Merchandising Financial Planning Specialist
$45,360–$56,160 year
On-site · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Job Summary
Merchandising Financial Planning Specialist based in Milan leads pricing architecture, promotional planning, and financial forecasting for Italy and SEMEA markets. Works with Merchandising, Finance, and Supply Chain to ensure pricing and promotional decisions align with financial targets, market dynamics, and strategy. Responsibilities include developing annual/seasonal/in-season plans, translating strategies into robust forecasts, monitoring performance and reforecasting, leading local pricing and FX analysis, driving the promotional calendar, analyzing promotional uplift and margin impact, contributing to budgeting and discount ownership, and managing open-to-buy and inventory health. Requires a degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field and 2–5 years of experience in Merchandise/Financial Planning or Retail Analytics, plus advanced Excel and strong analytical and stakeholder-management skills.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field
- 2–5 years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Financial Planning, or Retail Analytics
- Advanced Excel skills (knowledge of planning tools is a plus)
- Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate data into business insights
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and cross-functional environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
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