Luxury Retail Planning Specialist — Forecast & Open-to-Buy

LVMH; Milano; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Loro Piana in Milan seeks a Retail Planning professional to support budgeting, forecasting, and planning at product/Area level. The role delivers sales plans and open-to-buy for the Retail channel, participating in seasonal collection activities and showroom campaigns.

You will monitor KPIs such as sell-through by area/category, stock, forecast accuracy, and targets by category, providing analyses to HQ functions. English required; 3+ years preferred.

Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, sensibility to luxury products, proactivity.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience working in a fast paced very multifaceted environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to combine big picture thinking with detail orientation.
• Excellent knowledge of Excel and reporting/forecasting tools (Power BI, Board, Anaplan).
• Language Skills: proficiency in English.

Responsibilities

• Elaborates sales plan by category area, together with HQ and regional Merchandising/Retail Teams.
• Supports the definition of the main buying KPI such as Sell-T target, buying depth, SKU N° definition.
• Elaborates the open-to-buy, taking into consideration the sales target and the carry over stock.
• Supports HQ and regional merchandising teams during the buying session to ensure sales expectations and budget goals are met.
• Supervises the actual sales compared to the targeted ones and the running forecast, proposing actions when and where needed.
• Actively support the different Company Projects in which Retail Planning is involved.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

English language

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

3+ years in similar role

Tools

Power BI

Board

Anaplan

Job description

Loro Piana in Milan seeks a Retail Planning professional to support budgeting, forecasting, and planning at product/Area level. The role delivers sales plans and open-to-buy for the Retail channel, participating in seasonal collection activities and showroom campaigns.

You will monitor KPIs such as sell-through by area/category, stock, forecast accuracy, and targets by category, providing analyses to HQ functions. English required; 3+ years preferred.