The COMO Group represents an integrated approach to living well, grounded in a celebration of diversity and a deep respect for authenticity. The Group’s businesses extend across hospitality (COMO Hotels and Resorts), fashion (Club21, Kids21, Dover Street Market Singapore), wellness (COMO Shambhala), organic living and specialty foods (COMO Dempsey, Culina and SuperNature) and philanthropy (COMO Foundation).
We are looking to hire a Merchandising Manager who will be responsible for driving merchandising strategy that ensures profitability while building a long-term collaboration with brand partners.
Job Responsibilities
Budgeting & Buying
- Planning of financial Buy Budgets with the Retail Operations (by country) per season according to the projected sales targets, sell through and unit level by product category and supplier.
- Plan size scales and provide option prior to Buy (Pre-buy).
- Together with Retail Director / Retail Manager / Store Manager, select and quantify the buy in principal office and retain accurate records.
- Set retail prices per product to achieve budgeted margin.
- Ensure the Purchase Order is accurate and timely for each season.
- Communicate with suppliers on amendments and adjustments to the Buy and ensure accurate deliveries.
- Communicate closely with warehouse to supply stock to the shopfloor and ensure various categories of product are delivered together especially the crucial units for each season.
Brand Analysis
- To recommend the brand strategies to the Management.
- Visit markets for better understanding as well as research new concepts and business opportunities.
- To assist in negotiation for contractual minimums, merchandising split and overall budgets with principal.
- Monitor stock levels by category and product to identify the fast / slow moving items and work with the Retail Operations on action plan such as price changes / re-merchandising / cancellations or re-orders.
Operational
- Assist in marketing events in the areas of selection of outfit and to provide necessary support during the events.
- Communicate with Visual Merchandising on the seasonal theme in order to translate into in store visual display.
Product Training
- To ensure comprehensive Product Knowledge training is conducted to all sales staff via range presentation and visual records of each season.
Job Requirement
- Minimum 5 years of relevant merchandising experience in luxury fashion
- Bachelor Degree and above
- Proficient in MS Office
- Strong leadership qualities, team spirit, self-motivated and good communication skills
- Experienced working in fast-paced environments demanding strong organizational, technical, interpersonal skills and critical thinking
- Strong attention to detail is a must
