Merchandising Executive – SEA & Middle East

LENSKART SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International exposure

Dynamic retail business

End-to-end merchandising

Job summary

LENSKART SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD. is seeking a hands-on Merchandising Executive to drive successful product launches across Singapore, Thailand, UAE, and KSA.

You will work with Buyers, Supply Chain, Vendors, Retail, Marketing, and Training teams to ensure timely launches, effective inventory management, and achievement of commercial goals across markets. You will leverage Excel and retail systems to monitor readiness, manage dependencies, and deliver insights that optimize stock, pricing, and

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in Merchandising, Buying, Category Management, Merchandise Planning, Buying Operations, or related retail functions.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Retail Management, Fashion Merchandising, Marketing, or related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, and large dataset management.
• Understanding of key retail metrics such as Sell-Through, Stock Cover, Gross Margin, Inventory Turnover, and ASP.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage the progress of upcoming product launches against the merchandising calendar and launch timelines.
• Monitor collection readiness and identify dependencies across Supply Chain, Vendors, Marketing, Content, and Retail teams.
• Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure all launch deliverables are completed within agreed timelines.
• Escalate risks, delays, and bottlenecks early to maintain launch schedules.
• Generate and distribute weekly sales and performance reports by market, category, and collection.
• Analyze merchandising metrics including sell-through, stock levels, inventory coverage, and product performance.
• Identify best-selling products, slow-moving inventory, and stock risks, providing actionable insights to the buying team.

Skills

Merchandising

Buying

Category Management

Merchandise Planning

Buying Operations

Retail Functions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Tools

ERP systems

Retail planning tools

Merchandising platforms

Job description

Abouttherole

Thisisahands-on,execution-drivenMerchandisingExecutivepositionwithintheSEA&MiddleEastBuyingTeam.TheroleplaysacriticalpartinensuringthesuccessfulexecutionofproductlaunchesacrossSingapore,Thailand,UAE,andKSA.YouwillworkcloselywithBuyers,SupplyChain,Vendors,Retail,Marketing,andTrainingteamstoensureproductsarelaunchedontime,inventoryiseffectivelymanaged,andcommercialobjectivesaremetacrossallmarkets.

Keyresponsibilities

• Trackandmanagetheprogressofupcomingproductlaunchesagainstthemerchandisingcalendarandlaunchtimelines
• MonitorcollectionreadinessandproactivelyidentifyoutstandingdependenciesacrossSupplyChain,Vendors,Marketing,Content,andRetailteams
• Coordinatewithcross-functionalstakeholderstoensurealllaunchdeliverablesarecompletedwithinagreedtimelines
• Escalatepotentialrisks,delays,andbottlenecksearlytomaintainlaunchschedules
• Generateanddistributeweeklysalesandperformancereportsbymarket,category,andcollection
• Analyzekeymerchandisingmetricsincludingsell-through,stocklevels,inventorycoverage,andproductperformance
• Identifybest-sellingproducts,slow-movinginventory,andstockrisks,providingactionableinsightstothebuyingteam
• Maintainandupdatetheassortmentmasterdatabase,ensuringaccuracyofSKUinformation,productattributes,pricing,launchstatus,andsalesdata
• Maintainandmanagetheregionallaunchcalendartoensurecollectionsarelaunchedaccordingtoplanacrossallmarkets
• Supportthebuyingteaminordermanagementandvendorcoordinationactivities

Aboutyou

• 1–3yearsofexperienceinMerchandising,Buying,CategoryManagement,MerchandisePlanning,BuyingOperations,orrelatedretailfunctions
• Bachelor'sdegreeinBusinessAdministration,RetailManagement,FashionMerchandising,Marketing,orarelateddiscipline
• AdvancedproficiencyinMicrosoftExcel,includingPivotTables,XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP,andlargedatasetmanagement
• UnderstandingofkeyretailmetricssuchasSell- Through,StockCover,GrossMargin,InventoryTurnover,andAverageSellingPrice(ASP)
• Strongattentiontodetailwithexceptionalorganizationalandfollow-upcapabilities
• Abilitytomanagemultipleprioritiesandstakeholdersinafast-pacedenvironment
• Excellentcommunicationandstakeholdermanagementskills
• Experiencewithineyewear,fashion,accessories,beauty,lifestyle,orspecialtyretailcategoriesispreferred
• FamiliaritywithERPsystems,merchandisingplatforms,orretailplanningtoolsisadvantageous

Benefits

• Bepartofafast-growing,dynamicretailbusinesswithoperationsacrossmultipleinternationalmarkets
• GainbroadexposuretomerchandisingandbuyingacrossSoutheastAsiaandtheMiddleEast
• Developend-to-endmerchandisingexpertise,fromorderplacementandlaunchexecutiontopost-launchperformanceanalysis
• Workinahigh-performanceculturethatvaluesownership,agility,collaboration,andcontinuouslearning
• Buildastrongfoundationforalong-termcareerinmerchandising,buying,andretailmanagement