Louis Vuitton Senior Collection Merchandiser

Employment
Full-Time
Seniority
Senior
Posted
Apr 27, 2026

About Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is a global maison within the LVMH group renowned for its heritage in luxury fashion and leather goods. The brand combines artisanal savoir‑faire, creative innovation and commercial rigour across design, production and retail, offering multidisciplinary career paths in a high‑performance, international environment.

Louis Vuitton — Paris: Senior Collection Merchandiser to lead assortment strategy and product development for Fashion & Leather Goods.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Define and drive assortment strategy and the structural construction of collections; prepare detailed briefs for Design and Development (trends, benchmarks, price targets, material expectations, key silhouettes and target clients).
  • Perform advanced market benchmarking and consolidated strategic analyses to identify product opportunities, risks and segmentation recommendations.
  • Manage the product lifecycle from prototype follow‑up to final validation; arbitrate technical and cost evolutions and monitor margins, pricing, lead times and industrial feasibility indicators.
  • Ensure accuracy and continuous maintenance of product data and prepare consolidated materials for decision reviews; escalate schedule or deployment risks to leadership.
  • Lead showroom validation activities: structure initial validation materials (modélarios, boards, commercial argumentaires), support editing decisions and oversee showroom setup aligned with collection strategy.
  • Coordinate cross‑functional stakeholders (Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Visual Merchandising, Retail Merchandising, Communication, IP) and supervise quality of sales assets including pack‑shot shoots.
  • Coach and mentor junior profiles to accelerate their technical skills and commercial judgement.

Qualifications

  • Degree from a business school, engineering school or equivalent higher education.
  • Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in product marketing, merchandising or collection development, ideally within fashion or luxury leather goods.
  • Keen product sensitivity and up‑to‑date knowledge of fashion trends and competitive landscape.
  • Strong analytical and synthesis capabilities; rigorous, highly organised and able to manage multiple concurrent projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work and influence across diverse, multidisciplinary teams.
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Skills

Assortment strategy Collection development Product lifecycle management Product data governance Market benchmarking and competitive analysis Pricing and margin analysis Prototype management and technical arbitration Showroom curation and validation Cross‑functional stakeholder coordination Mentoring and team development

Experience

At least 5 years of experience in product marketing, merchandising or collection development within fashion or luxury goods, with demonstrable achievements in assortment strategy, prototype governance and cross‑functional leadership.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a business school, engineering school or equivalent.

Workplace

The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Culture

Louis Vuitton cultivates a culture of creative excellence and artisanal quality, where design ambition is balanced with commercial discipline. Teams operate in a collaborative, fast‑paced international environment that values craftsmanship, inclusion and the professional development of its people.

About Cerulean

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Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Senior Collection Merchandiser

Paris, France

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