Givenchy Retail Merchandiser

About Givenchy

Founded in Paris in 1952 by Hubert de Givenchy, Givenchy stands as a house of aristocratic elegance, audacious modernity, and exceptional savoir-faire within the LVMH family. As an employer, the Maison offers a dynamic environment where couture heritage meets contemporary creativity across fashion, accessories, and beauty. Its teams are invited to contribute to a culture shaped by craftsmanship, precision, collaboration, and a refined sense of client experience. Givenchy seeks individuals who combine artistic sensitivity with commercial intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, and respect for tradition, empowering them to help advance a bold vision of luxury for a new generation.

The Retail Merchandiser for Givenchy's shoes and eyewear categories owns category performance, strategy, growth, sell-through targets, assortments and launches, partnering with regional teams and cross-functional departments and presenting recommendations to senior management. This is a full-time, permanent role.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define assortment and cluster strategies, and develop buying strategies by cluster and region for each collection, including the permanent core offer.
• Organize and lead showrooms, including meetings with regional buyers on assortments, quantity reviews and debriefs, and validate SKU-level quantities by region.
• Present buying and launch strategies to senior management before and after showrooms.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain, Collection Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Retail, E-commerce and 360° teams to maximize product launches.
• Analyze sales, sell-through and stock levels by region and store, and develop action plans with the regions to maximize sell-through.
• Communicate daily with the regions.
• Monitor product performance and depth by cluster and store.
• Recommend reorders and plan product phasing in and out based on product strategy and remaining stock.
• Define the category budget and build and monitor the OTB in partnership with Supply Chain.
• Estimate purchases by season, line and style.
• Balance lines and assortments while staying within OTB.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business and Management, Fashion Business or equivalent.
• Fluent spoken and written French and English; an additional language is a plus.
• Strong feel for fashion and product, with a genuine interest in women's footwear.
• Strong analytical skills and ease working with sales and stock data.
• Confidence leading meetings with regional buyers and presenting to senior stakeholders.
• Rigor, precision and attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team spirit, autonomy and drive.
• Excellent writing and oral presentation skills.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years in Retail Merchandising or Buying.

Education

Degree in Business and Management, Fashion Business or equivalent.

Workplace

Culture

Givenchy fosters a refined and creative workplace shaped by its couture heritage, where elegance, innovation, and exceptional craftsmanship guide daily collaboration. As an employer, the Maison values precision, individuality, and a forward-looking spirit, offering teams an environment where luxury expertise and bold artistic expression can thrive.

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