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 WOMAN RTW RETAIL MERCHANDISING based in MILAN. 

Main duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the definition of merchandising guidelines, ensuring they reflect the global strategic direction while incorporating consumer insights, competitive landscape analysis, and regional market dynamics.
• Drive cross‑regional alignment on buying strategy, guiding teams in the interpretation of seasonal priorities, key themes, product mix guidelines, and quantitative targets to ensure consistent and high‑quality execution worldwide.
• Oversee and govern buying activities throughout the sales campaign, ensuring strategic coherence across regions, adherence to timelines, and effective collaboration among central and regional stakeholders.
• Lead in‑season performance analysis, monitoring sell‑in, sell‑out, stock levels, and category trends to identify opportunities, mitigate risks, and recommend strategic actions that maximize product lifecycle value and commercial results.
• Strengthen brand expression through cross-functional collaboration, partnering with Visual Merchandising to ensure that windows and in-store displays consistently reflect the collection narrative and reinforce brand identity.
• Ensure seamless integration and close collaboration with Collection Merchandising team to execute seasonal product strategies.
• Guide markdown governance, supporting the definition of markdown strategies with data‑driven insights aimed at optimizing margin, sell‑through, and overall category profitability.
• Collaborate closely with Retail Planning in defining the Open‑To‑Buy (OTB) and sales forecasts, ensuring financial planning is grounded in product strategies, market opportunities, and demand expectations.

Requirements:

• 5 years of working experience in similar role in Fashion/Luxury brands
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel
• Excellent time management, organizational and problem solving skills
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a responsible way
• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment;
• Open-minded, curious, methodical and endowed with a sound analytical approach
• Fluent in English

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.