Louis Vuitton Senior Retail Merchandising Manager, Men's Ready-to-Wear

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 deploy Men's Ready-to-Wear retail strategy in alignment with Maison ambitions, sustainable growth drivers, and menswear positioning, balancing business stability with innovation and desirability
• Ensure category performance accountability across revenue, sell-through, rotation, profitability, productivity, and desirability metrics
• Build and execute a clear business roadmap with strategic arbitrages on purchasing, assortment clustering, sizing, and market allocation decisions informed by performance analytics
• Pilot retail inputs to Collection Merchandising team: editorials, offer architecture, pricing, sizing, new items, and product innovations, ensuring coherent and market-responsive collections
• Coordinate 360-degree category orchestration across Supply Chain, Production, Business Planning, Sales Planning, Communications, Visual Merchandising, and Digital teams
• Lead zones with strategic influence, ensuring regional ownership and execution alignment while balancing global house priorities with local market opportunities
• Direct showroom presentations and go-to-market initiatives, guaranteeing alignment between central strategy, product narrative, and zone buying decisions
• Manage two Senior Retail Merchandisers, fostering autonomy, performance standards, and professional development while acting as cross-functional ecosystem leader

Qualifications

• Degree from a business school, university, or equivalent institution
• Minimum 10 years of merchandising experience, ideally spanning both central and field/market-facing roles
• Strong product knowledge of men's ready-to-wear, with demonstrated sensibility for silhouette, design, and fashion trends
• Proven strategic vision combined with results-driven culture and demonstrated ability to pilot a category across all dimensions: offer, business performance, execution, and cross-functional influence
• Exceptional analytical and synthesis skills with rigorous strategic thinking
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with strong comfort in performance analytics; Power BI experience is valued
• Demonstrated influencer leadership capable of federating international teams across organizational silos without direct reporting lines
• Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborative intelligence, and ability to balance demanding expectations with diplomatic and impactful communication

Skills

Experience

Minimum 10 years of experience in merchandising, ideally acquired across both central headquarters and market-facing regional roles. Candidate should demonstrate a deep understanding of men's ready-to-wear landscape, commercial acumen, and proven track record of orchestrating complex, multi-stakeholder category strategies in luxury environments.

Education

Degree from a business school, university, or equivalent institution.

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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