Sr. Director Planning, EUME (Maternity Cover)
On-siteMilano, Umbria, Italian Republic
Job Summary
Own end-to-end financial planning processes, including sales, margin, inventory, and profitability forecasting across multiple business units. Develop and manage top-down and bottom-up plans, annual budgets, and monthly forecasts to proactively react to actualized trends while continuing to work towards corporate inventory and sales targets. Partner closely with Retail, E-commerce, Wholesale, Buying, and Finance leadership teams to align commercial strategies, revenue targets, and inventory investments. Provide insightful monthly business reviews, presenting performance on sales, margin, and inventory. Lead Open-to-Buy (OTB) processes, assortment planning, inventory flow, markdown optimization, and forecasting processes to maximize sales, margins, and inventory productivity across all channels and categories. Define inventory flow of transfers across all channels to maximize higher margin selling. Review AIR processes to assess quantity to air and related risk and cost impact. Implement cross-channel inventory optimization initiatives and liquidation strategies, improving inventory efficiency, reducing aged stock, and enhancing overall profitability. Lead the operations of friends and family sales for stock liquidation. Fluent in English essential; 10+ years of progressive experience required.
Required Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, or a related field
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Planning, Merchandise Planning, Business Analytics, Finance, or Inventory Management within retail, luxury, fashion, or consumer goods
- Proven leadership experience managing high-performing planning teams across multiple markets and channels
- Strong expertise in financial planning, forecasting, inventory management, Open-to-Buy (OTB), and demand planning
- Experience supporting Retail, E-commerce, Outlet, and Wholesale business models within an international environment
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable business strategies
- Strong stakeholder management skills with experience influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, including executive-level business reviews
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and planning systems
- Fluent in English
- Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
- Results-oriented leaders focus on profitable growth and operational excellence
- Ability to balance long-term planning with agile decision-making
- Skilled at leading change and driving continuous improvement initiatives
Desired Qualifications
- MicroStrategy and SAP knowledge a plus
- Italian fluency desirable
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