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As the Head of European Product Design Centre, oversee the overall product strategy for UR's European & American product portfolio, taking charge of five core functions: Merchandising, Design, Buying, Pattern Making, and Production.
- Formulate merchandise strategy, define product DNA, category architecture, price tiers, and merchandise differentiation strategies for regional markets.
- Oversee the end-to-end merchandise closed loop: Design → Buy → Launch → Track → React → Review, to enable Fast Reaction capabilities.
- Lead merchandise planning and OTB (Open-to-Buy) governance for Europe & Americas, and be accountable for key KPIs including inventory turnover, gross margin, sell-through rate, and hit rate of bestsellers.
- Drive systematic upgrades in pattern development, production, and fabric trend research, and build a global supply chain network.
- Liaise with logistics teams to ensure efficient fulfillment from production facilities to global physical stores and e-commerce channels.
- Lead organizational development of the product division, attract, and cultivate international product talents.
- Participate in group strategic decision-making, acting as the core strategic advisor on product and merchandising matters.
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- Minimum 15 years of experience in product, merchandising, or buying within the apparel/fast fashion industry; at least 5 years of experience at CPO/VP Product or Group Head of Product level.
- Prior experience as a global product lead at an international fast fashion brand is preferred.
- Proven capability to manage the full fast fashion merchandise value chain (Design – Buying – Pattern Making – Production – Logistics).
- Experience building cross-border product systems from scratch, with familiarity in China-Europe/China-US design collaboration models.
- Strong commercial acumen, with in-depth understanding of consumer aesthetics, pricing, and category structures across regional markets.
- Cross-cultural leadership skills to manage multicultural design and buying teams spanning China, Europe, and the US.
- Business fluent or native-level English; Chinese language proficiency is a bonus.
- Based in London on a permanent basis, and available for frequent cross-border business travel.
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