilities
- Develop and implement merchandising processes and tools in collaboration with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Operations, Commercial, and Supply Chain
- Analyze category performance by product typology, collection, geography, and boutique location to identify optimization opportunities and growth levers
- Monitor sales objectives, track variances, and provide actionable recommendations to support revenue targets and collection planning
- Gather qualitative and quantitative market feedback regularly and maintain active monitoring of market trends
- Participate in sales forecasting activities in coordination with product marketing, operations, and commercial teams
- Support operations and regional teams in executing rapid action plans including assortment recommendations, inventory model adjustments, and stock rebalancing across markets
- Define and maintain assortment guidelines for all product offerings and new launches, ensuring consistent visibility across channels
- Contribute to space planning and display recommendations aligned with product strategy and regional requirements
- Lead product launch strategies by specifying distribution networks, quantities, assortments, and phasing plans, ensuring consistent execution across markets
- Serve as operational liaison between product marketing and commercial teams, translating product strategy into concrete actions for local execution
- Organize showroom operations in project mode with peers, Category Merchandising Directors, and Marketing teams, consolidating and adjusting regional launch strategies and quantities
- Support and motivate local teams to achieve established performance objectives
Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years of experience in Merchandising or Buying roles, in central and/or regional positions
- Graduate of a leading business school or engineering school
- Deep sensitivity to the luxury sector with demonstrated curiosity for market trends
- Experience in hard luxury, international markets, or retail environments is advantageous
- Highly developed sense of performance analysis with strong synthesis capabilities
- Strong problem-solving orientation and results-focused mindset
- Autonomous with excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and execution speed
- Excellent interpersonal qualities and team collaboration skills
- Fluent in English and French; additional languages are valued
Skills
Experience
Minimum 7 years in Merchandising or Buying functions, with experience in both central and regional roles. Prior exposure to hard luxury, international markets, or retail operations is valued.
Education
Graduate of a business school or engineering school.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Cartier fosters a workplace culture rooted in exceptional craftsmanship, creativity, and respect for its rich heritage as a leading luxury Maison. Employees are encouraged to uphold the highest standards of excellence while contributing to an international, collaborative environment where innovation, elegance, and client-centric service are deeply valued.
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