WOMEN LEATHER GOODS RETAIL MERCHANDISING MANAGER EME

Celine; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CELINE is seeking a Retail Merchandising Manager, Women’s Leathergoods, responsible for achieving the sales plan across Europe and the Middle East. You will generate seasonal plans and assortments, define distribution strategies, and lead retail support initiatives to grow the EME network.

Fluent in French and English with 7+ years in retail, you will analyze data, manage Excel-driven insights, and leverage Power BI to optimize performance.

Qualifications

• Fluent in French and English.
• Minimum 7 years+ relevant retail experience with regional exposure.
• Strong analytical ability (quantitative and qualitative).
• Strong Excel skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self-initiative, team player, willing to learn; organized and deadline-driven.
• Power BI knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define your buying strategy and sales targets prior to each buying session.
• Define the assortment and quantities per market needs and guidelines.
• Present landings, key bets, collection feedback and market trends.
• Close follow-up of business per category, region, and store.
• Define and implement 360 action plans with retail, training, clienteling and teams to reach sales target.
• Support the retail network to answer market and client needs.
• Define a distribution strategy to optimize sales and sell-through.
• Organize frequent stock rebalancing and work with Supply Chain on stock coverage.

Skills

Fluent in FR & EN

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Organization

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

PERMANENT CONTRACT / FRANCE

PERMANENT CONTRACT / FRANCE

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. Strong Excel skills. 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 #CELINECARES approach, 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.