Head of Merchandising

About the role

The Head of Merchandising will define and drive the global merchandising strategy across all product categories, ensuring alignment with brand vision, consumer demand and commercial objectives. This senior leader will shape a profitable product offering, lead assortment architecture, pricing strategy, collection planning and go‑to‑market execution.

Key responsibilities

• Define and lead the global merchandising strategy, translating business objectives into actionable collection plans.
• Establish seasonal product architecture, balancing assortment across categories, price points, customer segments and distribution channels.
• Partner with Design, Product Development, Production, Sales and Regional teams to ensure collections are commercially successful and brand‑consistent.
• Develop and oversee global pricing strategy, analyzing cost structures, margins and mark‑ups to maximize profitability.
• Monitor product performance through sell‑in, sell‑out and inventory analysis, driving corrective actions as needed.
• Lead competitive benchmarking, market analysis and consumer insight integration to refine product strategies.
• Oversee merchandising aspects of collection launches and seasonal go‑to‑market strategies, presenting collections to Sales, Buying and Regional teams.

Required profile

Required skills