Manager, Eyewear Merchandising & Operations

Manager, Eyewear Merchandising & Operations

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.

About the role:

Chanel is looking for a Manager, Eyewear Merchandising & Operations to join our Eyewear team in New York. This individual will be responsible for implementing a seasonal merchandising strategy for the Eyewear category across all owned distribution (Fashion boutiques, F&B Boutiques, and Chanel.com) and supporting planning and inventory management of the category.

What impact you can create at CHANEL:

Contribute to the success of the team by identifying business opportunities and challenges across the network, and proactively bringing ideas to the team

• You will support the development and implementation of the US Eyewear Pricing strategy

• You will contribute to the management of the Eyewear OTB by tracking comprehensive product lifecycle inputs and actualizing files throughout the year

• You will analyze sales performance across multiple timeframes (weekly to seasonal) and adjust strategies to optimize sales and profitability

• You will manage business reporting for Eyewear Owned channels and develop compelling narrative to support the results

• You will track forecasts against sales performance for owned channels

• You will support the execution of assortment strategies for all collections across Chanel owned Eyewear distribution channels, for up to 6 collections/year

• This role will take the lead in managing the 11 reorder buys/ year for the full perimeter, ensuring business continuity and capitalizing on commercial opportunities

• Develop and leverage relationships with the Eyewear Ambassador community to identify assortment opportunities by boutique/market

• You will be responsible for inventory management in line with global MOS targets, and managing ecommerce inventory positions; and you will leverage inventory insights to drive business performance

• Maintain strong collaboration with the Eyewear Orchestration team to ensure alignment with business goals

• Monitor industry trends, influencer activities, and competitive landscape to inform merchandising decisions

• Support the implementation of new points of sale, including visual merchandising, backstock, and opening assortment

You are energized by:

• Flexing your strong analytical reasoning and efficient ways of working. In this role, you will be comfortable independently formulating theories and drawing conclusions from large, complex data sets.

• Collaborating with many teams to drive success in a dynamic category

• Displaying energy, enthusiasm and passion about retail and product, driving advocacy for the category amongst retail teams

• Expressing your point of view on product and supporting your hypotheses with data

• Leveraging advanced excel skills to manipulate and analyze data and extract insights to drive the business forward

• Embracing innovation and identifying opportunities to test new initiatives and drive efficiencies

• Working in a fast-paced environment with up to 6 collections/year and 11 reorders/year

What you will bring to the team:

• Experience in merchandising and strong retail business acumen

• Proactive, impact-driven mindset, comfortable with taking initiative and being resourceful

• Advanced excel skills

• Confidence in large data sets

• The ability to comprehend and tell stories from data

• A desire to challenge status quo and a drive to constantly iterate and improve

• Ability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced environment

• Experience working with and creating in BI and data visualization a plus

Position Logistics:

• Minimum 8 years of experience

• Partially Remote: Role requires a minimum of three days in-person office presence in NYO

• Vacation is restricted during buying sessions (up to 6x/year), during which some weekend hours may be necessary. Comp vacation days will be granted in these situations.

*Chanel, Inc. reserves the right to edit, change, or make exceptions on designations where circumstances where deemed appropriate.

What skills you will learn? What experiences might you have?

• Learn the nuances and complexities of the only licensed, full perimeter Fashion category

• Flex your understanding of merchandising by creating unique assortments across different boutique types and market complexions

• Develop and strengthen relationships with the retail community and drive affinity for the product category

Compensation:

• The anticipated base salary range for this position is 70,200 through 120,000. Base salary is one component of the total compensation for this position. Other forms of variable pay [may/will] be offered for this position. Other components may include bonus potential, benefits, and/or perks.

Benefits and Perks:

• Wellbeing resources include 2-week August office closure paid time off for wellbeing and a Wellbeing fund

• Family and care giving benefits (inclusive of parental leave, fertility support, MilkStork, and Care.com Membership)

• Generous paid time off policies to include vacation, holiday, sick and volunteer days

• 401K and other incentives

• Robust healthcare offerings; medical, dental, vision, MDLIVE (virtual care), One Medical, Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care & Dependent Care), Health Savings Account and Employee Assistance Program

• Life insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Health Advocate, International Business Travel Accident & Medical, and Commuter Transit & Parking

Additional Information:

Chanel is a private company whose values are grounded in creating the conditions for people to perform at their best and feel fulfilled and confident in their work. We offer a unique work environment where individuals are encouraged to better understand the brand, the business, and motivations, so that together we can unlock the possibilities of growth. This is reflected in:

Diversity and Inclusion:

• At CHANEL, we are intentional in promoting Diversity & Inclusion. We foster respect, empathy and dignity for all.  We believe strongly that the diversity of our people across the full spectrum of human differences is essential to our organisation and the connections we have with each other and our clients.

• We offer Employee Resource Groups in the US that are voluntary, open to all, employee-led groups formed around a shared identity or lived experience, whose aim is to foster a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community aligned with the values and missions of the communities they support.

Chanel Community:

• CHANEL Community empowers our employees to channel their passions, talents and sense of purpose to contribute to and learn from our communities.

• Employees are encouraged to take time off annually to volunteer through CHANEL Community. CHANEL also matches employee donations to select charitable organizations.

Sustainability:

• CHANEL Mission 1.5° is our climate action plan. It is focused on transforming the business in line with the ambitions of the Paris Agreement on climate change to limit the average global mean temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

• Employees are encouraged to contribute to our US Sustainability efforts at the corporate level and within the divisions, through organized taskforces and initiatives.

Arts and Culture:

• We are committed to extending our legacy of cultural engagement. Global support includes the CHANEL Culture Fund, which supports a select group of leading art culture institutions across the globe, and the CHANEL Next Prize for the next generation of creative talent.  US support currently includes Annual sponsorship of the MoMA film program, Tribeca Film Festival programs and Through Her Lens, Support of the Academy Gold Fellowship for Women and Sponsorship of the BAAND Together Dance Festival at Lincoln Center.

Fondation Chanel:

• Since 2011, Fondation CHANEL’s mission is for women and girls to be free to shape their own destiny.  Through multi-year partnerships with financial and technical support, Fondation CHANEL is committed to improving the safety and autonomy of women and adolescent girls around the world, impacting over a million women and girls in its first 10 years.    

• For more information, please navigate to the Fondation Chanel website here  

Career and Leadership Development:

• We have dedicated in-house teams focused on supporting the onboarding of employees, developing leadership skills via custom programs like Imagine Chanel People, Heart of Leadership and group and individual coaching, and blended online and live classes offered on our Bloom platform and by skilled trainers, such as Shape Your Career, to develop career building skills.

*Chanel, Inc. benefits and perks are dependent on eligibility and subject to modification by Chanel at any time.