Description

Are you a results-driven retail professional passionate about shaping commercial success? We’re seeking a dynamic Retail Merchandising Lead to spearhead profitable growth across our retail network, partnering with Area Teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences and drive business performance.​

As a Retail Merchandising Lead, you will own the execution of commercial plans, optimize stock management, and lead strategic merchandising initiatives to maximize net sales, improve R&D%, and achieve optimal stock-to-sales ratios. Your work will directly impact our brand’s market presence and customer satisfaction.​

What you will do: 

• Conduct structured sales follow-ups to identify and capitalize on growth opportunities, prioritize key products/garment groups, and align market strategies with commercial goals.​

• Oversee inventory levels to ensure size availability, balance selling/stock ratios across stores, optimize stock allocation, lead replenishment efforts, and coordinate cross-market/channels stock moves.​

• Conduct weekly store visits to ensure commercial execution, gather customer expectations, and analyze competitive landscapes to inform strategic decisions.​

• Lead stock planning and merchandising schedules for new store openings and rebuilds, track performance, and collaborate with Area Teams to drive action plans.​

Qualifications

Alignment to our company values is the most important characteristic we look for in all new joiners. Our values are the behaviours that we appreciate above and beyond anything else. We are open-minded and curious, we dare to be different, we believe in constant improvement and we empower and trust you to take ownership. Our values are part of who we are, what we stand for and how we act.

What you need to succeed

• Fluent in English and Mandarin (verbal & written)
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, proven experience in stock allocation and online/offline merchandising within fashion retail
• Proficiency in collecting, processing, and analyzing data using statistical tools/software; ability to identify trends, interpret insights, and present findings clearly to stakeholders.​

• Strong ability to analyze business needs, identify improvement areas, and develop strategies to enhance operational efficiency and commercial outcomes.​

• Deep understanding of product placement, inventory optimization, and sales-driven merchandising strategies to boost product performance.​

• Familiarity with end-to-end supply chain management (supplier departure to store delivery), including logistics, operations, and inventory control.​

Additional Info

This is a full time permanent contract based at our Office in Shanghai.

Benefits

We offer all our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe. All our employees receive a 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online. In addition to our staff discount, all our employees are included in our H&M Incentive Program – HIP. You can read more about our H&M Incentive Program here.

In addition to this, you will also receive

• 15 days Annual Leave
• Birthday leave
• Medical Insurance
• 13th month salary
• Supplementary health insurance

Inclusion & Diversity  

At COS we're determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people who share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, what we perceive as possible and how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world, therefore all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.   

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