* Leading multi brand retail & distribution platform with complex omni channel ops
* Leadership scope with enterprise scale planning transformation exposure
Azienda
A market leading multi-brand retail and distribution platform operating at regional scale, managing a diverse portfolio across fashion, lifestyle and beauty categories. The organisation is known for its strong brand partnerships, omni-channel growth and continued investment in systems, people and commercial capability.
Offerta
* Lead and drive the end to end merchandise planning strategy across multiple brands, categories and channels including stores and digital
* Deliver annual and seasonal merchandise financial plans, budgets, forecasts and OTB frameworks aligned to revenue and margin targets
* Drive in-season trading performance through active monitoring of sales, sell-through, stock cover and margin, adjusting plans and intake as needed
* Operate and optimise OTB controls to manage spend, reduce risk and protect profitability across business units
* Run inventory and intake planning processes including purchase order flow, stock phasing and replenishment frameworks
* Create and implement planning policies, processes and governance to improve accuracy, speed and cross-functional alignment
* Lead planning system and data improvement initiatives including SAP and related planning tools
* Influence senior stakeholders across Buying, Finance, Commercial and Digital functions to support fact-based decision making
Competenze ed esperienza
* Extensive experience in merchandising leadership ideally within a complex department store or multi-brand retail environment; track record in luxury retail planning environment is a must, with fast fashion considered as secondary
* Mandatory background in fashion retail planning, with additional beauty category exposure viewed as a strong advantage. Clear planning and merchandising career path - not a buying profile with limited exposure to planning functions
* Demonstrated ownership of OTB, forecasting, budgeting and in-season inventory management across multiple categories and channels
* Hands-on experience with SAP planning systems is highly preferred
* Comfortable working in evolving and partially manual planning environments and leading process and system transformation
* Highly commercial and trend-aware, able to engage credibly with Buying leadership on fashion performance and category direction
* People-centric leadership style with experience building and developing high-performing planning teams
Completa l'offerta
Competitive package and benefits.
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