WOMEN LEATHER GOODS RETAIL MERCHANDISING MANAGER EME

Celine; France; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CELINE is seeking a Retail Merchandising Manager, Women’s Leathergoods, to drive sales plans for Europe and the Middle East. You will report to the EME Merchandising Director and develop seasonal merchandise plans and assortment strategies to maximize opportunities and grow the EME retail network.

Your role requires detailed buying, distribution, and stock management across regions, with strong analytical and collaborative skills in a luxury retail context.

Qualifications

• Fluent in French and English (required).
• Minimum of 7+ years in retail with regional exposure.
• Strong analytical ability—quantitative and qualitative.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn.
• Well-organized with meeting deadlines and goals.
• Knowledge of Power BI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define buying strategy and sales targets prior to each buying session.
• Define assortment and quantities following market needs and guidelines.
• Present landings, key bets, collection feedback, and market trends.
• Drive 360-degree action plans with retail, training, and clienteling teams to hit sales targets.
• Support the retail network to address market and client needs.
• Define distribution strategy to optimize sell-through and stock coverage.

Skills

Fluent in French and English

Tools

Power BI

Job description

WOMEN LEATHER GOODS RETAIL MERCHANDISING MANAGER EME

Symbol of elegance and authentic luxury with its sophisticated and timeless collections, CELINE is a French leather-goods and couture house, driven by a strong artistic and holistic vision. CELINE’s ambition is to be one of the most iconic luxury brands worldwide. To make this vision a reality, we are looking for agile, passionate, and authentic personalities who are eager to evolve in a highly creative and challenging environment.

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

As Retail Merchandising Manager, Women’s Leathergoods, you will be responsible for achieving the sales plan for the European and Middle East market, controlling inventories with a strategic and holistic vision.

Reporting to the EME Merchandising Director, you will be responsible for generating a seasonal merchandise plan and assortment strategy to maximize opportunities and grow the business for the EME retail network.

Job responsibilities

YOUR IMPACT

BUYING

• Define your buying strategy and sales target prior to each buying session.
• Define the assortment and quantities, following market needs and potentials, as well as central guidelines.
• Presentation of landings, key bets, collection feedback, and market trends.

SALES DEVELOPMENT/ FOLLOW UP & RETAIL SUPPORT

• Close follow -up of your business, per category, per region, and per store.
• Define and implement 360 action plans with retail, training, clienteling and all relevant teams to reach your sales target.
• Support your retail network to answer specific market and client needs.

DISTRIBUTION & STOCK MANAGEMENT

• Define a distribution strategy to optimize sales and sell-through.
• Optimize sales by organizing frequent rebalancing.
• Work closely with Supply Chain to monitor your stock coverage.

Profile

• Fluent in French and English.
• Minimum of 7 years+ relevant work experience in retail environment and with regional exposure.
• Strong analytical ability - both quantitative and qualitative.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Pleasant, self-initiative, a team player & willing to learn.
• Organized; meeting deadlines and goals.
• Knowledge of Power BI is a plus.

Additional information

As part of our #CELINECARESapproach, CELINE is committed to building an inclusive and respectful work environment where every employee can develop and thrive.

We value diversity in all its forms — origins, identities, orientations, generations, abilities and life situations — and implement concrete actions to promote inclusion.

At CELINE, we believe that the strength of our Maison lies in the uniqueness of our employees.