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MD (Merchandiser, Global Product Strategy and Planning & Development) – Candidate for Next Leader

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Brand GUGU
Location Ariake Headquarters: 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, UNIQLO CITY
*Locations are subject to change to locations designated by the company, including overseas locations.
Update May, 1 2026

Job Description

■Recruitment Background
・GU is the second brand of the Fast Retailing Group. With the brand message “YOUR FREEDOM: The freedom to reinvent yourself,” we operate our business with the mission of energizing everyone through the power of fashion.While prioritizing sustainability, we aim to provide trendy, fashionable, and highly practical products at affordable prices. Our goal is to become a fashion brand that is supported and loved globally alongside UNIQLO, and we are seeking individuals who can help drive our business growth.

■About the Department
・GU’s MD roles consist of two positions: “MDs attached to the Global Merchandising Division,” who are responsible for global business and product strategies as well as overall development, and “MDs” who drive local business strategies within each country’s operations.
・This recruitment is for the MD attached to the Global Product Division.

■Job Description
・Each MD will be responsible for planning, developing, and producing original brand products representing sales of over several billion yen. Working in consultation with management and MDs in each country where the brand is sold, you will formulate guiding product plans, sales plans, and marketing plans.
・You will play a key role in overseeing and driving all aspects of product management—the most critical element for GU to become the world’s leading global brand.
・Job responsibilities may change depending on department transfers or organizational restructuring, within the scope of duties related to each department within the division.

■ Attractive Features & Career Path
・This is an environment where you work closely with senior management and can make proposals to deliver better fashion to customers from a thoroughly customer-centric perspective.
・This is a high-impact role where the fashion you create can shape global trends.

Qualifications

■ Required Knowledge/Experience/Skills
・At least 3 years of experience as an MD in the apparel industry
・Candidates with leadership or management experience are welcome
・Leadership that can drive initiatives forward by engaging others to achieve goals and results
・Strong customer- and market-oriented mindset, with a focus on the essence of matters
・Ability to make data-driven decisions across all areas (product trends, costs)

Work Conditions

■Company Name
GU Co., Ltd.

■Employment Type
Full-time Employee (Permanent position, with a 3-month probationary period)

■Annual Salary
・Annual Salary Range: 5.28–10.26 million yen (Monthly Salary: 330,000–570,000 yen)
・Allowances: Commuting allowance, overtime pay, etc. (※All subject to company regulations)
・Bonuses: Semi-annual bonuses twice a year, year-end bonus (eligibility and amount determined based on company performance and performance evaluations)
・Promotions twice a year (determined based on performance evaluations)
*Salary will be determined based on company regulations, taking into account your previous annual income and experience, in addition to the above.

■ Working Hours
Flexible work hours or managerial/supervisory position
・Flexible work hours
Standard daily working hours: 8 hours; Break: 1 hour
Core hours: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Flexible hours…6:00 AM–9:00 AM and 2:00 PM–8:00 PM (Overtime work may occur)

・Supervisors
Based on the working hours of the employee’s department, with the decision left to the employee

■ Holidays and Leave
Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays; national holidays are working days) Annual paid leave, special leave (including bereavement leave), childcare and nursing care leave systems, etc.
*In addition to paid leave, special leave is granted in the first and second halves of the fiscal year (the number of days granted varies depending on employment status and the company to which the employee belongs)

■Insurance Coverage
Social Insurance (Health Insurance, Employees' Pension Insurance, Employment Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance, Long-Term Care Insurance)

■Employee Benefits
Employee stock ownership plan, mutual aid association, partner welfare programs, employee discount program, cafeteria, dedicated shuttle bus (for commuting to the Ariake office), defined contribution pension plan

■Other
・We are actively hiring mid-career professionals across our group companies (Fast Retailing, UNIQLO, GU, etc.). We would appreciate it if you could review the information below and consider applying.
- You may apply to multiple companies within the Fast Retailing Group simultaneously. However, please note that even if the selection process proceeds at multiple companies, you can only advance to the final selection stage for one position at a time.
- Based on your submitted resume and interview evaluations, we may contact you to discuss opportunities at other companies or positions within the Fast Retailing Group.

・Measures against secondhand smoke: Smoking is prohibited on the premises and indoors; we do not have designated smoking rooms. (Smoking is prohibited during working hours, including break times.)

Location

Ariake Headquarters: 1-6-7 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, UNIQLO CITY
*Your location may be changed to a location designated by the company, including overseas locations.

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