Louis Vuitton Supply Planner & Stock Coordinator

About Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is a leading Maison within the LVMH group, renowned for marrying artisanal savoir‑faire with innovation across fashion, leather goods and watchmaking. La Fabrique du Temps in Geneva consolidates the brand’s haute‑horlogerie activities, gathering watchmaking métiers and precision production under one roof. As an employer, Louis Vuitton emphasises craftsmanship, rigorous quality standards and continuous professional development within a high‑performance, design‑driven environment.

Role & Responsibilities

• Manage operational procurement for all subcontracted operations within La Fabrique des Mouvements, ensuring component availability and on‑time flows.
• Prioritise requisitions and expedite sourcing of missing components to meet production schedules.
• Coordinate capacity and load balancing with subcontracting partners to align charge and capacity.
• Deliver purchasing commitments and proactively communicate status to internal stakeholders.
• Raise and track purchase orders in the ERP, organise deliveries and receipt of parts.
• Maintain and update order and receipt data within the ordering/receipting systems.
• Package components, prepare assembly kits and perform system stock withdrawals.
• Monitor subcontracting operations and ensure compliance with agreed deliverables.
• Order consumables and tooling to support production needs.
• Calculate supplier service rates and monitor supplier performance metrics.
• Maintain supplier portfolios and manage day‑to‑day supplier relationships.
• Receive and inspect supplier shipments, reconciling quantities against delivery notes and orders.
• Initiate return orders for non‑conforming or surplus parts and follow corrective actions with suppliers.
• Physically move parts and components to appropriate storage zones and ensure traceability.
• Liaise with suppliers on qualitative and quantitative non‑conformities and track corrective actions to closure.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ professional experience in procurement, inventory control or materials planning; experience within watchmaking, precision manufacturing or luxury goods preferred.
• Proven proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Excel for order management, reporting and analysis.
• Solid understanding of bills of materials (nomenclatures), production routings (gammes) and horological components/techniques.
• Demonstrated capability in managing supplier portfolios, subcontracting relationships and capacity/load planning.
• Highly organised, rigorous and responsive with strong prioritisation and time‑management skills.
• Strong analytical skills, risk awareness and a solution‑oriented mindset to anticipate and mitigate supply disruptions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, assertiveness and the ability to build trust with internal and external stakeholders.
• Initiative‑driven and results‑oriented with a track record of delivering in demanding operational contexts.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in procurement, inventory control or materials planning; prior exposure to watchmaking, precision manufacturing or the luxury sector is strongly preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in supply chain, logistics, business administration, industrial engineering or a technical/watchmaking qualification with demonstrable procurement experience.

Workplace

Culture

La Fabrique du Temps operates at the intersection of haute‑horlogerie craftsmanship and industrial precision; the workplace combines meticulous artisanal standards with collaborative, cross‑discipline problem solving. Employees are expected to perform to exacting quality standards while contributing to continuous improvement and sustainable production practices under the broader LVMH values.

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