Christian Dior Central Supply and Distribution Planner

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.

Role & Responsibilities

• Validate demand accuracy for permanent products and conduct in-depth analyses of performance, stock levels and delivery quality to identify changes.
• Challenge delivery plans, maintain optimal product availability, anticipate stockout risks and account for business needs.
• For seasonal products, participate in buying sessions, track launches with industrial teams, communicate associated KPIs and reassess delivery schedules when launches are affected.
• Populate, analyse and monitor Supply Chain KPIs, including service level, OTIF, stock coverage and product availability.
• Contribute to harmonising and optimising S&OP processes (PDP/PIC) and help define short- and medium-term capacity requirements.
• For permanent products, maximise product availability, optimise stock across the supply chain and help increase the use of sea freight.
• For seasonal products, track showroom activity with Business Units and Industrial teams, and manage the full launch and distribution cycle, from initial showroom planning and setup definition through delivery to local warehouses and boutiques.
• Define stock policy, including buffer sizing at central and local warehouses, and coordinate the calculation of target stock by zone.
• Coordinate product allocations across zones and make the necessary trade-offs when production or distribution constraints arise.
• Act as the key contact for zone teams and Business Units on distribution matters, including stock situations and the effectiveness of the permanent offer.
• Contribute actively to cross-functional projects to optimise Supply Chain tools and processes, including process redesign and KPI deployment.
• Propose areas for improvement and lead their implementation with the relevant teams.

Qualifications

• Fluent spoken and written English is mandatory.
• Agility and the ability to lead change, communicate and persuade.
• Rigour, analytical and synthesis skills, and the ability to manage complex quantitative data.
• Leadership, service orientation, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders.
• Good understanding of business issues and the Supply Chain value chain.
• An interest in using AI tools.

Skills

Experience

At least 3 years of Supply Chain experience, excluding internships and work-study placements, ideally in distribution and/or supply planning in a demanding international environment.

Culture

Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.

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