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Milan, It

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Milan Area, Italy

• Monitoring the business performance by sell thru, sell in, sell out, best sellers and slow movers analysis• Monitoring the stock level and balancing the stock between the regions• Collecting feedback from the market to give inputs for the construction of the future collections• Guidelines to the regional buyers during the sales campaign, defining the "must buy" and the product assortment based on the clusterization of the stores• Definition of bulk orders during the sales… Show more • Monitoring the business performance by sell thru, sell in, sell out, best sellers and slow movers analysis• Monitoring the stock level and balancing the stock between the regions• Collecting feedback from the market to give inputs for the construction of the future collections• Guidelines to the regional buyers during the sales campaign, defining the "must buy" and the product assortment based on the clusterization of the stores• Definition of bulk orders during the sales campaign and allocation when available as for the need of the regions• Planning reassortment, replenishments and need of carry over items• Definition of carry over and mark down products at the end of the season• Constant collaboration with visual merchandisers, buyers and production team for the optimization of the performance Show less

Milan Area, Italy

> Analyze sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges/stock> Plan and develop merchandising strategies that balance customers expectations and company’s objectives> Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets> Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes> Generate reports related to sales and profits and new merchandising concepts> Develop pricing and merchandising strategy… Show more > Analyze sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges/stock> Plan and develop merchandising strategies that balance customers expectations and company’s objectives> Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets> Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes> Generate reports related to sales and profits and new merchandising concepts> Develop pricing and merchandising strategy to meet sales target> Assist in developing merchandising ideas for business growth based on industry trends, market analysis and competitor markets> Identify and resolve merchandising, purchase order and production issues in a timely manner> Coordinate seasonal products development with merchandising management > Follow up with the collection plan and its progress> Liaise with the Visual Merchandising to ensure that windows and in stores image match corporate guidelines Show less

New York City, Stati Uniti

> Reporting: create and update reports on a weekly, seasonal, and annual basis.> Analysis: learn to identify trends in sales, stores, product categories, and markets.> Selling tools: creation of buy books, look books, product launch packets, etc.> Competition: analysis of key competitors to identify market trends and products needs.> Programs: exposure to merchandising systems including Retail Pro, Business Objects & FAME.> Product & Store Training: prepare… Show more > Reporting: create and update reports on a weekly, seasonal, and annual basis.> Analysis: learn to identify trends in sales, stores, product categories, and markets.> Selling tools: creation of buy books, look books, product launch packets, etc.> Competition: analysis of key competitors to identify market trends and products needs.> Programs: exposure to merchandising systems including Retail Pro, Business Objects & FAME.> Product & Store Training: prepare for and participate in NYC area product and store trainings.> Additional Projects: support merchandising team by creating or investigating a range of products specific to current department needs. Some examples include: E-commerce competitive analysis, fur trunk show support, event preparation , sample sale management. Show less

New York City, Stati Uniti

> Coordinate handbag and accessory photo shoots with PR and photography studio> Validate Omni retail purchase orders and omni inventory reconciliation> Highly involved with upload of new collections online. This includes item catalog, image editing, and product import files with style, description, care, size and fit, and filter information for all categories> Assist with markdown preparation for both Retail and Ecommerceinventory integration) - Ad hoc… Show more > Coordinate handbag and accessory photo shoots with PR and photography studio> Validate Omni retail purchase orders and omni inventory reconciliation> Highly involved with upload of new collections online. This includes item catalog, image editing, and product import files with style, description, care, size and fit, and filter information for all categories> Assist with markdown preparation for both Retail and Ecommerceinventory integration) - Ad hoc reporting> Assist with preparation for RTW shoots that are held in studio. This includes pulling> Support Retail store events Show less

New York City, Stati Uniti

> Assist the company buyer> Marketing activities: build up seasonal lookbook> Customer service and intensive follow-up

New York

> Contact retailers in the US and Canada> Assist the CEO in developing and managing the sales territory> Marketing activities : email blasts > Customer service and intensive follow-up > Assist with new business research

Associate'S Degree, Fashion Marketing With Honors, With Honors

Relevant Coursework: - Retailing - Fashion Design - Marketing 1, 2, 3 - Digital Photoshop - Production Methods - Fashion History - Import.

Bachelor'S Degre, Lingue E Mediazione Linguistica Culturale

Baccalaureate, High School