Prada Department Manager

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Location
MilanLombardyItaly
Seniority
Manager
Department
Retail & Boutique Operations
Industry
Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
Posted
May 13, 2026

About Prada

Prada is an Italian luxury fashion house renowned for progressive design, craftsmanship and understated elegance. As an independent maison with a global retail footprint, Prada combines heritage savoir-faire with contemporary innovation, offering employees exposure to high-calibre retail operations and a fast-paced creative environment.

Prada Department Manager in Milan — lead a boutique department, drive sales and coach a high-performing team for the luxury fashion maison.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Lead daily operations of a defined merchandise department within a flagship or boutique store, ensuring consistent delivery of brand standards.
  • Drive sales performance to achieve and exceed department KPIs through frontline coaching, proactive client engagement and targeted activity.
  • Recruit, develop and mentor department staff; deliver structured feedback, training and performance reviews to build a high-performing team.
  • Manage stock flow and replenishment, conduct regular inventory controls and collaborate with logistics to minimise stock discrepancies.
  • Implement visual merchandising directives and ensure presentation standards are maintained to reflect merchandising strategies and seasonal campaigns.
  • Prepare and analyse sales reports, forecast demand and translate commercial insight into actionable plans.
  • Oversee scheduling, payroll oversight and ensure compliance with company policies, loss-prevention procedures and local regulations.
  • Collaborate closely with the Store Manager, regional leadership and cross-functional teams (merchandising, clienteling, events) to maximise customer experience and brand penetration.

Qualifications

  • Proven supervisory experience in luxury or premium retail, with demonstrable results in sales leadership and team development.
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience managing KPIs, forecasting and stock control.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to coach, motivate and resolve escalated client matters.
  • Fluent spoken and written communication skills appropriate for the market in which the store operates (local language and English advantageous).
  • High level of professionalism, discretion and alignment with luxury brand standards.

Skills

Team leadership and people management Clienteling and high-touch customer service Visual merchandising implementation Inventory management and loss-prevention Sales analysis and KPI management POS systems and basic Microsoft Excel competency

Experience

Typically 3–5 years of progressive experience in luxury or premium retail with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory or team-lead capacity; proven track record of achieving sales targets and managing departmental operations.

Education

Secondary school diploma; vocational or tertiary education in business, retail management, fashion or a related discipline preferred but not mandatory.

Workplace

The successful candidate will be located in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

Culture

Prada cultivates a refined, design-led workplace where creativity and precision coexist. The environment rewards commercial rigour, collaborative problem‑solving and a commitment to exceptional client service reflective of the maison's luxury positioning.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.

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