- Location
- Seoul Seoul South Korea
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
About Tapestry
Tapestry is a New York–based house of modern luxury, uniting the distinctive worlds of Coach, Kate Spade, and Stuart Weitzman. As an employer, the group offers the scale and sophistication of a global fashion leader while preserving the creative spirit and heritage of its iconic brands. Tapestry cultivates an inclusive, purpose-driven culture where design, craftsmanship, digital innovation, and commercial excellence intersect. Its teams are encouraged to think boldly, grow continuously, and contribute to a more responsible future for fashion, making Tapestry a compelling environment for talent seeking impact, creativity, and international opportunity.
Coach is hiring a Women's Leather Goods Merchandising Manager in Seoul to lead end-to-end merchandising across retail, outlet, and eCommerce, including category strategy, assortment, buying, pricing, demand planning, and in-season management. The role requires at least 8 years of relevant fashion, accessories, or luxury experience and a bachelor's degree or above; it is full-time.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end merchandising for the Women's Leather Goods category across retail, outlet, and eCommerce, driving sales growth, profitability, and healthy inventory management.
- Develop Korea's Women's Leather Goods category strategy by translating global and regional direction into relevant local opportunities.
- Build and optimize channel- and store-tier-specific assortments across product families, silhouettes, materials, colors, and price points, balancing newness, carryover, SKU productivity, and product coverage.
- Develop category sales forecasts and growth assumptions, partnering with Retail Finance to reflect product strategies in channel-level OTB and financial plans.
- Lead seasonal buying and establish channel-level demand plans and buy quantities based on agreed targets, historical performance, and market insights.
- Monitor sales, sell-through, AUR, margin, ROS, inventory, and demand forecast performance to identify risks and opportunities and drive timely action.
- Lead regular strategic reviews of OTB, fast and slow sellers, sell-through, and buying strategies, aligning key direction and action plans with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Partner with Allocation, Inventory Management, and Logistics on product flow, replenishment, inventory rebalancing, and EOL management to maximize sales and profitability.
- Develop and execute pricing, promotional, and markdown strategies in partnership with relevant functions.
- Collaborate with Sales, VM, Marketing, eCommerce, and Finance to drive product launches and translate merchandising strategies into effective channel execution.
- Represent Korea with global and regional Women's Leather Goods teams, providing market insights and influencing product and merchandising decisions.
- Support implementation of a new integrated inventory management system and establish effective end-to-end merchandising and inventory processes.
- Strengthen the Buying Team's merchandising capabilities by sharing expertise and supporting junior team members.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in merchandising, buying, or category management within the fashion, accessories, or luxury industry.
- Strong expertise in Women's Leather Goods or leather accessories, with a proven ability to identify commercial opportunities and drive category growth.
- End-to-end merchandising experience across assortment planning, seasonal buying, demand forecasting, pricing, and inventory management; multi-channel experience preferred.
- Experience developing sales forecasts and partnering with Finance on OTB planning.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to turn sales, consumer, and inventory data into clear actions.
- Strong communication skills in both English and Korean, with the ability to influence global, regional, and local stakeholders.
- Proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented, with strong ownership and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated drive for results, customer focus, creativity, interpersonal savvy, learning agility, perseverance, ability to deal with ambiguity, and courage.
- For people managers: strategic agility, ability to develop direct reports and others, and ability to build effective teams.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 8 years in merchandising, buying, or category management within the fashion, accessories, or luxury industry.
Education
Bachelor's degree or above.
Workplace
This position is based in Seoul, Seoul, South Korea.
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Culture
Tapestry fosters a collaborative, inclusive workplace where creativity, craftsmanship, and consumer insight come together across its portfolio of iconic fashion and lifestyle brands. As an employer, it encourages entrepreneurial thinking, global perspective, and continuous growth, empowering teams to shape meaningful brand experiences while contributing to a culture of innovation and belonging.
About Cerulean
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