BOTTEGA VENETA - Merchandising Manager

Strategic Planning and Execution:
- Develop and execute buying and merchandising strategies to drive sales growth and maximize market opportunities
- Monitor sales and sell-through situation and initiating appropriate business strategies to achieve company’s sales target
- Constant management of inventory, delivery and re-order situation, with the goal of stock optimization 
- Track the movement of stocks and allocation to rebalance the stores’ needs vs offer

Market Analysis:
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and consumer behavior to inform buying decisions and stay ahead of industry trends.
- Communicate trends, opportunities and risk to key stakeholder including GMM, Senior Management and HQ

Sales Performance:
- Analyze sales data, provide detailed sales reports, and adjust buying strategies to optimize inventory levels and profitability
- Detailed analysis, accurate qualitative feedback and implementing action plans based on sales data, market trends and store feedback

Team Leadership:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of buyers and merchandisers, ensuring they have the skills and knowledge to succeed

Collaboration:
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including retail, marketing, sales, and visual merchandising, to ensure a cohesive brand experience and achieving merchandising strategies and company objecitves.
- Close partnership  and effective communication with HQ Retail Merchandising team on merchandising strategies, sales analysis and concrete actions, executing projects with excellence
- Taking the initiative with HQ communication
- Providing HQ Retail Merchandising team product feedback and market needs including strategic pricing and product needs
- Work closely with retail training team to provide seasonal product training and fashion trend information to the front-line staff
- On-site event support
- Ad-hoc tasks