SAINT LAURENT Assistant Merchandising Manager SEAO

Saint Laurent (Singapore) Pte Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury retail brand in Singapore is seeking a Merchandising Manager to oversee product assortment for retail stores across South East Asia and Oceania. The role involves managing buying strategies, performing sales analyses, and delivering product training. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in merchandising, preferably within the retail/luxury sector. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office are essential, along with a hands-on and adaptive approach.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in Merchandising.
• Prior experience with Retail/Luxury MNC preferred.
• Hands-on and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for merchandise selection, distribution, and stock management.
• Perform sales analysis including competitors analysis.
• Report and analyse sales performance and merchandise mix.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Business sense

MS Office proficiency

Job description

ROLE

This position is key in ensuring that all retail stores within the South East Asia and Oceania region have the appropriate product assortment, at the right timing, in order to optimize the sales and project the brand image and strategy from the allocations, replenishments and all stock operations. The successful hire will also assist the General Merchandising Manager in the buying and planning of the collections and delivering the relevant product training within the region.

MISSION

• Responsible for merchandise: style selection, quantity decision, distribution, allocation schedule, stock management, replenishment order and product training

• Perform sales analysis including competitors analysis

• Prepare and present budget, forecast, and monthly business reviews with headquarters

• Regularly report and analyse the sales performance, merchandise mix, inventory situations, and other key business issues, etc.

• Manage pricing strategy and gross margin to secure profitability, in alignment with retail strategy and meeting local objectives and targets, keeping in line with market positioning

• Work closely with Operations, Communications and Visual Merchandising in monitoring the implementation quality & overall effectiveness and sell-thru of merchandises

• Collaborate with regional Merchandising team in providing feedback on products, consumers trends & response

• Provide product knowledge training store on seasonal basis, communicate effectively and timely with the Retail managers and all stores to facilitate selling staff to do effective selling

• Work closely with the Retail Managers to formulate and implement all the seasonal buying strategies and Open-to-Buy (OTB) budgets to achieve the business objectives for the markets

PROFILE

• Minimum 5 years in Merchandising

• Prior experience with Retail/Luxury MNC preferred

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong business sense and ability to dig deep to understand the business performance drivers

• Outstanding inter-personal and communication skills

• Hands-on and self-motivated

• Resilience under pressure and adaptive to changes

• Proficient MS Office skills.

• High frequency of travelling is required

Saint Laurent is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.