Senior Planning Manager

Position

Loro Piana is an Italian luxury Maison established in 1924, known for creating the finest quality textiles, ready-to-wear collections, accessories, and bespoke garments. Our dedication to exceptional craftsmanship and use of the world’s finest raw materials positions us a leader in the luxury industry. As an iconic Maison within the LVMH group, we uphold a strong commitment to unparalleled quality and excellence.

General Purpose of the Position:

The Senior Planner Manager will support the Supply Chain team and lead in driving strategic planning initiatives to optimize inventory management, maximize sales potential, and enhance profitability. The Planning manager will work cross-functionally with merchandising, distribution, and our headquarters teams to drive future growth.

Job Responsibilities

Distribution Planning:

• Forecast future demand and capacity requirements to ensure distribution channels can support replenishment seasonal demand fluctuations
• Manage inventory levels to keep in line stockouts and overstock situations
• Setup initial allocations for new openings and relocations
• Define “weeks of coverage” required to reach the expected service level and to assure appropriate product availability during the season
• Define correct Target Stock Level for each SKU with merchandising by store
• Develop forecasting methods to optimize product assortment, demand distribution, and replenishment strategies (MOC), while maintaining appropriate stock levels to meet demand and keep excess inventory to a minimum
  
  

Merchandise Planning:

• Review monthly sales and forecasts for seasonal and replenishment program
• Analyze sales data, sell-throughs, and inventory turnover and collaborate with buying team to make decisions on the business opportunities
• Oversee the preparation and presentation of regular business reviews, highlighting performance metrics, trends, and action plans to senior leadership
• Partner with retail leader, merchandising, and finance to reach an alignment on monthly sales forecasts by category
• Support and prepare by product budgets, including sales forecasts, inventory levels, and (OTB) budgets, while monitoring performance against budget and adjust accordingly
  
  

Profile

Skills and Abilities Required:

• Proven leadership abilities with a track record of building and developing teams
• High level proficiency in retail merchandising planning, forecasting, demand planning and inventory management
• Excellent analytical ability, strong business acumen, unparalleled accuracy, ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines at once, ability to summarize and action data, ability to create ad hoc reporting and templates to recap information efficiently
• Ability to comfortably navigate ambiguity and “grey area”
• Detailed Oriented and Data Driven
• Proven ability to meet deadlines, grow performance capabilities, and handle shifting priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, the ability to influence and collaborate effectively
• Understanding of the luxury retail environment and processes
• Strong business ethics
• Self-disciplined and problem solver
• Develop and evolve forecasting reports or tools
• Lead and mentor the planning team, creating a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvements
  
  

Computer Equipment and Software Requirements:

• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Experience with SAP a plus
• Knowledge of Analytics/Reporting tools (Power BI, Business Objects etc.)
  
  

Education and Experience Preferred:

• 5+ years of Planning and Supply Chain experience
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  
  

Additional Information

What we offer

At Loro Piana, we believe in fostering a supportive and rewarding work environment that values our employees' well-being and growth. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, fertility support, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, 401K match, and Headspace mental health support. Additionally, employees enjoy a generous product discount, exclusive LVMH discounts, and other tailored perks.

Compensation

Loro Piana uses the published salary range as a guideline to provide our employees with market-competitive pay while allowing for flexibility to recognize and reward various levels of expertise, performance, and tenure.

While the published salary range is a good faith reflection of the targeted salary level for the position, Loro Piana reserves the right to pay outside of the published salary range of $120,000.00 to $130,000.00 USD per year/hour.

EEO Statement

We strive to create a culture of inclusion where everyone has a sense of belonging. Our goal is to ensure that our outreach and recruiting efforts generate diverse identities and perspectives that will be valued and can thrive. We are continuously assessing our employee and candidate populations to identify ways to ensure they are all-encompassing and equitable.