Head of Design & Merchandising

Angel and Genie; Bengaluru; Sur place; INR 1 500 000 - 2 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Angel and Genie is seeking a senior design and product merchandising leader to steer luxury jewellery concepts and seasonal collections from ideation to market.

You will translate global trends into distinctive jewellery themes, guide CAD teams, and ensure every line reflects the brand's premium aesthetic and quality benchmarks.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in design management, product merchandising, brand creativedirection or luxury lifestyle retail.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and driving operational timelines.
• Active awareness of international fashion weeks, architecture, luxury trends.
• Education in merchandising, design, fashion management, architecture, fine arts, visual communication or business.

Responsabilités

• Establish and evolve the overarching design philosophy, aesthetic framework, and seasonal collection concepts.
• Translate macro trends across world affairs, fashion, art, and architecture into distinctive jewellery themes.
• Author clear design briefs for CAD artists, modelers, and technical jewelry designers.
• Ensure all lines reflect luxury positioning, quality benchmarks, and signature aesthetic.
• Formulate comprehensive range plans, category mixes, and target price ladders.
• Balance assortments across core collections, trend capsules, bridal pieces, and daily wear.
• Monitor inventory velocity, sell-through, stock turn, and margins for replenishment and planning.
• Collaborate with sourcing and production to ensure feasibility, cost efficiency, and timely rollouts.
• Lead, mentor, and build a design/merchandising team; foster creative curiosity with commercial discipline.
• Oversee workflow calendars, prototyping cycles, and go-to-market timelines.
• Collaborate with Marketing, VM, and Retail Ops to tell product stories in stores and campaigns.
• Provide store teams with narratives, material highlights, and styling guides for launches.
• Represent the brand at trade shows, trunk shows, and VIP events.

Connaissances

Design leadership

Product merchandising

Brand creative direction

Trend forecasting

Team leadership

Strategic thinking

Formation

Merchandising degree

Fashion/Design degree

Description du poste

KeyResponsibilities

• *Establish,direct,andevolvetheoverarchingdesignphilosophy,aestheticframework,andseasonalcollectionconcepts.
• *Translatemacrotrendsacrossworldaffairs,internationalfashion,art,andarchitectureintodistinctive,high-appealjewellerythemes.
• *Authorclear,strategicdesignbriefsfortheCADartists,modelers,andtechnicaljewellerydesigners,guidingtheircreativeexecutionwithakeeneyefordetail.
• *Ensurealllinesreflectthebrand’sluxurypositioning,qualitybenchmarks,andsignatureaesthetic.

2.ProductMerchandising&AssortmentStrategy

• *Formulatecomprehensiverangeplans,categorymixes,andtargetpriceladdersalignedwithmulti-storerevenuegoalsandregionalstoreprofiles.
• *Balanceassortmentsstrategicallyacrosscorecollections,trend-ledcapsules,high-valuebridal/statementpieces,andfast-movingdailywear.
• *Monitorstore-levelinventoryvelocity,sell-throughrates,stockturn,andgrossmarginstoinformreplenishment,designrevisions,andfutureassortmentplans.
• *Partnerwithsourcingandproductionunitstoensuredesignfeasibility,costefficiency,andtimelyproductrollouts.

3.TeamLeadership&DepartmentManagement

• *Lead,mentor,andbuildanintegratedteamofdesigners,CADspecialists,merchandisers,andinventoryplanners.
• *Fosteracultureofcreativecuriosityandcommercialdiscipline,mentoringteammembersontrendforecasting,presentationskills,andmarketawareness.
• *Overseeworkflowmanagement,collectioncalendars,prototypingcycles,andgo-to-markettimelines.

4.BrandAmplification&RetailIntegration

• *CollaboratecloselywithMarketing,VisualMerchandising(VM),andRetailOperationstoensureproductstorytellingflowsseamlesslyintostoredisplays,campaigns,anddigitalchannels.
• *Equipstoremanagersandretailteamswithproductnarratives,materialhighlights,andstylingguidesfornewcollectionlaunches.
• *Representthebrand’sdesignvisionattradeshows,customertrunkshows,andVIPretailevents.

CandidateProfile&Qualifications

• *Experience:10–15+yearsofprogressiveleadershipexperienceindesignmanagement,productmerchandising,brandcreativedirection,orluxurylifestyleretail.Directbenchjewellerydesignbackgroundisnotmandatory;aninstinctforluxuryaestheticsandagenuinepassionforthejewellerycategoryisrequired.
• *DualSkillset:Strongcreativesensibilitiesbalancedwithsoundcommercial,merchandising,andinventoryplanningcapabilities.
• *BroadPerspective:Activeawarenessofinternationalfashionweeks,architecturaldesign,globalculture,andluxuryconsumertrends.
• *Leadership&Influence:Proventrackrecordofmanagingmultidisciplinaryteams,drivingoperationaltimelines,andcollaboratingacrossretailsales,marketing,andsupplychain.
• *Education:DegreeinMerchandising,Design,FashionManagement,Architecture,FineArts,VisualCommunication,orBusinessAdministration.