Collection Merchandising Sr. Manager Fashion Accessories & Lifestyle

Fendi Italia Srl; Roma; In loco; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A luxury fashion company is seeking a Senior Collection Merchandising Manager for Accessories & Lifestyle in Rome. The role involves setting strategic direction, product development oversight, and collaboration across teams to enhance category performance. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in the luxury sector, a strong understanding of market trends, and fluency in English and Italian.

Competenze

• Collection Merchandising Excellence and Data driven proficiency are a must.
• Relevant professional experience in the Luxury industry.
• Fluent in English and Italian.

Mansioni

• Define objectives and strategic direction for product categories.
• Develop Product Merchandising brief with Design and Product Development teams.
• Monitor product development process from initiation to discontinuation.
• Collaborate with Production and Retail teams for go to market strategies.

Conoscenze

Collection Merchandising Excellence

Data driven proficiency

Relevant experience in Product Merchandising

Fluent in English and Italian

Strong organizational skills

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Job responsibilities:

The Collection Merchandising Sr. Manager Fashion Accessories & Lifestyle, is accountable for the global business results of the categories under their perimeter. The position holder ensures the Product Merchandising strategy, the Design, the Market Analysis and the whole execution for the assigned categories, considering regional specificities in line with the global brand strategy. The role reports to the Collection Merchandising Director Woman Leather Goods and is based in Rome.

MainResponsibilities

• Defining objectives and providing strategic direction and action plans on how to further develop the Positioning and Performance of the assigned categories on short and long-term goals, whilst enhancing the consumer and brand experience, in coherence with other company’s categories
• Developing Product Merchandising brief, dealing with Design teams and coordinating with Product Development teams to propose strong and impactful Collections for show and commercial purposes, making the most of the strong brand DNA and its modernity
• Accompanying the Collection design and development cycle, from design to show room presentations, securing time to market, margins and positioning
• Monitoring the product development process from the beginning until discontinuation: product development briefs, development planning, product positioning and pricing, financial performance analysis
• Collaborating with Production, Supply Chain and Retail teams to secure a strong and efficient go to market
• Collaborating with Communication teams to propose and deploy a coherent and impactful 360° Marketing strategy for collections and product launches
• Contributing to category sales budget building and planning. Monitoring the achievement of the category sales and margins as well as the stock targets. Defining actions to take if needed on a monthly basis
• Working closely with Markets and Retail teams to enhance category performance, customer experience and market shares

Profile:

• Collection Merchandising Excellence and Data driven proficiency are a must.
• Relevant professional experience developed in Product Merchandising within the Luxury industry.
• Sound knowledge of the current market and consumer trends
• Strong product sensitivity and passion for Women’s categories
• Ability to interacts with flexibility and diplomacy with the stakeholders
• Comfortable meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing priorities
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple development calendars.
• Broad understanding of the luxury landscape and the target customer
• Fluent in English and Italian

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