About this role
About the Role Burberry seeks a Merchandising professional in Seoul to deliver the business plan for the Product range within the Merchandising & Planning department. You will lead a merchandising team, drive the Critical Path for product range development and implement the Global Brand buy, aligning with the company strategy and protecting the brand. What You'll Do
- Own and drive Critical Path for their business area to drive Product range development and implementation of Global Brand buy.
- Partner effectively with cross functional team ( Design, Product Development, Planning, Global Sourcing, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, Digital ), influencing on key decisions to deliver the strategic direction for the category and to protect the brand
- Lead and manage a merchandising team (inspire, motivate, coach, nurture and develop)
- Develop and present the range plan including pricing, COO and competition strategy with the support of the Merchandiser/Merchandising assistant(s) and validate with Director of Merchandising .
- Present Brand buy to Regional teams for Market Opening.
- Partner with Service and Productivity to develop strong product knowledge training for the category.
- Create effective working relationships with Regional Merchandising team to gain product feedback and market research.
- Analyse weekly /monthly sales reports and propose appropriate action to take.
- Own retail pricing positioning in line with margin targets and competition strategy.
- Responsible for developing and monitoring range plan in line with development targets.
- Own commercial samples ordering process and budget. What We're Looking For
- Strong merchandising experience and retail mindset.
- Passion for product/fashion trends.
- Demonstrates high commercial instinct.
- Strong analytical and retail maths skills.
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Ability to coach, develop and lead a merchandising team.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.