STORE MERCHANDISING MANAGER

Mynews; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 72,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Mynews in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Store Merchandising Lead to develop and execute store merchandising and product assortment strategies across our retail network. You will maximize sales, profitability, and customer experience through data-driven decisions and cross-functional collaboration.

The role requires strong analytical, negotiation, and leadership skills, with travel to multiple stores for optimization, and close coordination with Marketing, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure

Qualifications

• Proven merchandising, buying, category management or store merchandising experience in retail or FMCG.
• Strong commercial acumen with margin management and trading terms experience.
• Demonstrated supplier negotiation and relationship management.
• Solid understanding of P&L, inventory management, and retail performance metrics.
• Analytical skills to translate data into actionable merchandising decisions.
• Experience managing merchandising execution across multiple stores.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Willing to travel for regular store visits and operational support when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of store merchandising and product assortment strategies to maximize sales, profitability, and customer experience.
• Develop and optimize product assortment plans across stores based on market trends, customer demand, and business objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships, including price negotiation, trading terms, and promotional support.
• Monitor and analyse category performance, including sales, margin, stock availability, and sell-through rates.
• Drive assortment reviews and merchandising decisions through data analysis and store performance insights.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Operations teams to execute promotional campaigns and in-store activations.
• Ensure effective coordination with Supply Chain teams to maintain healthy inventory levels and reduce overstock and stock shortages.
• Lead merchandising execution across stores to ensure consistency in product display, assortment, and visual standards.
• Conduct regular store visits to review merchandising compliance, identify opportunities, and improve in-store execution.
• Support new store openings, store refresh projects, and layout optimisation initiatives.
• Work closely with retail operations teams to enhance store productivity and customer shopping experience.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying

Category mgmt

Supplier negotiation

Data analysis

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Travel

Tools

P&L understanding

Inventory management

Retail performance metrics

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of store merchandising and product assortment strategies to maximize sales, profitability, and customer experience.
• Develop and optimize product assortment plans across stores based on market trends, customer demand, and business objectives.
• Manage supplier relationships, including price negotiation, trading terms, and promotional support to improve commercial performance.
• Monitor and analyse category performance, including sales, margin, stock availability, and sell-through rates.
• Drive assortment reviews and merchandising decisions through data analysis and store performance insights.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Operations teams to execute promotional campaigns and in-store activations effectively.
• Ensure effective coordination with Supply Chain teams to maintain healthy inventory levels and reduce overstock and stock shortages.
• Lead merchandising execution across stores to ensure consistency in product display, assortment, and visual standards.
• Conduct regular store visits to review merchandising compliance, identify opportunities, and improve in-store execution.
• Support new store openings, store refresh projects, and layout optimisation initiatives.
• Work closely with retail operations teams to enhance store productivity and customer shopping experience.

Job Requirements

• Proven experience in merchandising, buying, category management, or store merchandising within retail or FMCG environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with hands-on experience in margin management and trading terms.
• Demonstrated experience in supplier negotiation and relationship management.
• Solid understanding of P&L, inventory management, and retail performance metrics.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable merchandising decisions.
• Experience managing merchandising execution across multiple stores.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.
• Willing to travel for regular store visits and operational support when required.