Retail Planning Specialist

LVMH; Lombardia; Vor Ort; EUR 32.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Bonus scheme

Company benefits

Zusammenfassung

Loro Piana in Milan seeks a Retail Planning professional to support budgeting, forecasting, and Open-to-Buy for the Retail channel, coordinating with HQ and regional teams.

The role focuses on sales planning by category, stock carry, and KPI monitoring (sell-through, forecast) with advanced Excel and forecasting tools.

You will report to the Retail Planning Coordinator and participate in seasonal collections and showroom campaigns.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar retail planning role.
• Strong analytical skills with data-driven mindset.
• Proficient in Excel and forecasting tools (Power BI, Board, Anaplan).

Aufgaben

• Elaborates sales plan by category area, together with HQ and regional Merchandising/Retail Teams.
• Supports the definition of the main buying KPIs such as Sell-Through target, buying depth, SKU definition.
• Elaborates the open-to-buy, considering the sales target and carry-over stock.
• Supports HQ and regional merchandising teams during buying sessions to meet sales expectations and budget goals.
• Supervises actual sales vs. targets and running forecast, proposing actions as needed.
• Actively supports various Company Projects involving Retail Planning.

Kenntnisse

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

English proficiency

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Board

Anaplan

Jobbeschreibung

The resource will be reporting to the Retail Planning Coordinator supporting the Retail Planning team in Milan. The focus will be on the activities of budgeting, forecasting, and planning at product/Area level. The role will deliver sales plan and open-to-buy for the Retail channel, participating also to the main activities of seasonal collection (Retail Selection, Showroom Campaign). The resource will supervise key performance indicators such as: product performance (sell-through by area/category), sales inventory, sales forecast and target by category and will provide analysis to specific HQ functions.

Job responsabilities

• 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.

Profile

• 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 (i.e Power BI, Board, Anaplan).
• Language Skills: proficiency in English.

Additional information

For new joiners in this role in Italy, the initial annual gross salary is EUR 35.000.

This salary has been determined on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria and corresponds to the compensation normally granted for this position at the time of publication of this job posting. Actual compensation may vary depending on factors such as your unique combination of experience and skills, seniority, and current organizational needs.

This role also provides for participation in a bonus scheme, at Loro Piana’s discretion, based on factors such as individual and/or company performance.

In addition to the benefits provided by law, further benefits may be granted in accordance with current company policies.

The employment relationship will be governed by the provisions of the applicable national collective bargaining agreement (CCNL Tessile Abbigliamento e Moda) and the supplementary company agreement, as applied by Loro Piana in Italy.