Merchandising Manager, Samsonite, Asia

**Who we are**:
Samsonite is the worldwide leader in superior travel bags, luggage, and accessories combining notable style with the latest design technology and the utmost attention to quality and durability. For more than 100 years, Samsonite has leveraged its rich heritage to create unparalleled products that fulfill the travel lifestyle needs of conscious movers everywhere. With a portfolio of brands including Samsonite, Tumi, American Tourister, High Sierra, Gregory, Hartmann, and Lipault Paris, our products are sold in over 100 countries in North America, Asia, Europe and Latin America through our company-operated retail store, websites and a variety of retail partners.

Complete category strategy and assortment plans

- Lead category (Beyond-Travel - Business and casual bags) on brand strategy and projects
- Work closely with design, product development, logistics and planning at distribution decisions.
- Review existing and new product categories to strengthen the single brand equity and enhance NOS
- Explore new features and inspiration opportunities to launch in products
- Ensure category portfolio and architecture are well managed regionally and locally
- Fully support markets to capture business opportunities
- Work with local markets and collect feedback for consumers needs and expectation on the brand and products through an integrated communication channels
- Ensure product strategy and create roadmap to show how we planned to improve business performance
- Continuously stay alert to market trend and competitive landscape
- Ensure product strategy and pipeline can cope with the shifting market trend and improve business performance
- Improve product merchandising across regionWork closely with local markets to ensure product effective implementation and identify opportunities

APAC markets intelligence

- To keep an eye on competitions. Ensure the brand is competitive vs. competitions in all aspects increase market share.Strategize overall brand development. Implement effective plan to grow the brand in desirable direction to strive for the commercial success for the brand.

Driving brand’s financial KPIs

- Work with local teams to drive the common financial goals of the brands or categoriesWorks on to monitor overall inventory levels and sell-thru-n-in performance of countries to plan and forecast

Cross countries / departments partnership

- Regularly keep in touch and gather feedback from local offices and monitor status and effectiveness of implementation and work on solution for any gaps
- Provide day to day enquiries from local offices

**Why you'll love working here**:

- **Our employees matter.**As a people-focused business, we work hard to provide meaningful rewards and development opportunities for our employees, recognizing performance, and creating a supportive working environment for them, wherever they are based.
- **Vibrant culture.**We are committed to a diverse and rich culture, welcoming people from all walks of life. Our long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion empowers us to bring our authentic selves and unique differences to work every day.
- **Socially responsible.**We want to minimize our products' impact on the environment and help create positive journeys worldwide. We do this by creating the best products using the most sustainable and innovative materials, methods, and models.

**What we value**:
At Samsonite, we do more than create the bags that move with our consumer, we inspire and celebrate the moments that move them. We believe we have a responsibility to the world in how we operate, the products we sell, the communities where we live and work, and how we treat the people we employ. We're as diverse as travel itself, and like travel, your journey with Samsonite presents the opportunity to be a part of something bigger and explore your passions. This is why we offer various paths for professionals and celebrate the knowledge and skills they bring to our team. We are committed to a respectful workplace that allows our team members to bring their best selves to the workplace daily.

Samsonite is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting and maintaining a work environment in which all applicants, associates, customers, and other individuals are treated with dignity and respect free from unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation.