Christian Dior Senior Product Manager, Women's Handbags

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior Couture is a global haute couture and leather goods maison within the LVMH group. The house is renowned for its artisanal savoir‑faire, visionary design, and exacting standards, operating across international markets with creative, cross‑functional teams.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define and steer the product vision and assortment balance for Lady Dior and the brand’s core handbag pillars to achieve both artistic coherence and commercial performance.
• Prepare four annual collection briefs for the studio outlining trends, market opportunities, strategic orientations and target assortment plans.
• Oversee product codification, data quality and marketing attributes; maintain and control the central product repository.
• Edit and refine the collection plan in collaboration with the studio and development teams; recommend product adjustments through to showroom presentation.
• Construct and maintain the modelario (collection dashboard and buying tool) to support assortment and purchasing decisions.
• Define pricing strategy in partnership with industrial teams; set collection pricing, conduct repricing and monitor margin performance.
• Produce clear product copy and technical briefs for internal stakeholders and validate model/name filings with Legal.
• Follow technical development with industrial and quality teams and coordinate prototype management, photography and showroom logistics (four showrooms/year).
• Lead market intelligence: bespoke studies for top management, competitive benchmarking and price mapping.
• Coordinate 360° commercialization: present product strategy to press, digital, VIP/VIC and training teams; deliver post‑showroom synthesis documents and launch packs for regions.
• Develop seller training content and point‑of‑sale selling tools with the Training team.
• Line‑manage one junior product manager and one intern.

Qualifications

• Degree from a business school or equivalent in marketing, management or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years' proven experience in product or product marketing roles within luxury fashion, preferably in leather goods.
• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken); Italian is a plus.
• Strong numerical aptitude and experience contributing to pricing/margin analysis.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and capacity to operate in a fast‑paced, multi‑task environment.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 5 years of demonstrated success in product management or product marketing roles within luxury fashion, ideally focused on women's leather goods and accessories.

Education

Degree from a business school (marketing, management) or equivalent professional qualification.

Workplace

Culture

The Maison cultivates a heritage‑led, creative workplace where craftsmanship, excellence and artistic vision are paramount. Teams operate in a collaborative, international environment that values precision, initiative and cross‑disciplinary partnership. Christian Dior Couture also affirms a commitment to diversity and inclusion, including an initiative to support employment of people with disabilities.

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