Chaumet Director, Retail Excellence & International Merchandising
- Location
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Director
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Industry
- High Jewelry
- Posted
- Apr 23, 2026
About Chaumet
Chaumet is a historic Parisian maison based on Place Vendôme and a member of the LVMH group. The house is known for its high-jewelry craftsmanship and is currently focused on modernising its retail footprint and accelerating international sales through stronger digital and merchandising initiatives.
Chaumet (Paris) seeks a Director, Retail Excellence & International Merchandising to lead global merchandising strategy and retail performance.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and deploy the global retail assortment and merchandising strategy by category and store typology across Europe, APAC, Greater China, Japan and the Middle East.
- Lead clustering, target stock level definition and allocation rules to optimise inventory and assortment consistency across markets.
- Establish and track retail KPIs (sell-out, stock, turnover, category contribution) and translate insights into actionable improvement plans with local markets.
- Drive Retail Excellence by defining operational guidelines to secure a seamless, coherent client experience across the international retail network.
- Oversee stock governance, allocation, inter-market flows and demand forecasting in coordination with Supply Chain, Marketing and Finance.
- Partner with Marketing and Product teams to shape the active range; escalate market and client needs to influence collection revisions.
- Support market teams and Retail Directors in performance management and accompany strategic projects (store openings, concept evolutions, group Retail Excellence initiatives).
- Lead, coach and develop the Merchandising / Retail Excellence team and foster cross-functional collaboration with Training, CRM, Finance and HQ functions.
Qualifications
- Higher education in business, commerce, marketing or equivalent.
- Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in merchandising and/or retail excellence within the luxury sector with an international remit.
- Proven expertise in retail performance management: KPIs, store productivity, assortment and inventory optimisation.
- Strong strategic vision with a demonstrated ability to convert strategy into market-level operational recommendations.
- Demonstrated leadership in a matrix and multicultural environment; capacity to influence senior stakeholders and country teams.
- Fluent English is mandatory.
Skills
Experience
At least 15 years of experience in merchandising and/or retail excellence within the luxury goods sector, with demonstrable international responsibility and a track record of improving retail performance across multiple markets.
Education
Higher education (commerce, marketing or equivalent).
Workplace
The role is situated in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Chaumet combines deep artisanal heritage with a contemporary, commercially driven ambition; the Maison values craftsmanship, product sensitivity and elevated client service. The workplace culture emphasises international collaboration, high-performance retail standards and cross-disciplinary teamwork between HQ and market teams.
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