E-Merchandiser Third Parties

Founded in 1913 in Italy, the Prada Group was built on a tradition of excellence and with a vision of innovation. Our Iconic Brands include PRADA, Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe and Pasticceria Marchesi and we are currently operating in more than 45 Countries, embracing employees of more than 100 nationalities.

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.
 

JOB PURPOSE

The E-merchandiser Third Parties works closely with the E-merchandising Manager in developing and executing the strategy for all brand third-party players, in line with the overall brand digital strategy. The Third Parties E-merchandiser is responsible for the catalog definition of Third Parties, in line with the brand’s business objectives as well as the partner’s goals. The Third Parties E-merchandiser provides visual merchandising guidelines to partners, supporting the brand communication strategy and ensuring a consistent product experience across all channels.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the definition of partner seasonal and carry-over e-catalogs, in partnership with HQ and regional merchandising teams, ensuring the assortment reflects the WW digital strategy as well as local and partner business needs
• Collaborate with partners in creating merchandising strategies specific to the channel that meet both partner and brand needs
• Analyze sales trends, preparing sales and stock plans to support business goals. Participate in monthly and quarterly business reviews with internal and external stakeholders, bringing meaningful merchandising insight and analysis
• Liaise with HQ and regional merchandising teams, sharing quantitative and qualitative feedback on the channel(s) in order to ensure partner peculiarities are considered during the buying process
• Work with the Store Operations and IT teams to establish product enrichment to be shared with each partner, following brand standards as well as partner needs
• Collaborate in the definition of third parties’ commercial calendars, ensuring the brand is correctly represented through the key seasonal moments
• Work with UX/UI team to select assets for each partner, in line with the communication strategy, partner assortments, and brand digital strategy
• Monitor product strategy and deliveries, updating partner assortments, visual guidelines, and assets
• Monitor competitor brands and digital channels, identifying improvements and/or new business opportunities
• Participate to new channels openings and in the implementation phase elaborates the requisites for a smooth merchandising management
• Liaise with Shooting Team to drive and monitor the full shooting process, granting that the partners receive the correct assets on time, according to product delivery

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS



Minimum 5 years of experience in the eCommerce merchandising space, ideally in luxury or fashion industry

Problem solving attitude and ability to drive process improvement

Excellent analytical skills and experience with visualization tools, such as Qlik or Tableau

Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple priorities

Strong team player, adaptable and flexible to changes

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills

Proactive, independent, responsible, creative and self-motivated

Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Power Point

Professional English and Italian proficiency