Head of Merchandising

Travel with the Grooves, Inc. (RIMOWA PH); Pasig; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Travel with the Grooves, Inc. (RIMOWA PH) is seeking an experienced Head of Merchandising to lead the commercial and merchandising performance. The role owns the full merchandising cycle, from business planning to pricing, inventory management and sales performance.

You will build strong relationships with brands and suppliers, manage budgets, and lead a merchandising team. The ideal candidate has 8–10+ years in fashion or multi-brand retail, sharp analytical skills, and the ability to make

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of merchandising or buying experience.
• Experience in fashion, lifestyle, luxury or multi-brand retail.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Excellent negotiation and supplier-management capability.
• Able to balance product instinct with commercial discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own the sales, gross margin, inventory and purchase budget.
• Lead buying decisions based on customer demand, historical performance and market opportunities.
• Manage pricing, promotions, markdowns and inventory productivity.
• Monitor sales and stock performance and act on slow sellers, stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Build strong relationships with brands, principals and suppliers, including commercial negotiations.
• Work closely with Retail, Marketing and Visual Merchandising to drive product performance in stores.
• Identify new brands, categories and growth opportunities.
• Lead and develop the merchandising team.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying

Brand partnerships

Negotiation

Inventory management

Analytical skills

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Head of Merchandising to lead the commercial and merchandising performance. The role owns the full merchandising cycle, from business planning, buying and assortment strategy to pricing, inventory management and sales performance. This is a senior commercial role for someone who can look beyond individual buying trips or brands and manage the merchandise portfolio as a business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own the sales, gross margin, inventory and purchase budget.
• Lead buying decisions based on customer demand, historical performance and market opportunities.
• Manage pricing, promotions, markdowns and inventory productivity.
• Monitor sales and stock performance and act on slow sellers, stock-outs and excess inventory.
• Build strong relationships with brands, principals and suppliers, including commercial negotiations.
• Work closely with Retail, Marketing and Visual Merchandising to drive product performance in stores.
• Identify new brands, categories and growth opportunities.
• Lead and develop the merchandising team.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• 8–10+ years of merchandising or buying experience, preferably in fashion, lifestyle, luxury or multi-brand retail.
• Strong commercial understanding of sales, gross margin, inventory, sell-through and open-to-buy.
• Proven experience leading a merchandising or buying team.
• Strong analytical and financial skills.
• Excellent negotiation and supplier-management capability.
• Able to balance product instinct with commercial discipline.
• Comfortable operating at a senior management level and making decisions independently.

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