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Mounira Babou

Merchandising Director

€1,000/day
Paris, FR
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Mounira

Experte senior en merchandising et achats avec plus de 15 ans d’expérience dans l’industrie de la mode et du retail, j’accompagne les entreprises sur des missions stratégiques et opérationnelles à la performance commerciale, à la stratégie de marque, à la structuration des collections et à l’optimisation des achats.

J’ai passé 9 ans chez Levi’s, où j’ai occupé des postes de direction en merchandising. J’y ai piloté des catégories à fort enjeu business, avec une responsabilité directe sur le positionnement, la croissance, la construction de l’offre, la définition des assortiments, la gestion des budgets d’achats, les prévisions de ventes et la rentabilité.

Concrètement, j’interviens sur les sujets suivants :
– Vision, construction et pilotage de stratégie merchandising
– Définition des assortiments et architecture de collection
– Analyse des performances (ventes, marges, stocks) et recommandations d’optimisation
– Prévisions de ventes et planification achats
– Optimisation des stocks
– Collaboration avec les équipes planning, marketing, finance et sales.

Habituée à travailler dans des environnements internationaux et matriciels, je sais m’intégrer rapidement aux équipes et produire des livrables clairs, actionnables et orientés résultats.

Je suis disponible pour des missions de consulting, de renfort d’équipe ou de management de transition, en temps partiel ou full-time.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • SDE Services
    Founder & Executive Coach
    August 2025 - Today (10 months)
    Paris, France
    Le Style de l'Esprit helps organizations navigate transformation, overcome disengagement, and rebuild trust. We design executive coaching and leadership experiences that elevate leaders, inspire collaboration, and create performance with integrity.
    Renforcement des compétences en leadership Leadership Coaching individuel Coaching professionnel
  • Levi Strauss & Co.
    Merchandising Director
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    June 2021 - August 2025 (4 years and 2 months)
    Paris, France
    Member of the North Europe Extended Leadership Team
    Reporting to VP Merchandising

    MISSION & SCOPE
    Led the transformation of the Women’s category across all channels (Retail, Ecom, Wholesale), during a critical period of post-COVID rebound and strategic pivot to DTC.
    Managed assortment strategy, product segmentation, and consumer journey design to drive relevance, conversion, and brand equity.

    STRATEGIC CHALLENGES
    Rebalancing the 60/40 gender split in a market 70% led by women’s category
    Low brand consideration and underperformance outside denim and fleece
    Heavy reliance on Brick & Mortar, limited product differentiation
    Need for a sustainable and digital-first DTC model

    KEY CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPACT
    Built and led the WIN WITH HER strategy, turning Women’s into a strategic growth engine: +50% market share in Q1 2024, double-digit growth across all channels
    Revitalized DTC by growing Ecom from 3% to 19% of revenue; restructured digital partnerships (50% of Women’s business)
    Accelerated sell-through via improved flow management, stock investment and consumer-driven line planning
    Enabled insight-led design: created briefing pipeline for key accounts, generating $6–10M uplift per season
    Developed empowered talent: coached a team of 7 through trust-building and shared accountability
    stratégie merchandising Merchandising brand strategy Growth Strategy Team Leadership
  • Levi Strauss & Co
    Senior Merchandising Manager
    FASHION AND COSMETICS
    November 2018 - July 2021 (2 years and 8 months)
    Paris, France
    Dual Reporting into Vice President Merchandising Europe and Managing Director South Europe
    Part of South Europe Leadership Team


    - Team Management: supervised and mentored a Junior Merchant and a Merchandising Assistant
    - Part of the European Merchandising Leadership Team

    - Acted as the voice and expert for the largest revenue drivers in the European marketplace (France, Italy, Portugal and Spain)
    - Successfully managed collections with winning assortments and pricing strategies, driving growth and profitability
    - Oversaw product strategy and provided support across Wholesale, - Franchise partnerships and Direct to Consumer channels - including dedicated product assortments and sell ins for strategic accounts (Galeries Lafayettes, Citadium, Courir, Printemps, El Corte Ingles, La Rinasciente, Coin...)
    - Built collaborative and effective cross-functional processes and relationships
    - Developed and presented seasonal strategies and collections
    - Active contributor to the company’s Environement Social and Governance goals, in the sphere of Diversity & Inclusion through the co-creation of an Employee Ressource Group and the participation into a Women’s Leadership Program
    Buying Merchandising Stratégie produit Team Leadership Growth Strategy

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Education

  • NXT-GEN Fellowship for Moral Leadership Graduate
    Levi Strauss & Co.
    2021
    NXT-GEN Fellowship for Moral Leadership Graduate
  • NXT-GEN Fellowship for Moral Leadership
    Program Facilitator & Coach
    NXT-GEN Fellowship for Moral Leadership

Certifications

  • Erickson Certified Professional Coach (ECPC)
    Erickson Coaching International - The Art & Science of Coaching
    2026
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mounira-babou/
    Coaching professionnel Neurosciences Intelligence émotionnelle Leadership Development

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