Collection Merchandiser

Milano, Italy

COLLECTION & VISUAL MERCHANDISING

33046

Job Description

Overview

Stone Island is a defiantly independent community. Since our founding in 1982, a shared mindset has driven us to become a globally recognized icon of independent spirit, leadership, and innovation. The Stone Island spirit is the foundation of the culture that we cherish and nurture every day. We provide you with the opportunity to build relationships that will shape your career, your life and our famiglia. The opportunity to follow your own compass.

Role Mission:

We are looking for a Collection Merchandiser to join our HQ Collection Merchandising Team based in Milan.

You will have the opportunity to join a team focused on different and exciting projects, ensuring the smooth running of all activities.

Your Impact

Work closely with Product and Design team during the key touch points of the season (sketches, fitting) and throughout the entire collection development phases;

Review and analyse collection sell-in and sell-out performance to ensure correct reaction of development vs. actual trends/market feedbacks

Perform ad hoc analysis on competitors (price positioning and product offer);

Provide support during the Collection briefing definition;

Control product costs to guarantee price positioning and margin target;

Support forecast and blind orders;

Be the main point of contact in developing product training materials for Retail, Wholesale and Internal presentations

Qualifications

The ideal candidate would encompass these points:

Minimum 3-5 years of previous experience in Collection Merchandising/Product Manager Men’s RTW in fashion and luxury companies;

Experience in collection development and collaboration with Design and Product departments

Able to interact with flexibility and diplomacy with different stakeholders;

Solid product knowledge;

Experience preferably in menswear in luxury or sportswear retailers;

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;

Proactive and problem-solving mindset to facilitate a cross-functional team environment;

Strong analytical skills;

Excellent proficiency in Excel and Power-Point;

Hands-on approach and problem-solving skills;

Detail oriented and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;

Fluency & proficiency in Italian and English; an additional language is a plus;

Fluent in English both spoken and written;

Availability to travel for short-term business trips and frequent travels to our Product Centre in Ravarino, close to Modena;

Compensation & Benefits:

Application of CCNL Tessile

Compensation package range: from 32.000 to 37.000 € gross.

Competitive Corporate Welfare Services

OUR SHARED VALUES

At Stone Island we aren’t led by conventions or trends, but by our own compass. Shared values we put into practice every day to maintain our unique culture of relentless innovation.

SELF RELIANCE | SOLIDARITY | ENGINEERING MINDSET | MATERIAL OBSESSION