Louis Vuitton Collection Merchandising Manager

About Louis Vuitton

Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton stands among the world’s most emblematic luxury maisons, renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and the art of travel. As an employer, the Maison offers a distinctive environment where heritage and modernity meet, inviting talents to contribute to a global culture of excellence across retail, design, craftsmanship, client experience, operations, and corporate functions. Louis Vuitton values curiosity, precision, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, supporting employees through international opportunities, learning pathways, and a strong commitment to savoir-faire. Its teams are united by a shared ambition to craft enduring desirability and deliver exceptional experiences worldwide.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and manage the mock-up and duplicate budgets, ensuring adherence to financial targets
• Develop and articulate the global marketing strategy and brief to key stakeholders including Design and project teams
• Translate top management vision into concrete category activations aligned with brand positioning
• Structure collection requirements by thematic pillars and communicate cross-functional needs
• Build, animate and pilot the annual collection development timeline, coordinating key review meetings and project milestones
• Define, disseminate and order the leather colour palette for the collection whilst maintaining budget discipline
• Establish collection priorities in collaboration with merchandising teams and communicate to the project team
• Validate post-milestone editings including storyboards and showroom presentations
• Facilitate Design Go/Style validation in accordance with margin targets, brand specifications and aesthetic vision
• Oversee upstream-to-downstream collection transmission and quality assurance
• Develop and execute a 360-degree activation strategy for each collection
• Define training subjects, formats and content for retail teams
• Act as primary liaison with Visual Merchandising for guideline development and point-of-sale tools (packaging, in-store animations, pop-ins, pop-ups)
• Manage and develop a team of four Collection Merchandisers, driving performance and capability building

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of product marketing experience, with significant background in leather goods
• Proven expertise in product sensitivity and luxury market dynamics
• Mastery of marketing methodologies including marketing plan conception, price positioning strategy and competitive analysis
• Strong project management and team leadership capabilities
• Demonstrated emotional intelligence, adaptability and organisational acumen
• Results-oriented mindset with proven ability to influence and galvanise cross-functional teams
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, particularly PowerPoint and Excel
• Fluent in both French and English

Skills

Experience

Minimum 7 years of product marketing experience, with significant hands-on background in leather goods and accessories merchandising. Demonstrated track record of successful collection launches, cross-functional project leadership, and team management within luxury fashion environments.

Education

Not specified

Workplace

Culture

Louis Vuitton fosters a culture rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, where employees contribute to one of the world’s most iconic luxury maisons. Its workplace environment combines creativity, precision, and international collaboration, offering teams the opportunity to grow within a brand that values innovation, client experience, and long-term savoir-faire.

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