Junior Collection Merchandiser

**Junior Collection Merchandiser**: **THE FASHION INDUSTRY’S FASHION BRAND** Since 1994, Marni has been recognized as the **most artistic, color-savvy, life embracing, off-beat** brand in the luxury segment A constant aspiration to **surprise and delight** and to exceed expectations, with one foot in the past, one foot in the future. Marni has consistently **challenged the traditional codes of fashion, the seriousness of dressing up, and the boring "sameness" that exists in the world.** Embrace life. Embrace art. Embrace colour. Embrace each other. We are looking for who is ready to make a difference, into an intercultural environment made of love and passion, talents and out of the box thinkers. **Overview**: Due to the high growth in our Merchandising team, we are seeking a Junior Collection Merchandiser for the Woman RTW Collection. **Your Mission**: - Competitive Benchmarking: product segmentation, pricing and collection structure. Regular updates on competitor activity, in terms of product, influencers and social media. - Trend analysis: identify key product trends in all categories in high growth regions. - Seasonal sell in reporting: analysis during and end of each sales campaign. - Participate in the development of seasonal collection plans. - Participate in the preliminary report for the seasonal strategic plan. - Recommend actions following thorough collection analysis in-season and for future collection development. - Provide detailed analysis in markets and regional trends. - Pricing: Assist Merchandising manager with seasonal pricing implementation to reach the target margin and provide competitive benchmarking. - Product Knowledge: Develop Seasonal manuals and training materials. - Prepare the merchandising presentations of the Collection and recommended Seasonal priorities for each category and each region for Creative, Marketing, Visual Merchandising and sales departments. - Preparation for the sales campaign - pricing, editing, communicate product amendments with product team and retail, wholesale team, - Preparation of the collection brief. - Co-ordinate with the showroom and all regions and production regarding collection updates during market. - Consolidate Collection feedback from Wholesale and Retail. - Develop the end of showroom report (quantitative analysis and qualitative feedback). - Participate in the management of product portfolio analysis and strategic actions. - Plan and monitor the delivery schedule and liaise with visual display team, trade marketing team and marketing team. - Provide consolidated reports analysing sales vs. budget across all channels, highlighting trends and areas of opportunity/improvement - Conduct seasonal market research to inform price positioning - Work closely with finance team on spread analysis and price simulations to ensure correct price positioning given foreign exchange fluctuations and competitor pricing - Assist in defining the typology and hierarchy for each product category to facilitate analysis **Your Talent**: - Solid experience in merchandising analysis at a worldwide or regional level for Women’s collections across all product categories for a luxury fashion brand. - Excellent analytical skills coupled with strong product sensibility. - Previous experience with competitive benchmarking and trend analysis for luxury brands. - Team player who is also able to work independently on analysis. - Adaptable to change within fast-paced fashion environment. - Organised and high level of accuracy. - Accustomed to working with global and regional merchandising teams. **Systems and Essentials** - Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills - Previous experience with software PLM, M3 and other analytical tools. - Italian plus English as additional language preferred. LI-FI LI-Hybrid - Location: Milano, IT- Employment Type: Full time- Function: Merchandising- Seniority: Professional