Richemont Regional Logistics Project Manager

Overview

Richemont is a leading Swiss-based luxury goods group encompassing several maisons across watches, jewellery, leather goods and writing instruments. The group is known for stewarding heritage brands with strong emphasis on craftsmanship, artisanal manufacturing and long-term brand equity. As an employer, Richemont operates across multiple international markets and maintains complex, vertically integrated supply chains to support boutiques, wholesale partners and after-sales services.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end regional logistics projects from definition through delivery, including scope, schedule, budget and quality control.
• Design and drive implementation of warehouse, transport and inventory optimisation initiatives (WMS/TMS upgrades, network redesign, inventory pooling).
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders — brand supply chain teams, 3PLs, customs brokers, IT, retail operations and commercial teams — to secure alignment and timely execution.
• Manage external vendors and service providers, negotiate contracts, define SLAs and monitor performance against KPIs.
• Develop project governance, risk registers and mitigation plans; ensure regulatory and customs compliance across jurisdictions in the region.
• Establish metrics and reporting (dashboards, project reviews) to demonstrate benefits realization and continuous improvement.
• Deliver change management activities including training, process documentation and stakeholder communications to secure operational adoption.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, logistics, engineering, business or equivalent; advanced degree desirable.
• Project management certification (PMP, Prince2 or equivalent) or demonstrable project delivery track record.
• Strong analytical capability with experience in logistics modelling, cost-to-serve and inventory optimisation.
• Proven ability to lead multi-country programmes, manage external partners and influence senior stakeholders.
• Fluent English; working knowledge of Cantonese and/or Mandarin is advantageous.

Skills

Experience

Typically 6+ years of progressive experience in logistics or supply chain, with at least 3 years leading regional projects or programme delivery for multi-brand or multi-country operations. Experience in luxury retail, watches, jewellery or high-value goods preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, engineering, business administration or a related discipline; advanced degree or formal project management certification preferred.

Workplace

Culture

Richemont fosters a culture that values craftsmanship, product stewardship and respect for heritage while encouraging operational excellence and innovation. Teams operate in an international, collegial environment where collaboration across maisons and disciplines is expected and high standards of quality and discretion are maintained.

About Cerulean

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