Junior Collection Merchandiser Milano

Junior Collection Merchandiser
Milano
Lombardia, Milano

Junior Collection Merchandiser**:

**THE FASHION INDUSTRY'S FASHION BRAND

Since 1994, Marni has been recognized as the **most artistic, color-savvy, life embracing, off-beat** brand in the luxury segment

A constant aspiration to **surprise and delight** and to exceed expectations, with one foot in the past, one foot in the future.

Marni has consistently **challenged the traditional codes of fashion, the seriousness of dressing up, and the boring "sameness" that exists in the world.

Embrace life.

Embrace art.

Embrace colour.

Embrace each other.

We are looking for who is ready to make a difference, into an intercultural environment made of love and passion, talents and out of the box thinkers.

**Overview**:

Due to the high growth in our Merchandising team, we are seeking a Junior Collection Merchandiser for the Woman RTW Collection.

**Your Mission**:

- Competitive Benchmarking: product segmentation, pricing and collection structure.

Regular updates on competitor activity, in terms of product, influencers and social media.

- Trend analysis: identify key product trends in all categories in high growth regions.

- Seasonal sell in reporting: analysis during and end of each sales campaign.

- Participate in the development of seasonal collection plans.

- Participate in the preliminary report for the seasonal strategic plan.

- Recommend actions following thorough collection analysis in-season and for future collection development.

- Provide detailed analysis in markets and regional trends.

- Pricing: Assist Merchandising manager with seasonal pricing implementation to reach the target margin and provide competitive benchmarking.

- Product Knowledge: Develop Seasonal manuals and training materials.

- Prepare the merchandising presentations of the Collection and recommended Seasonal priorities for each category and each region for Creative, Marketing, Visual Merchandising and sales departments.

- Preparation for the sales campaign - pricing, editing, communicate product amendments with product team and retail, wholesale team,

- Preparation of the collection brief.

- Co-ordinate with the showroom and all regions and production regarding collection updates during market.

- Consolidate Collection feedback from Wholesale and Retail.

- Develop the end of showroom report (quantitative analysis and qualitative feedback).

- Participate in the management of product portfolio analysis and strategic actions.

- Plan and monitor the delivery schedule and liaise with visual display team, trade marketing team and marketing team.

- Provide consolidated reports analysing sales vs. budget across all channels, highlighting trends and areas of opportunity/improvement

- Conduct seasonal market research to inform price positioning

- Work closely with finance team on spread analysis and price simulations to ensure correct price positioning given foreign exchange fluctuations and competitor pricing

- Assist in defining the typology and hierarchy for each product category to facilitate analysis

**Your Talent**:

- Solid experience in merchandising analysis at a worldwide or regional level for Women's collections across all product categories for a luxury fashion brand.

- Excellent analytical skills coupled with strong product sensibility.

- Previous experience with competitive benchmarking and trend analysis for luxury brands.

- Team player who is also able to work independently on analysis.

- Adaptable to change within fast-paced fashion environment.

- Organised and high level of accuracy.

- Accustomed to working with global and regional merchandising teams.

**Systems and Essentials

- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

- Previous experience with software PLM, M3 and other analytical tools.

- Italian plus English as additional language preferred.

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- Location: Milano, IT- Employment Type: Full time- Function: Merchandising- Seniority: Professional