Director, Merchandising, Asia

SEPHORA is the world’s leading omni-channel prestige beauty retail brand, and a division of LVMH – Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Since our inception in 1969, we have been disrupting the beauty retail category and status quo, breaking conventions to change the way the world sees beauty. As the only truly global beauty retailer operating more than 3,000 points of sale in 36 markets, Sephora empowers customers around the world to define what beauty means to them, to experiment freely and to express themselves.

Here in Asia, our teams run omni-channel businesses in 10 markets across the region, in addition to cross-border e-commerce in several more. Our success is built on innovation, a highly curated product portfolio, market-leading digital capability, and our unique customer experience. With ambitious growth plans, we are always looking for talented people who aspire to build businesses and develop themselves. Sparked by energy and excitement, our passion is contagious. We are united by a common goal – to champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty.

Your scope will include...

Building Merchandising Strategy

• Partner with VP Merchandising on the annual merchandising strategy; provide strategic vision with a 3-year perspective and elevate the Asia Merchandising Roadmap
• Leverage Key Account relationships in Asia to drive negotiations
• Partner with the merchants in China, South East Asia/Pac, and New Markets to develop comprehensive briefs by utilizing compelling storytelling techniques
• Partner with cross-functional teams, execute pilot programs, recap learnings and develop recommendations / next steps

New Business Development

• Analyse all elements of the Sephora business (brands, categories, markets) to identify emerging trends and areas of opportunity; deliver key insights to merchandising leadership team
• Identify under-developed categories within Sephora Asia and articulate proposals for investing in specified categories
• Build a seed strategy; track category development opportunities across China, South East Asia/Pac and New Markets; report on the areas for seed planting and their progress
• Evaluate new brands and work with merchants to make new product introductions
• In collaboration with the VP Merchandising China, prepare for the transition away from animal testing requirement in China

Regional & Global Collaboration and Planning

• Support VP in preparation for and participation in:
• Strategic Planning and Merchandise Budget Plan meetings
• Merchandising monthly highlights reports
• Global Merchandising meetings
• Annual Asia meeting
• Merchandise operations meetings
• Prepare and present Trend presentations

We would love to hear from you if…

• You’re on top of what’s hot, new, and trending in beauty, fragrance, and skincare
• You have experience leading complex negotiations
• You carry a strong leadership presence; you are a bold and fearless leader
• You can lead through influencing
• You are an analytical and creative thinker with an ability to foster new opportunities to grow the business
• You have exceptional organizational skills with excellent cross-functional and cross-cultural communication
• You utilize your storytelling ability to build and deliver convincing executive presentations
• You bring experience in retail both on- & offline (omni channel)
• You have experience in beauty the industry and/or a keen passion for beauty

Technical skills that will help you be successful:

• Office 365 (expert in Excel, PowerPoint)
• Merchant systems experience welcome

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, and passionate people whom you will be proud to work with.
• The learning. We invest heavily in training for our leaders and employees. Not just product knowledge but building a personalized career plan so that you continue to evolve and build your skills and personal brand.
• The culture. As the leading omni-channel beauty retailer, and part of the LVMH Group, our reach is broad and our impact is global. It’s in the Sephora DNA to disrupt the status quo as we champion a world of inspiration and inclusion where everyone can celebrate their beauty.

Sephora is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace for all. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, or other employment practices. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.