HEAD OF RTW MERCHANDISING - CDD

Head of Ready-to-Wear Merchandising

The Head of RTW Merchandising will define and drive the Ready-to-Wear merchandising strategy, translating the Creative Director’s vision into commercially successful collections across regions and channels.

Responsibilities

• Define seasonal RTW assortment strategies in line with business objectives, client expectations and market opportunities.
• Partner closely with Design and Product Development teams throughout the collection development process to ensure consistency between creative vision and commercial objectives.
• Build balanced and productive assortments, ensuring the right offer architecture across categories, price points and markets.
• Analyze sales performance, client insights and market trends to identify opportunities and make product recommendations.
• Monitor collection performance throughout the season and propose action plans to optimize results.
• Collaborate with Regional Merchandising and Commercial teams to support buying strategies and ensure market relevance.
• Participate in showroom preparation, collection presentations and buying sessions.
• Partner with Operations and Finance teams on pricing, margins, product launches and collection planning.
• Support go-to-market initiatives in collaboration with Marketing, Retail, Visual Merchandising and Training teams.
• Manage and develop the RTW merchandising team while fostering strong cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Ready-to-Wear Merchandising within the luxury fashion industry.
• Strong product sensitivity and understanding of RTW collections, market trends and client expectations.
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to translate business insights into actionable recommendations.
• Proven experience managing seasonal assortments and driving product performance.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
• Organized, agile and solution-oriented mindset.
• Previous team management experience is a plus.
• Fluent in English; French is a plus.