Director - Merchandise Planning & Commercial Inventory Strategy
Pubblicato il 18-09-2026 - Altro in Roma
Leading multi brand retail & distribution platform with complex omni channel ops
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Leadership scope with enterprise scale planning transformation exposure
Azienda
A market leading multi-brand retail and distribution platform operating at regional scale, managing a diverse portfolio across fashion, lifestyle and beauty categories. The organisation is known for its strong brand partnerships, omni-channel growth and continued investment in systems, people and commercial capability.
Offerta
Lead and drive the end to end merchandise planning strategy across multiple brands, categories and channels including stores and digital
Deliver annual and seasonal merchandise financial plans, budgets, forecasts and OTB frameworks aligned to revenue and margin targets
Drive in-season trading performance through active monitoring of sales, sell-through, stock cover and margin, adjusting plans and intake as needed
Operate and optimise OTB controls to manage spend, reduce risk and protect profitability across business units
Run inventory and intake planning processes including purchase order flow, stock phasing and replenishment frameworks
Create and implement planning policies, processes and governance to improve accuracy, speed and cross-functional alignment
Lead planning system and data improvement initiatives including SAP and related planning tools
Influence senior stakeholders across Buying, Finance, Commercial and Digital functions to support fact-based decision making
Competenze ed esperienza
Extensive experience in merchandising leadership ideally within a complex department store or multi-brand retail environment; track record in luxury retail planning environment is a must, with fast fashion considered as secondary
Mandatory background in fashion retail planning, with additional beauty category exposure viewed as a strong advantage. xysqume Clear planning and merchandising career path - not a buying profile with limited exposure to planning functions
Demonstrated ownership of OTB, forecasting, budgeting and in-season inventory management across multiple categories and channels
Hands-on experience with SAP planning systems is highly preferred
Comfortable working in evolving and partially manual planning environments and leading process and system transformation
Highly commercial and trend-aware, able to engage credibly with Buying leadership on fashion performance and category direction
People-centric leadership style with experience building and developing high-performing planning teams
Completa l'offerta
Competitive package and benefits.
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