Richemont Jewelry Manager — Europe
Richemont is hiring a Jewelry Manager — Europe in Meyrin, Switzerland. Lead regional commercial strategy and sales for the jewellery category.
Overview
Richemont is an international luxury goods group comprising a portfolio of maisons renowned for exceptional craftsmanship in jewellery, watches and accessories. As an employer, Richemont combines heritage-led creativity with structured, global operations and offers careers that bridge artisanal excellence and commercial sophistication across markets.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and implement the commercial strategy for the jewellery category across European markets to achieve revenue, margin and market-share targets.
- Lead, coach and develop regional sales and wholesale teams, setting KPIs, conducting performance reviews and ensuring consistent excellence in client service.
- Own P&L accountability for the region: forecasting, budgeting, assortment cadence, pricing and margin optimisation.
- Manage key wholesale and retail accounts, negotiate commercial agreements and oversee channel alignment between boutiques, e‑tail and partner retailers.
- Coordinate cross‑functional initiatives with product, marketing, visual merchandising and supply‑chain teams to ensure timely product launches and unified brand storytelling.
- Monitor market trends, competitive activity and customer insights to inform assortment, promotional activity and long‑term category planning.
- Represent the brand at industry events and trade shows; travel regularly across assigned markets to support sales operations and key relationships.
Qualifications
- Proven track record of commercial leadership within the luxury jewellery or fine jewellery sector, preferably with regional remit across multiple European markets.
- Demonstrated ability to manage P&L, deliver sales growth and translate market insight into actionable assortment and promotional strategies.
- Strong leadership skills with experience recruiting, developing and motivating cross‑border sales teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and negotiation capability with experience handling key accounts and wholesale partners.
- Comfortable operating in an international matrix organisation and managing complex, cross‑functional projects.
Skills
Experience
Typically 7+ years of progressive experience in luxury jewellery, watches or high-end accessories with several years in commercial or regional managerial roles covering multiple European markets.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Luxury Management, Marketing or a related discipline; MBA or advanced degree preferred but not mandatory where demonstrated commercial experience exists.
Workplace
This position is based in Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland, within easy reach of Geneva. Cerulean lists 55 open roles in Meyrin, including 6 posted recently. The broader Geneva area accounts for 448 active listings on Cerulean, 12 of which are new. In Switzerland as a whole, Cerulean currently features 721 open positions, with 26 posted this week.
Culture
Richemont fosters a culture that balances respect for artisanal heritage with a rigorous commercial mindset. The environment is international and collaborative, rewarding precision, creativity and long‑term stewardship of luxury brands while offering exposure to cross‑market operations and professional development.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
The luxury industry is characterised by a diverse and nuanced nomenclature. Esteemed houses frequently employ proprietary terminology, and even within a single organisation like Richemont, titles may vary across global markets to reflect local conventions. To ensure absolute clarity, Cerulean assigns a standardised, industry-coherent canonical title to every listing. However, it is worth noting that this role is functionally synonymous with «Regional Jewelry Manager», «Head of Jewelry, Europe», «European Jewelry Sales Manager», «Commercial Manager — Jewelry (Europe)», and other variations. Our sophisticated search architecture anticipates these variations, ensuring that inquiries using related terms will seamlessly yield the exact roles you desire.