Global luxury retail operator with over 100 stores is seeking an experienced Senior Merchandising Executive (former SVP / VP level) for a short-term strategic engagement.
This engagement is designed to support a comprehensive merchandising strategy refresh in advance of a significant retail expansion initiative.
Scope of Engagement
The selected executive will be responsible for conducting an in-depth analytical review of our existing merchandising performance and translating findings into a forward-looking assortment and inventory strategy.
This will include:
- Detailed analysis of SKU-level sales, inventory productivity, and aging
- Category performance assessment across multiple price tiers
- Evaluation of GMROI, sell-through, turn, and margin contribution by assortment segment
- Identification of over-assorted and under-assorted categories
- Development of recommendations for assortment rationalization
- Inventory deployment and buy-plan optimization tied to expansion pipeline
The engagement will culminate in a merchandising strategy and action plan aligned with financial and operational objectives.
Candidate Profile
We are seeking a hands-on merchandising operator who:
- Prior experience in luxury, jewelry, watches, or adjacent discretionary retail categories
- Has held a senior merchandising leadership role (SVP / VP / Head of Merchandising) at a recognized US retail brand
- Has direct experience managing open-to-buy and assortment architecture
- Is comfortable working directly with transactional data and performance analytics
- Has led assortment optimization and inventory rationalization initiatives
- Brings both strategic perspective and operational execution experience
