About Yu Sakiyama

- 14+ years of merchandising and planning in the apparel and luxury industries.
- 2 ecom websites launched and 3 years of ecom site management.
- Native Japanese speaker, fluent in English.
- Enjoy working with start-ups and large organizations.
- Lived in The Netherlands, Spain, and Japan.

Brands

Experience

Levi’s Made & Crafted
Levi’s Vintage Clothing

Startup units. Supported building global collections and all other sales operations for
Levi’s premium brands in Amsterdam (+6 seasons).

  • Managed seasonal line plans: SKUs, margins, pricing, delivery, and production plans—500 SKUs/season.

  • Apparel (Men’s and Women’s), Bags, and Accessories.

  • Wholesale, retail, and ecom channels.

  • Sales, margin analysis.

  • Sales tool creation (product overview/price lists/samples)

Zara

Product Manager/Retail Buyer for
Zara Men’s team based at Inditex HQ in Spain (1 season).

  • Managed weekly buying for 80+ Zara Men’s stores in Japan.

  • 100-200 SKUs/week. Apparel, Bags, Accessories.

  • Sales analysis, presentations, and action planning.

  • Overall stock management: rotations, replenishments, transfers.

  • Sale operations, including weekly pricing updates.

Cartier

Supply chain/data-focused Merchandising Manager for
Cartier Benelux and Scandinavia in Amsterdam (6 seasons).

  • Managed seasonal assortment and stock planning to hit financial targets - double-digit growth in 2015-2017.

  • Jewelry, watchmaking, bags, accessories, perfume, and packaging.

  • 5 Retail boutiques, 100+ POS, 1 Marketplace

  • Sales forecast and daily stock management.

  • Sales analysis, presentations, and action planning.

  • Cross-functional Projects: New boutique openings, Predictive analysis forecasting, Marketplace website launch, Designing Thinking Academy (Happy project).

  • Team management.

Filson

Planning & Merchandising, Ecom, and Data Analysis for
Bedrock Manufacturing Co. (Seattle) and re-launch with W.P. Lavori in Corso (Bologna) (+12 seasons).

  • Managed seasonal merchandising plans for the EU market (DTC and 200+ POS) - reduced inventory by 40%.

  • Launched e-commerce, buying, and daily site activities—+102 % sales increase in 2023.

  • Data analytics and proposing business actions.

  • Supervise sales forecast and buy.

  • Lead commercial calendar and campaign planning with marketing/digital.

  • Excel/Power BI dashboard creations and training.

  • Team Management.