Montblanc Regional Performance Manager

About Montblanc

Montblanc is a global maison renowned for uniting fine craftsmanship, innovation, and timeless elegance across writing instruments, leather goods, watches, accessories, and new technologies. Founded in 1906 and inspired by the spirit of exploration and mastery, the brand offers employees the opportunity to contribute to a heritage of excellence while shaping contemporary luxury experiences for discerning clients worldwide. As an employer, Montblanc values precision, creativity, service excellence, and an entrepreneurial mindset, fostering an international environment where talent can grow across retail, design, manufacturing, marketing, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a commitment to quality, cultural refinement, and meaningful client relationships.

Role & Responsibilities

• Coordinate yearly regional business unit budgets and phasing schedules with the sales team
• Monitor Montblanc's retail network across the MEIA region including size, profitability, openings, closures, and typology benchmarked against competitor brands
• Analyze and track market intelligence and establish strategic priorities and action plans with market heads for network renovations, expansions, and closures
• Analyze existing business models and propose structural changes to support regional performance while preserving global profitability metrics
• Prepare monthly reporting including WA sales reports, network trackers, gratuities reports, and SIHH sales analysis
• Identify new business opportunities, prepare business cases, and participate in validation processes
• Manage e-commerce market analysis, new e-retailer setup, and competitive segmentation studies
• Maintain and develop legal agreements, commercial contracts, and documentation for boutiques, shop-in-store locations, and online channels
• Prepare commercial agreements for new clients and addendums for existing contracts including relocations and terminations
• Oversee product launches ensuring alignment with launch plans and tracking sell-out performance
• Process purchase orders and manage vendor master data in SAP
• Manage capital expenditure budgets and coordinate with Sales Directors and Site Development Partners

Qualifications

• University degree required
• 5+ years' experience in account management, event management, or similar roles
• Project management skills essential
• Retail or luxury brand experience highly desirable
• Management experience with both direct staff and external suppliers
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Knowledge of SAP systems
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the MEIA region including Saudi Arabia and Europe

Skills

Experience

5+ years of experience in account management, event management, or related roles with demonstrated project management capability. Retail or luxury brand sector experience is highly valued. Proven track record managing both direct team members and external supplier relationships in a fast-paced commercial environment.

Education

University degree required

Workplace

Culture

Montblanc fosters a refined, international workplace culture rooted in craftsmanship, heritage, and a commitment to timeless innovation. As an employer, it values meticulous attention to detail, collaborative excellence, and the personal development of teams who bring its luxury writing instruments, leather goods, watches, and accessories to life.

About Cerulean

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