Merchandiser (6-Months Contract)

Burberry; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in Singapore is seeking a Merchandising & Planning professional to own and drive the product category under guidance from senior management. You will collaborate with the Merchandising team to shape strategic plans, develop cross-functional relationships, and manage pricing and competitive analysis.

The role requires strong analytical and numerical skills, retail experience, and advanced Excel capability.

Qualifications

• Retail experience required with a commercial mindset.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Advanced Excel skills for reporting.
• Able to develop range plans and pricing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive Product category.
• Collaborate with Merchandising to develop strategic plan and influence cross-functional teams.
• Develop relationships across Sourcing, Design, Product Development and Planning.
• Coordinate with Regional Merchandising for feedback and market research.
• Analyse sales reports and propose actions.
• Develop and present the range plan, pricing strategy, COO and competition strategy.
• Manage sample budgets and PLM data entry; support reports.
• Conduct competitive pricing analyses.
• Coordinate price data across currencies and update PLM.
• Organise collection notes and buying guides.
• Support market training administration.
• Deliver ad hoc admin duties to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Retail experience

Commercial mindset

Analytical skills

Retail maths

Tools

Excel

Job description

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today. We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

To begin and take ownership of the end to end process of managing a product range with guidance from senior management.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and drive Product category.
• Collaborate with the Merchandising team in developing the strategic plan for the Product category and influence cross-functional team to deliver strategic direction for the category.
• Develop relationships with cross functional peers across Sourcing, Design, Product Development and Planning.
• Create effective working relationships with Regional Merchandising team to gain product feedback and market research.
• Analyse daily/weekly sales reports and propose appropriate action to take.
• Develop and present the range plan for approval including pricing strategy, COO and competition strategy.
• Accountable for the sample budgets for the category, and ensure the tracking, maintaining and ordering of the Samples are managed effectively.
• Manage PLM data entry and support the Merchandising Assistant to prepare reports using excel for Merchandising team.
• Conduct competitive analysis including Pricing Analysis.
• Partner with the Corporate Pricing team to understand price-bands across the three core currencies and report back findings to the Merchandising team; maintain data to support the price structure in PLM.
• Organise and coordinate collection notes and buying guides.
• Coordinate and support all administration duties relating to market training for the Merchandising team.
• Deliver any ad hoc administration and assistant duties to ensure smooth running of the team.

PERSONAL PROFILE

retail experience and mindset Passion for commerce/product Demonstrates commercial instinctStrong Analytical skillsRetail maths skillsAdvanced skills in Excel

MEASURES OF SUCCESSFOOTER

Posting Notes: Singapore || Not Applicable || Singapore || MERCHANDISING & PLANNING || ASIA PACIFIC - MERCHANDISING || n/a ||

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.