EMEA Retail Planning & Merchandising Senior Specialist

Loro Piana; Milano; In loco; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Loro Piana is seeking a Retail Merchandising Planning Senior Specialist to support the EMEA Retail Merchandising Analysis & Planning Senior Manager in planning, forecasting and business analysis across all product categories. You will work with Retail Merchandisers to drive sales planning, reporting and assortment performance insights to inform commercial decisions.

In this role, you will forecast seasonal and monthly plans, maintain forecasting files, monitor variances, support buying

Competenze

• Min. 4 years of experience in Merchandising, Planning, Business Analysis, Buying or Retail Analysis.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with planning systems such as Anaplan is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Interest in luxury retail and merchandising.
• Fully fluent in English.

Mansioni

• Support seasonal and monthly forecasting activities for all product offers.
• Prepare and maintain forecasting files, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across planning tools.
• Monitor forecast performance and identify variances, highlighting potential risks and opportunities.
• Support Retail Merchandisers during buying campaigns with planning data and forecasting analyses.
• Assist in maintaining assortment and planning information within merchandising systems.
• Prepare weekly and monthly business reports covering sales, stock, sell-through and product performance.
• Monitor key merchandising KPIs and provide regular performance updates.
• Identify best sellers, slow movers and emerging product trends through data analysis.
• Support ad hoc analyses related to store performance, category productivity and assortment optimization.
• Prepare presentations for business reviews, buying sessions and management meetings.
• Collaborate with Retail, Supply Chain and HQ Merchandising teams to ensure alignment of planning data and business priorities.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of reporting processes, planning tools and analytical methodologies.

Conoscenze

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

English

Anaplan

Strumenti

Anaplan

Descrizione del lavoro

Loro Piana is seeking a Retail Merchandising Planning Senior Specialist to support the EMEA Retail Merchandising Analysis & Planning Senior Manager in planning, forecasting and business analysis across all product categories. You will work with Retail Merchandisers to drive sales planning, reporting and assortment performance insights to inform commercial decisions.

In this role, you will forecast seasonal and monthly plans, maintain forecasting files, monitor variances, support buying