Alternance - Assistant(e) Merchandiser (F/H)

Lacoste; Paris; Sur place; EUR 35 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading fashion brand in Paris is looking for a candidate in an alternation program to assist with merchandising initiatives. The role involves performance analysis, collaborating with various teams to support market growth, and defining KPIs. The ideal candidate will have an MBA/BBA background, be reliable and adaptable, and possess strong English and French language skills. A genuine interest in apparel and sports is preferred. The position offers a chance to be involved in strategic initiatives to enhance product offerings.

Qualifications

• Must be in an alternation program.
• Strong adaptability to new environments.
• Team player with a curious and organized nature.
• Sensitivity to apparel/products and general interest in sports.

Responsabilités

• Assist the Senior merchandiser and Collection Director in merchandising.
• Conduct performance analysis for the collection.
• Define and track KPIs against growth targets.
• Collaborate with product managers on SKU plans.
• Communicate market needs to the cross-functional team.
• Build collection presentation tools with product managers.

Connaissances

Performance analysis

Financial framing

KPI definition

Collaboration with product managers

Market understanding

Bilingual (English and French)

Advanced Office Suite

Formation

MBA/BBA from a fashion/business/engineering school

Description du poste

In your role you will assist the Senior merchandiser & the Collection Director in the merchandising initiatives, and support market/region growth thanks to performance analysis and global strategy implementation (product & image).

Reporting to the Senior merchandiser (Sport), your role will be to develop your category through strategical GTM tools & initiatives.

• Performance analysis & financial framing of the global offer
• Participate in performance analysis of the collection (sell-in, sell-out, colors, prices, tiering, etc.)
• Define, animate & follow performance KPIs vs. Growth targets
• Define SKUs plan & support the definition of the collections in collaboration with the product managers
• Consolidate & update forecast & RID in collaboration with supply & finance
• Be the ambassador of the global product strategy towards markets and the voice of the markets towards global

Merchandising Strategy & Guidelines

• Consolidate markets feedbacks & needs based on hindsights data
• Ensure the communication of markets needs & priorities towards the Xfunctional team
• Define assortment guidelines (size, category…) for each region following consumer specificities & budget constraints
• Supervise & collaborate with the sales team to tackle specific channel needs / collection tiering
• Go to market: Ensure the understanding of the global product strategy and support its implementation through efficient sell in tools
• Plan, animate & ensure regions overlap from a products POV & from a GTM tools POV
• Consolidate markets feedback to influence future collection
• Build, in collaboration with product managers, all the collection presentation tools (collection boards, PPT for key milestones)

Profile

• In Alternation, MBA / BBA (fashion school, business school, engineering school, University…)
• You are reliable, curious, organized, and a true team player, demonstrating strong adaptability.
• You adapt easily to new environments & embrace change
• Apparel / product sensitivity & sports in general
• You speak English & a little bit (or a lot) of French (any other language is a plus)
• Advanced Office Suite