Yau Ming

Sales & Performance Reporting: Analysed weekly sales data across stores, product lines, and stock levels; built retail-sharing presentations from the findings to flag top-performing stores and products and support merchandising decisions.

Product Allocation: Managed weekly product allocation across 38 stores and ~5,000 SKUs spanning handbags, small leather goods, belts, jewelry, and sunglasses, setting launch quantities for new collections and tracking inbound deliveries to keep stock movement aligned with store demand and launch timelines.

Product Launch: Proposed and implemented store-level allocation for the new handbags launch based on each family’s previous YTD sell-through ranking, lifting first-two-week sell-through on the newest delivery from an average 22% to 40%.

Merchandising Intern (Leather Goods) - Bottega Veneta - Shanghai, China

(2026-06 - 2026-09)

• Sales & Performance Reporting: Analysed weekly sales data across stores, product lines, and stock levels; built retail-sharing presentations from the findings to flag top-performing stores and products and support merchandising decisions.
• Product Allocation: Managed weekly product allocation across 38 stores and ~5,000 SKUs spanning handbags, small leather goods, belts, jewelry, and sunglasses, setting launch quantities for new collections and tracking inbound deliveries to keep stock movement aligned with store demand and launch timelines.
• Product Launch: Proposed and implemented store-level allocation for the new handbags launch based on each family’s previous YTD sell-through ranking, lifting first-two-week sell-through on the newest delivery from an average 22% to 40%.
• Inventory & Stock Transfers: Coordinated stock transfers across all managed categories and stores, running seasonal rotations and consolidations to rebalance inventory between stores and keep stock records accurate against real-time demand.
• Competitor Analysis: Conducted ongoing competitor analysis, tracking competitor product launches, pricing strategies, and market positioning. Summarized findings on a regular basis to inform product request and support buying strategy.

Merchandising Intern - Vacheron Constantin - Shanghai, China

(2025-06 - 2025-08)

• Merchandise Planning: Coordinated daily with the Swiss headquarters and China logistics team to track watch shipments and inbound deliveries, while preparing rolling 6-week delivery forecasts to support allocation planning for boutiques and authorized retailers. Managed TIB watch inventory coordination and supported watch transportation for the China International Import Expo to ensure timely product allocation and display.
• Sales Analysis: Produced weekly China sales and inventory reports across retail, wholesale, distributor, and e-commerce channels, analyzing performance by collection, sales trends, and stock structure. Tracked monthly performance of WIN-WIN, High Value, and Top 20 best-selling watches, providing insights for merchandise planning and business decisions.
• Commercial Status Reporting: Updated commercial status classifications for 100+ watch references based on HQ guidance, tracking lifecycle changes over time. Served as the communication bridge between HQ and the retail team when classification calls conflicted with the China team's view of local sell-through opportunity, helping align on strategy.
• Product Launch: Supported the development of product manuals for two new Haute Horlogerie collections by consolidating product specifications, key selling points, styling recommendations, and competitor references. Coordinated launch timelines and in-store displays with retail, marketing, and training teams to ensure smooth product launches and market rollout.

Global Master's in Management - London School of Economics and Political Science (2025-09 - 2027-06)

BSc (Hons) in Information Technology Management for Business (First-class) - The University of Manchester (2022-09 - 2025-06)