Founded in 1913 in Italy, the Prada Group was built on a tradition of excellence and with a vision of innovation. The Group, a world leader in the luxury sector, operates in more than 45 countries with the PRADA, Miu Miu, Versace, Church’s, Car Shoe and Luna Rossa brands, and has employees of over 100 nationalities.
The Merchandising Manager is responsible for defining, implementing and overseeing merchandising planning strategies, ensuring effective integration between commercial objectives, product availability and sales performance.
The role ensures structured governance of planning processes (sales, stock, margins), product procurement and distribution, ensuring the correct time to market in terms of product mix and destination geographies.
The role is responsible for managing discount and promotional policies, guiding the planners team towards the achievement of financial targets through an analytical, data-driven and results-oriented approach.
Define and implement the Merchandising Planning strategy, ensuring alignment between commercial objectives, product availability and sales performance.
Lead sales, stock and margin forecasting and planning processes, ensuring effective inventory management and achievement of business objectives.
Oversee product allocation and distribution, optimizing assortment availability across different markets, channels and stores.
Define and monitor pricing, markdown and promotional strategies, maximizing sell-through, stock productivity and profitability.
Analyze commercial performance and key KPIs, developing insights and recommendations to support strategic decision-making.
Collaborate with Visual Merchandising to maximize the commercial impact of the assortment through effective product presentation.
Lead and develop the Merchandising Planning team, fostering a results, analysis- and continuous improvement-oriented culture
Strong business and commercial acumen.
Strong quantitative analytical and data interpretation skills.
Knowledge of merchandising planning, inventory management and demand forecasting processes.
Ability to develop pricing, markdown and promotional strategies.
Strong results and performance orientation.
Leadership and people management skills.
Fluent knowledge of English.
At least 5 years of experience in a Merchandising Manager role.
The role can be based in Valvigna (Arezzo) or Milan; if based in Milan, it requires availability for weekly travel to the Valvigna site (50+ of the time).
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Joining our Company means working in a creative and international environment, with teams of people motivated by curiosity and the quest for excellence. The engine of our success is the importance and value that we place on the talent and passion of our people leading to their own professional growth.
Prada Group promotes an inclusive work environment, ensuring equal opportunities for all candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or other personal characteristics. We believe that diversity is a value and we are committed to build a fair and respectful workplace for all.
Pioneer of a dialogue with contemporary society across diverse cultural spheres and an influential leader in luxury fashion, Prada Group founds its identity on essential values such as creative independence, transformation, and sustainable development, offering its brands a shared vision to interpret and express their spirit.
The Group owns some of the world’s most prestigious luxury brands, Prada, Miu Miu, Church's, Car Shoe, Versace, the historic Pasticceria Marchesi and Luna Rossa, and works constantly to enhance their value by increasing their visibility and appeal. The Group designs, manufactures and distributes ready-to-wear collections, leather goods and footwear in more than 70 countries through a network of 620 stores as well as e-commerce channels, selected e-tailers and department stores around the world.
The Group, which also operates in the eyewear and beauty sector through licensing agreements, has 25 owned factories and 15,529 employees (at June 30, 2025, excluding Versace).
Prada S.p.A. is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as 1913.
