A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.

Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.

We are looking for a E-Business Women's Bags and Accessories Buying Specialist - Maternity Cover to be hired for a maternity leave substitution based in Milan.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Buying & Assortment strategy:

• • Manage seasonal buys and carry over assortments in respect of the channel specificities and regional nuances focusing on increasing conversion and business volumes
  • Guarantee macro alignment to DOS buying to push the growth of the omnichannel business
  • Collaborate with HQ Retail and Collection Merchandising teams as well as Regional Merchandising teams
  • Purchase order entry

• Stock management:

• • Maximize sales opportunities and increase stock efficiency across regions and channels through consolidations, replenishments, etc
  • Closely partner with demand planning team on stock coverage and allocations, highlighting business peaks, issues on stock coverage, phase in styles sales forecast, etc
• Product Performance Analysis & Reporting:
  • Run daily/weekly/monthly product performance reports and drive strategic actions to deliver business growth
  • Run in depth EOS analysis to properly balance and evaluate seasonal buying
• Product and collection presentation:
  • Closely collaborate with eBusiness Merchandising and Site Merchandising teams giving input on investments, key items, business insights and deliveries to allow strategic decisions on visual merchandising and general presentation of the categories online
  • Ensure alignment to brand image and guarantee a correct and complete collection representation

• Run benchmark, trend, market and competitive analysis
• Support Online Client Engagement activities on all product related aspects
• Develop and deliver product training to internal teams and external partners

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in similar roles
• Passion and sensitivity for luxury products;
• Fluent in English and Italian;
• Proficient with Microsoft Excel and Power Point;
• Organizational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks, flexibility and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment;
• Team player and good relational skills.

The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.