Accessories Supply Chain Manager

About The Job
Within the Accessories Industrial Division in Milan, Italy, the Supply Chain Manager, reporting directly to the Accessories Industrial Director, leads, animates and develops a team of Supply planners.

This role acts as a partner to accompany business growth and challenges, orchestrating the impeccable execution of all industrial activities linked to the Supply Chain for different categories of products: Textile, Gifting, Eyewear and FA/FJ.

The Accessories SC Manager plays a strategic role in the organizational structure, contributing to business evolution and to the implementation of new transversal projects, identifying best practices from other LV facilities worldwide and structuring processes, tools, and the team.

Job responsibilities

The Accessories SC Manager is responsible for logistics and production flows across various supply chain players, from suppliers to central logistics, ensuring the production plan is met and industrial capacities are optimized.

In collaboration with the industrial category manager and Paris HQ, the objective is to satisfy customer needs through:

• A long-term vision, in partnership with the industrial roadmap (purchasing strategy).
• Agility for the short-term vision, utilizing a collaborative approach internally (industrialization team) and with our partners (Supply Chain, merchandising).

Coordinate all the logistics and planning activities:

• Management of the S&OP to support business ambitions.
• Management of the production plan (PDP): planning of production based on industrial constraints, management associated risks and opportunities, leads the monthly PDP meeting.
• Finished product orders to suppliers and weekly monitoring of their production planning (completed vs. planned), implementing action plans/prioritization if necessary and alerting industrial teams if needed. Checking and optimizing real-time stock levels for raw materials, finished products and packaging, aligning the supply to the production plan.
• Animation of associated supplier performance KPIs (service rate, lead-time)

In collaboration with the industrial team, manages product assignments and double sourcing/supplier market shares, guarantees raw material storage and supervises the distribution of finished products.

Systematically pursues performance optimization while managing associated improvement projects, with the goals of:

• Lowering logistic costs and improving overall lead times, increasing productivity and ensuring greater reliability at all levels.
• Improving reporting tools (Anaplan, supplier production delay rescheduling).
• Optimizing the right balance between production and anticipation and avoiding overstock at each level of the manufacturing process.
• Creating synergy between category process management (Eyewear, Textile, Fancy accessories).

Profile

• University degree in Engineering or Economics, or extensive experience in industrial operations.
• +8 years in fashion business or equivalent, specifically involving in supply chain facilities
• Mastery of the logistics chain

Leadership & Competences:

• Strong people management skills, fostering a positive and collaborative work environment
• Demonstrates composure and performance consistency in dynamic and challenging work settings
• Driven by a commitment to client satisfaction and clear understanding of multiple business priorities
• Strong problem-solving abilities and adaptability, effectively managing change and overcoming challenges
• Driven by results and continuous improvement
• Entrepreneurial mindset & influencing skills
• Proficiency in Italian and English is mandatory. Knowledge of French is highly desirable.

Reference LVM30652