Industrial and Product Control Manager

**Position**:
The Product and Industrial Control Manager, reporting to the WW Management Control Director and leading a team of 4 people over 3 different sites, will be responsible for overseeing the entire product development lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring that all financial aspects are put under control. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a deep understanding of the fashion industry, production processes, and market trends.

**Job responsibilities**:
**Product Development and Production Management**:

- Collaborate with the product team to monitor Maison’s development costs. Set the budget by collection with regular updates during collection development phase.
- Deep control and monitoring of production process, including sourcing materials, selecting manufacturers, and managing timelines.Monitor production costs (standard/actual) and work to optimize efficiency and reduce waste interacting with all levels of industrial organization.**Pricing activities and Budget Management**:

- Participate to pricing sessions with Product and Industrial teams to ensure the margin targets are set properly and reached for each collection by product category / line / SKU.
- Support evaluation of repricing activities.
- Prepare and present result to Top Management.
- Responsible for developing and manage budgets for product development and production with all the relevant stakeholders.
- Cooperate to build and monitor Maison Consolidated P&L from sales to direct margin and depreciation, cooperating with other HQ and Regional finance departments.In charge of setting budget and monitor industrial structure costs on a regular basis and ensure that projects are completed within budget.**Reporting and Analysis**:

- Provide business explanations related to margin rates and their evolution both Consolidated and Industrial by relevant business dimensions (channel, product, geographical area etc.).
- Cost control and KPIs monitoring with specific focus on Production costs (from direct cost - standard and actual - to overheads), industrial efficiency, industrial structure cost monitoring, Capex forecasting.
- Analyse data to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
- Collection cost monitoring by season/collection/product division.
- Stock control monitoring (both Raw Material and Finished Product).
- Cooperate with the Product team and the Supply to assess impact of the end of life.
- Guarantee monthly / annual and regular forecasting activities on time.

**Special Projects**:

- Work closely with Operations on special projects such as Product Upcycling, Industrial Chain integration (new acquisition / partnership), new product categories launch.
- Support IT in all the relevant analysis and enhancement needed.

**Profile**:
To successfully cover the role is key to have:

- Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. A master’s degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CMA) is preferred.
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in industrial control, preferably in the luxury fashion industry.
- Proficiency in relevant software and tools (SAP, Excel, Power Point, Anaplan). Stealth 3000 is a plus.
- Fluency in English; knowledge of French would be considered a plus.
- Excellent leadership and team management along with excellent communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization.
- Problem solver with strong analytical expertise, from the detail to the global view.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.Availability to regular travel around the different production sites (Italy).- LVMH is committed to non-discrimination and respect of each person’s singularities. We recognize and recruit all types of talent _

**_FENDI _**
**MAISON***:

- The Fendi Maison was established by Adele and Edoardo Fendi in Rome in 1925. The opening of the first Fendi boutique - a handbag shop and fur workshop followed. Soon winning international acclaim, Fendi emerged as a brand renowned for its elegance, craftsmanship, innovation and style.
Called by the legendary five Fendi sisters, the collaboration with the late Karl Lagerfeld began back in 1965 and lasted 54 years. In 1992, Silvia Venturini Fendi seconded him in the Artistic Direction; in 1994, she is given the direction of Accessories and later of Menswear.
In 2000, the LVMH group acquires Fendi becoming in 2001 its majority shareholder. Appointed in 2020, Kim Jones held the role of Artistic Director of Couture and Womenswear until 2024. Since 2020, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, fourth generation of the Fendi family, is Artistic Director of Jewellery. Today Fendi is synonymous with quality, tradition, experimentation and creativity.