Chanel High Jewelry Supply Planning Manager

Paris • France

Friday, July 11, 2025

Chanel, a paragon of luxury and elegance, is renowned for its timeless creations in fashion, fragrance, and accessories. As part of the prestigious Chanel group, the Horlogerie Joaillerie division is dedicated to crafting exquisite high jewelry and timepieces. The brand is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, valuing the unique contributions of each employee.

1. Oversee medium and long-term planning for High Jewelry and stone requirements within the division.
2. Coordinate with various teams to consolidate and express division needs according to the S&OP schedule, ensuring global stock levels are maintained.
3. Lead a team of two planners and Anaplan Model Builders, along with one intern.
4. Define stock and production projections in collaboration with the High End Business Development team, challenging sales ambitions across short, medium, and long-term horizons.
5. Develop and manage the Mid-Term Production Plan using Anaplan, simulating scenarios and synthesizing implications for the purchasing team to aid sourcing decisions.
6. Validate monthly production plans and firm orders, providing arbitration points to the Supply Chain direction, especially for collection launches.
7. Conduct KPI reviews with upstream and downstream teams to make informed monthly decisions on production plans and stock targets, with specific focus on new products.
8. Automate and strengthen KPIs related to stock age, rotations, and stock landings, ensuring data reliability.
9. Manage the deployment of Anaplan for the High End scope, leading the tool's operation for all user teams and planning future development stages.
10. Collaborate closely with stone sourcing teams to construct and manage the purchasing budget, ensuring alignment with divisional needs.
11. Validate target stocks for relevant categories and manage stocks against objectives.
12. Lead forecasting exercises for various stone types with purchasing teams, ensuring coherence in needs and order quantities based on production plan changes and available stock.
13. Collaborate with the manufacturing team to implement stock policies and manage systems for pavé stones, and with stone sourcing on other stone purchasing plans.
14. Establish and lead meetings with each team to share necessary information, visibility, and alert points.
15. Manage the project for consolidating stone needs in Anaplan, leading the project team across manufacturing, stone sourcing, supply chain, procurement, and IT.
16. Maintain close relationships with High End Business Development, Supply Chain, Purchasing and Development, Manufacturing, Procurement, Finance, and IT teams for Anaplan deployment.

1. Advanced degree in engineering or a related field.
2. Significant experience of 10 years in a similar role.
3. Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

1. Strong interpersonal skills and analytical acumen.
2. Pragmatic and results-oriented approach.
3. Ability to delegate and nurture team growth.
4. Proficiency as an Anaplan Model Builder is preferred.

A minimum of 10 years in a similar supply chain or planning role within the luxury industry.

Advanced degree in engineering or a related field.

Chanel offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development, emphasizing diversity and inclusion.

Chanel prides itself on a culture of excellence and innovation, where diversity is celebrated, and every team member's unique perspective is valued. The company fosters an environment of collaboration and continuous improvement, ensuring that employees are both challenged and supported in their professional journeys.