Azienda/Istituzione
Founded in 1884 by Sotirio Bulgari as a single jewellery shop in the capital city of Rome, Bulgari’s name has today become emblematic of Italian excellence. Creating a highly distinctive style that celebrates its rich Roman history, Bulgari is able to blend modernity with classicism.The original pioneering spirit of the Bulgari family helped to evolve the company into a successful and global Maison, while its roots in jewellery and watches have grown into new expressions of accessories, perfumes and luxury resorts.
Becoming a Bulgari team member means being part of an authentic, passionate work environment, while working for a brand of worldwide renown. Though aesthetic beauty is at its very heart, Bulgari's people are its soul, the living part of our brand.
Bulgari offers a multitude of positions and activities around the world. Innumerable possibilities and dynamic career opportunities are accessible for both experienced professionals and recent graduates within Bulgari or the LVMH Group. As well, there are always a variety of pathways between these various departments, countries and activities. At Bulgari, you are encouraged to demonstrate your potential by pursuing the career direction that suits your natural talents.
Posizione lavorativa
Within the Europe Department in Rome, we are searching for the Europe Merchandising Senior Manager. The position will report to the Europe Managing Director and will supervise a team of local Merchandising professionals, while closely cooperating with the WW Merchandising Department. In strong partnership with the Europe Managing Director, he/ she will champion a unified product & merchandising strategy across the Region, ensuring all local merchandisers embody “one voice” to strengthen brand presence and propel market growth; he/ she will supervise and support local teams to align with WW Merchandising global strategy, while responding adeptly to regional nuances.
Main accountabilities:
- Act according to the “one voice, one strategy” approach: represents Europe merchandising perspective during novelties forecast, Business Week, roadshows and assortment revision phases, and mirrors it in budget allocation and 3YP (Three Year Plan) definition;
- Monitor and analyze aggregated data on sales to create effective and cohesive merchandising stories, push slow movers and promote best sellers;
- Constantly liaise with local Merchandisers and key Store Managers to collect feedback on products and on clients’ reactions, thus providing insights to Region Director and WW Merchandising for follow up;
- Prepare and distribute guidelines for briefs and reports to Local Merchandising, thus ensuring all regional Store Managers and staff are completely aware of new products, merchandising guidelines and sales analyses;
- Provide inputs and guidelines to Local Merchandising for monitoring competition assortments, creating trend reports and providing competitive analysis and research;
- Align with WW Visual Merchandising to orchestrate and refine product display strategies that captivate client interest and drive sales performance, in coherence with existing merchandising levers;
- Support local Visual Merchandising in excellent execution in compliance with overarching brand guidelines, ensuring a seamless retail experience across all regional touchpoints;
- Supervise new stores’ and pop-ups’ opening procedures, supporting Local Retail in the definition of product allocation with WW Merchandising;
- Supervise the Accessories Buying during the Open to Buy sessions and for the implementation of the Accessories merchandising plan;
- Build and support a strong merchandising culture at regional level, contributing to the development of the related skills set.
Profilo ricercato
Qualifications:
- Strong analytical & data interpretation skills;
- Sound understanding of merchandising principles & concepts;
- Knowledge of the relevant market (Europe) would be considered a plus;
- International background;
- IT Applications (MS Office), BW/HANA, PowerBI;
- Proficient knowledge of English is mandatory; knowledge of Italian is preferable.
Soft competencies:
- Business Awareness;
- Product Sensitivity;
- Analytical Mindset and Data Driven;
- Problem Solving;
- Effective Communication and Synthesis Skills;
- Client Orientation;
- Negotiation;
- Innovation.
Esperienza richiesta
At least 10 years of merchandising experience (preferably in an international retail organization).
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