Chanel Advanced Analytics Manager — Fashion, North Asia
Chanel — Advanced Analytics Manager, Fashion, North Asia (Hong Kong): lead analytics & data science for merchandising, CRM and retail performance across North Asia.
Overview
Chanel is a privately held global luxury house renowned for haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, watches, jewellery and beauty. As an employer, the brand emphasises artisanal excellence, creativity and discretion while operating with an international, client-centric approach across retail and digital channels.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and execute the advanced analytics strategy for Chanel’s fashion business across North Asia, aligning analytics deliverables with regional commercial priorities.
- Develop and deploy predictive models and forecasting frameworks for demand planning, inventory optimisation, pricing elasticity and assortment performance.
- Turn complex data into actionable commercial insights for Merchandising, Retail, CRM and Marketing teams, producing dashboards, regular reports and ad hoc analyses.
- Lead a small analytics/data science team: recruit, mentor, set objectives, and ensure high-quality delivery and professional development.
- Partner with IT and Data Engineering to shape analytics infrastructure, data pipelines and governance (cloud data platforms, BI tools, model deployment).
- Design and oversee experimentation and A/B testing to validate commercial initiatives and digital experiences.
- Communicate findings and influence senior stakeholders through clear storytelling, business cases and ROI analysis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics or related quantitative discipline; Master’s preferred.
- Proven track record of leading analytics projects in retail, luxury goods or fashion across the Asia region.
- Demonstrable experience managing a team of analysts/data scientists and partnering with cross-functional commercial stakeholders.
- Strong commercial acumen with a clear understanding of retail KPIs (sell-through, inventory turnover, margin, conversion).
- Ability to translate data science outputs into pragmatic recommendations and measurable business impact.
Skills
Experience
Typically 5+ years of progressive analytics or data science experience, with prior exposure to retail or luxury fashion and a minimum of 2 years in a people-management role or leading cross-functional analytics workstreams.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics or a related quantitative discipline; Master’s degree or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
Workplace
The role is situated in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. There are currently 251 open positions in Hong Kong on Cerulean, with 5 added recently. Within Hong Kong, Cerulean currently features 256 open roles, including 5 recent additions. Across China, Cerulean lists 1.773 open roles — 30 of them newly added.
Culture
The workplace culture privileges craftsmanship, discretion and excellence, blending heritage and innovation. Teams operate in an international, client-focused environment where cross-disciplinary collaboration and high commercial standards drive decision-making.
About Cerulean
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