EMEA Retail Planning & Merchandising Strategist

Loro Piana; Milano; In loco; EUR 36.000 - 44.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Loro Piana seeks a skilled Retail Merchandising Planning SR Specialist to assist the EMEA team in planning, forecasting and business analysis across all product categories. You will work with Merchandisers to support sales planning, reporting and assortment performance with accurate data and insights for commercial decisions.

The role emphasizes forecasting accuracy, data integrity and delivering compelling analyses to guide seasonal buys, assortment optimization and performance reviews.

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.
• 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 across all product categories.
• 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

Numerical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Anaplan

Multi-tasking

Communication

English fluency

Strumenti

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Anaplan

Descrizione del lavoro

Loro Piana seeks a skilled Retail Merchandising Planning SR Specialist to assist the EMEA team in planning, forecasting and business analysis across all product categories. You will work with Merchandisers to support sales planning, reporting and assortment performance with accurate data and insights for commercial decisions.

The role emphasizes forecasting accuracy, data integrity and delivering compelling analyses to guide seasonal buys, assortment optimization and performance reviews.