SENIOR COLLECTION MERCHANDISING PAP - CDD

FR10 Chloé SAS; Paris; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chloé is seeking an experienced Ready-to-Wear Merchandiser to help define and execute the RTW strategic plan within a luxury fashion context. You will translate targets and design vision into carry-over and seasonal assortments while coordinating with product development and sales teams.

You will monitor regional performance, support pricing and storytelling, and ensure accurate product information and store readiness. English fluency is required, French a plus.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Ready-to-Wear Merchandising within luxury fashion.
• Strong product sensitivity and understanding of RTW collections and client expectations.
• Solid analytical skills to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Proven experience managing seasonal assortments and driving product performance.

Responsibilities

• Define the collection plan brief based on category strategy and history.
• Monitor retail performance by region and category and liaise with Sales Merchandising for market feedback.
• Collaborate with PD to keep PLM up-to-date and analyze collection efficiency.
• Supervise collection development tools and support product follow-up with the merchandising team.
• Lead competition analysis on collection structure and market evolutions.

Skills

RTW merchandising

luxury fashion

analytical skills

seasonal assortments

communication & collaboration

team management (nice to have)

English fluency

Job description

Maison Chloé was founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion, a Parisian of Egyptian origin who wanted to free women's bodies from the formal and rigid fashion of the time through luxury ready-to-wear. For nearly 70 years, Chloé has inspired women by creating fashion collections and accessories, revealing stories and sharing her experiences. Our founder's forward-thinking vision of femininity continues to inspire our long-term commitment to supporting the advancement of women. Women moving forward. For a more equitable future. It is this objective that guides us in everything we do. Today, our goal is to create beautiful products that are meaningful for society and the planet. We are proud to have received B-Corp certification, which marks a new step in our desire to reinvent the way we do business, and we hope to inspire other organizations. That’s why we build teams that are committed to our mission. We want to share this approach within the company and with our wider community.

YOUR MISSION:

In line with the ambitious RTW plan for Chloé, he/she will be a key support in defining the RTW strategic plan. He/She will follow the translation of both the strategic targets and the design vision into a carry-over and seasonal assortment of RTW products within an efficient collection framework while respecting development calendar milestones.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

• Participates in the definition of the collection plan brief based on the category strategy, sales history and competition.
• Monitors retail performance by region and category to aliment the PD and design (Sell-in, EOS, Pricing analysis) and liaise with Sales merchandising to gather qualitative feedback from markets.
• Collaborate actively with PD to ensure PLM is kept up-to-date and analyze the collection efficiency, including seasonals and carry-overs.
• Supervises collection development monitoring tools to support product follow-up with the collection merchandising assistant.
• Assist the prebuy and pricing process.
• Prepares buying tools for the buying sessions and supports the brief preparation with the collection merchandising assistant.
• Leads the competition analysis in terms of collection structure and market evolutions, in collaboration with Sales Merchandising
• Guarantees the storytelling and accuracy of product information, up till store training
• Coordinates 360 product actions (Press samples, clients, training, e-commerce, sustainability ).

HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?

• Significant experience in Ready-to-Wear Merchandising within the luxury fashion industry.
• Strong product sensitivity and understanding of RTW collections, market trends and client expectations.
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to translate business insights into actionable recommendations.
• Proven experience managing seasonal assortments and driving product performance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Organized, agile and solution-oriented mindset.
• Previous team management experience is a plus.
• Fluent in English; French is a plus.

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