Business, Merchandising

As a member of the Fashion team and reporting to the Türkiye Fashion & WFJ Director you contribute to the support and development of the 5 Chanel Boutiques in İstanbul and Bodrum.

In a context of heightened challenges for Fashion Europe, the role of the Business, Merchandising & Operation Manager within the team is decisive in:

Supporting the performance management of the network's Fashion Boutiques 

Ensuring product assortments for each collection are in line with the "One Boutique One Story" and Fashion Europe strategy

Strengthening and animating the community of Sales Managers and Operation Managers

Promoting local best practices towards regional teams and reporting on their specific needs

Supporting boutiques on operational projects and topics

Coordinating distribution projects (boutique opening, renovations, relocations)

What impact you can create at Chanel 

Retail Business Analysis

Build the annual commercial objectives, coordinate the monthly objectives with the boutiques and ensure follow-up

Carry out the network performance analysis: monitoring and analyzing network indicators (sales, Fashion Advisors objectives, products/collections performances) and building ad-hoc reports

Lead performance improvement action plans such as incentives

Participate in finance forecasting in collaboration with the Finance team

Product Merchandising

Ensure the OTBs are in line with boutique needs and priorities

Coordinate the buying sessions, support Boutique Managers in the construction of their assortment embodying the "One Boutique One Story" strategy

Pilot the collection lifecycle (buys, collection launches, transfers, recycling)

Collect qualitative feedback on collection to share with Europe Product Merchandising community

Optimize collection performance and pilot stock, by working 360 with local VM, Learning and Style Expertise

Operations

You provide day-to-day support to the retail teams to ensure the smooth running of the boutiques, promoting operational efficiency and ultimate client experience:

You take part in the definition, the roll out and the adoption of projects led by Europe Operations team (MyBoutiqueApp, MyUniformApp, RFID…), providing guidance & support on the field during all phases of the projects: Pilot (if any), Deployment & Run. You ensure appropriate adoption of retail digital tools & systems in boutiques. You monitor performance & impact and share feedback on needed evolutions to regional teams.

You are the key contact on procedures and operational processes together with the Finance team and monitor compliance thanks to actionable reports

You support CHANEL & Moi ambitions, supervise Care & Repair performance in boutiques and animate the dedicated community in boutiques (Care & Repair advisors/ambassadors and tailors) and act as a main contact to liaise with the Europe After-Sales team.

You are part of the European Operations Community; you actively share best practices and contribute to building new regional projects to support business evolutions.

Distribution

You prepare the opening/closing, renovation and relocation of permanent or temporary boutiques, coordinating all stakeholders and leading kick-off/follow-up calls until the targeted implementation

You are present on the D-day to ensure that operations run smoothly

You are energized by

You demonstrate advanced analytical capabilities and are passionate with figures (trend analysis, scenario planning, optimize Open to Buy per Boutique aligned with Fashion strategy…)

You thrive on multiple projects simultaneously, and are agile in complex environments such as gathering input from Boutiques Management, Headquarters, Finance, Merchandising, PO, Tech…

Finding information on your own allows you to feed your curiosity and solve problems constructively and reactivity aligned with retail environment constraints.

You enjoy working in synergy with different departments and contacts to bring your projects to fruition

You are keen to discover and explore new developments in digital technology when implementing new digital projects (RFID, ACET, InChanel…)

You are up to date with the latest trends, following fashion news and product releases with enthusiasm

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What you will bring

You have an analytical mind, you are rigorous and precise, and you know how to make figures speak for themselves in order to draw up action plans

You have a strong product sensibility and a keen interest in Fashion

You have a very good knowledge of retail, thanks to your previous depth experience (working within Retail or at the service of Retail)

You are versatile and able to move from one project to another

You have a proven track record of coordination and enjoy involving other teams in your projects

You have a strong team spirit and ability to engage other teams in your topics

You have strong communication skills

Fluent in English and Turkish

You have advanced proficiency in the Pack Office, in particular Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI (mandatory)

At CHANEL, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity, and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience, and potential you could bring to CHANEL.