Casablanca Paris represents a unique vision of luxury, blending Parisian elegance with multicultural influences. Founded with a commitment to exceptional craftsmanship and modern sophistication, Casablanca is defined by its free-spirited ethos and distinctive aesthetic. More than a fashion house, Casablanca offers an immersive lifestyle experience, where artistry, creativity, and innovation meet. As we continue to expand globally, digital excellence sits at the heart of our growth strategy. We are looking for ambitious talent to join us on this journey, shaping the way Casablanca connects with its community worldwide.

Overview

We’re looking for a Senior Collections Merchandiser to help shape and deliver Casablanca’s merchandising and collection strategy. You’ll turn the Creative Director’s vision into a compelling, commercially successful product offer across retail, e-commerce and wholesale.

Working closely with the Creative, Design, Product Development and Commercial teams, you’ll help build collection architecture, product positioning and category plans, balancing brand desirability, customer demand and profitable growth.

The role

Merchandising & Collection Planning

• Support the delivery of the global merchandising strategy, helping to align creative direction with commercial objectives and international market opportunities.
• Build and manage seasonal collection plans, including category mix, range breadth, core products, carryovers, fashion newness and product innovation.
• Prepare seasonal merchandising briefs, highlighting category opportunities, product gaps and priorities for collection development.
• Prepare for and take part in collection editing and range reviews with Creative, Design and Product Development, recommending changes to achieve a coherent and commercially balanced offer.
• Manage product lifecycle information, including carry-over and permanent status, and contribute to markdown recommendations in collaboration with Retail Merchandising.

Product Insight & Commercial Analysis

• Carry out product trend research, competitor analysis and market research to identify emerging customer demand and opportunities.
• Gather and analyse sales performance, customer insights and feedback from Retail, E-commerce and Wholesale to inform future collection decisions.
• Develop proposed price architecture and product positioning, working with Finance and Product Development to meet agreed margin targets.
• Produce collection and category performance reports and seasonal hindsight analysis to strengthen future ranges.

Collection Development & Alignment

• Coordinate merchandising reviews throughout the seasonal development process, tracking category balance, pricing, product priorities and critical deadlines.
• Work with commercial teams to make sure collections reflect global market needs while maintaining a consistent brand identity.
• Review seasonal buying proposals against the collection plan, working closely with Retail Merchandising and channel teams.
• Keep Design, Development, Production and Commercial teams aligned on merchandising priorities and timelines to support on-time seasonal delivery.

Product Launches & Brand Positioning

• Contribute merchandising input to global product launches, helping identify hero products, commercial priorities and key product stories.
• Support Marketing and Creative with collection narratives, campaign product selection and product positioning.
• Prepare seasonal product knowledge and training content for Retail and Wholesale teams, ensuring a consistent understanding of the collections.

Collaboration & Development

• Support and mentor junior members of the merchandising team, sharing knowledge and best practice.
• Follow and help improve merchandising processes and ways of working across Creative, Product Development and Commercial teams.
• Prepare and present collection plans, product performance and merchandising recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to Casablanca's wider product strategy and international growth ambitions.

The candidate

• Strong merchandising experience at senior level, ideally within international luxury or premium fashion.
• Solid understanding of collection architecture, category planning, pricing, product development and global market trends.
• Ability to balance creative vision with commercial performance and customer demand.
• Experience working across international retail, e-commerce and wholesale channels.
• Strong analytical and commercial skills, with confident use of Excel and reporting tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, with the ability to influence creative and commercial teams while protecting brand identity.

Measures of Success

Commercially relevant and well-balanced collections, improved category performance and full-price sell-through, effective price architecture, accurate and timely merchandising reporting, on-time seasonal delivery and strong cross-functional collaboration.