Luxury Merchandise Planning Lead — Strategy & Growth

BESTSECRET Group; Milano; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BESTSECRET is seeking a Senior Merchandise Planning Lead for the Luxury category to drive commercial excellence and long-term planning across our curated assortment. You will shape strategy, own forecasting, and lead a high-performing team across international markets.

You will collaborate with Category leadership, translate data into actionable recommendations, and foster scalable planning processes that sustain sustainable growth and brand equity.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in merchandise planning in a fast-paced fashion/e-commerce environment.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into clear recommendations and decisions.
• Experience building and leading high-performing planning teams and developing talent.
• Proficiency with planning/forecasting tools, BI reporting solutions and MS Office.
• Fluent business English; willingness to work from Milan, Munich, Paris or Berlin.

Responsibilities

• Development and execution of long-term merchandise planning strategy for the category, aligned with business objectives.
• Commercial ownership of category performance across Wholesale and Curated Platform models, including forecasting and KPI delivery.
• Provide strategic insights and performance analyses to support decisions and drive growth.
• Continuously optimize planning capabilities, tools, processes and cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing planning team with clear priorities and operational excellence.

Skills

Merchandise planning

Data analysis

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

BI reporting

Forecasting

MS Office

Tools

BI tools

Forecasting tools

MS Office

Job description

BESTSECRET is seeking a Senior Merchandise Planning Lead for the Luxury category to drive commercial excellence and long-term planning across our curated assortment. You will shape strategy, own forecasting, and lead a high-performing team across international markets.

You will collaborate with Category leadership, translate data into actionable recommendations, and foster scalable planning processes that sustain sustainable growth and brand equity.