Europe Retail Planner

Diesel has long been a leading pioneer in denim and casual fashion, known for moving outside and ahead of trends in its industry. While retaining always its DNA, in recent years Diesel has evolved into the world of premium casual wear, becoming a true alternative to the established luxury market. Diesel is a truly worldwide organization. It is present in more than 80 countries with 5,000 points of sale, including more than 400 company owned stores.

We are looking for a Retail Planner (maternity cover), who will be placed within the European Retail Planning team based in Breganze (VI). The successful candidate actively collaborates in budgeting and forecasting activities for Stores and product categories for the assigned perimeter, while also actively participating in the definition of sales targets and buying budgets for stores/categories. This involves analyzing product performance, market trends, sell-through rates, stock levels, and sales forecast KPIs.

Main activities and responsibilities:

•    Define the most efficient and well balanced Open-to-buy strategy, in order to meet seasonal sales target and ST% objective;
•    Monitor weekly and monthly sales in order to avoid missed opportunities;
•    Actively collaborate with buying and allocators team;
•    Move the world of merchandising planning into a data driven merchandising approach, not only analyzing sales and stock KPI, but also exploiting traffic and conversion metrics.

Main requirements:

•    The ideal candidate should have minimum 2 years of experience in the Fashion industry within merchandising planning or buying area. A degree in Economics or Engineering would be preferred;
•    Strong analytical skills are required to contribute effectively to analysis and derive valuable insights;
•    Proficient in Microsoft Excel, mandatory Power Pivot
•    Excellent knowledge of the English language, both written and verbal.
•    Good communication and interpersonal skills, combined with precision and a results-oriented approach;
•    The profile must have enthusiasm and passion, ability to take initiative, problem solving and team-working mind-set.
 

As part of OTB Group, we work in a proactive environment, where everyone is challenged to achieve new goals, outstanding performances are recognized, and valuable career opportunities are provided to all employees.
For us People come first: we have an international environment with employees of 60 nationalities and more than 60% women, with 35 years as average age.