Emilio Pucci Merchandising Manager

About Emilio Pucci

Emilio Pucci is an iconic Italian luxury house celebrated for its vibrant prints, fluid silhouettes, and unmistakable spirit of Mediterranean elegance. Founded in Florence in 1947 by the Marquis Emilio Pucci, the Maison continues to unite heritage, color, and innovation across ready-to-wear, resortwear, and accessories. As an employer, Emilio Pucci offers a dynamic, international environment where creativity, craftsmanship, and cultural refinement are deeply valued. Its teams contribute to a distinctive vision of modern luxury, balancing archival artistry with contemporary relevance. The house seeks talents who bring curiosity, precision, and passion to a brand renowned for joyful sophistication and enduring style.

Role & Responsibilities

• Define the worldwide Master Order, merchandising selection and buying guidelines.
• Set open-to-buy in collaboration with Finance and Retail.
• Review orders with the buyer to ensure brand identity and coherence.
• Present collections to Retail, E-commerce and Wholesale teams, with a focus on Core Products.
• Support Wholesale during the selling campaign.
• Prepare product training.
• Monitor and analyse retail sell-out sales.
• Organise weekly meetings with Retail and E-commerce to monitor sales and activities.
• Organise monthly meetings with Wholesale to monitor sales and activities.
• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising on shop windows and in-store displays across Retail, Wholesale and other activations.
• Prepare collection briefings for the Design team, identifying and evaluating consumer insights.
• Develop the commercial product range with the Design and Product Development teams, including pre-order fabrics in collaboration with Production.
• Manage the process of defining collection price objectives.
• Define the delivery plan.
• Manage the product life cycle, including markdowns, carryovers and clean-ups.
• Develop product manuals on collection technical features for training documents for Retail, Wholesale and E-commerce.
• Monitor competitors and fashion trends qualitatively and quantitatively across pricing, products, materials, shapes and styles.
• Manage unplanned special projects.
• Ensure commercial forecasting for collection trends, including sell-out forecasts to enable Production to start over.
• Interact with Retail, E-commerce, Wholesale, the Designer, Product Development, Production, Visual Merchandising and the Marketing office.

Qualifications

• University degree in Economics or Marketing.
• At least 3 years of merchandising experience; 3–5 years is preferred, ideally in Retail.
• Strong knowledge of Women's Ready-to-Wear and a deep understanding of the luxury market, trends and fashion.
• Proactive and positive attitude.
• Problem-solving ability.
• Entrepreneurial attitude.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work to priorities and objectives.
• Team player.
• Openness to diversity.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.
• Proficiency in XLS and PPT.

Skills

Experience

At least 3 years, ideally 3–5 years, of merchandising experience, preferably in Retail.

Education

University degree in Economics or Marketing.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position is EUR 45,000 per annum.

Culture

Emilio Pucci fosters a vibrant, creative workplace shaped by its Florentine heritage, bold visual identity, and enduring spirit of innovation. As an employer, the brand values craftsmanship, collaboration, and individuality, offering teams an environment where artistic expression and luxury savoir-faire come together.

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