Responsable Merchandising
About the job
- Fluent spoken and written French and Dutch, and intermediate English proficiency.
- Experience in visual merchandising in retail, including required in-store experience.
- A merchandising or commerce education is appreciated but not required.
- A valid category B driver's license and ability to travel to stores.
- Passion for fashion and commerce, with customer orientation.
- Ability to anticipate and synthesize information.
- Dynamism, rigor, and the ability to unite and engage others.
- Ensure implementation of the Group's merchandising strategy and the retailer's commercial policy across the Belgian store network, maintaining the brand concept and visual identity and developing store teams' merchandising skills.
- Adapt Group merchandising directions to Belgian specifics, validate floor plans, represent Belgium internationally, and animate the community of store merchandising contacts.
- Deploy the strategy, audit store compliance, and analyze KPIs to define weekly commercial priorities.
- Define merchandising competencies, manage the annual training plan, and onboard new merchandising leaders.
- Validate local floor plans and coordinate operational teams during store openings and refits.
- Represent Belgium within the Group's merchandising function and collaborate with local Marketing and Technical Services.
- Multi-site experience and/or experience as a trainer.
About the company
KIABI offers affordable fashion for the whole family, with a focus on low-cost ready-to-wear. Its product lines are designed in France by an in-house team of 56 fashion designers, and the company sells through a network of more than 505 shops worldwide. The fashion ranges are created in-house and then produced to be accessible and easy to wear for people of all ages and nationalities. The company operates with a straightforward business model: make simple, universal clothing at low prices and keep costs down by managing design in-house and selling through a large retail network. Compared with competitors, KIABI stands out thanks to its large global presence, French design origin, and emphasis on universality and joie de vivre in its branding, aiming to be the go-to source for affordable family fashion. Its goal is to keep fashion accessible for everyone while growing its international reach and maintaining French design sensibilities.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Hem, France
Founded
1978
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 2025 revenue reached €2.5 billion, up 8%, despite textile-market weakness.
- Kiabi targets 40 2026 openings, seven new markets, and Argentina entry.
- Ekstract launched February 2026; Spain kept expanding with its 74th store.
What critics are saying
- The 2023 €100 million fraud scandal still stains trust and partner confidence.
- Revelio says headcount fell 9.2% to 10,268 by March 2026.
- Kiabi skipped city-center openings after Naples; margin pressure limits format flexibility.
What makes KIABI unique
- Kiabi built a family-first platform: apparel, home, shoes, resale, and B2B.
- Kolors stores and compact formats broaden reach without relying on premium malls.
- Beebs and Micolet embed resale inside Kiabi’s retail and app ecosystem.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible Work Hours
- Training Programs
- Childcare Support
- Meal Benefits
- Commuter Benefits