New Guards Group is the home to 10 international luxury brands: Marcelo Burlon County of Milan, Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh, Palm Angels, Unravel Project, Heron Preston, Alanui, Kirin Peggy Gou, Opening Ceremony, Ambush and There Was One.
We work with the understanding that fashion and luxury can be different: community-based, quality-driven, collaborative, truly global and quick.
Our brands and products stem from creative and managerial innovation and the philosophy of Made in Italy.
We're redefining the way luxury is conceived, communicated and shared.
Where others see limits, we see goals.
**TURATI**
Our new office in Via Turati is a strategic hub, and home to all of the NGG staff functions.
Turati is where the behind the scenes driving force of NGG is brought to life; this is harmonized with the archive exhibits of brand collaborations found throughout the office
**THE ROLE**
We are looking for a Junior Collection Merchandiser who will be part of the Merchandising Team and report to the Collection Merchandising Manager.
The main mission of the role is to support the definition of the collection merchandising strategy for the brands Palm Angels and Alanui
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Weekly monitoring of sales providing qualitative comments
- Market and competitor's analysis in terms of product and pricing positioning in the different markets
- Development of post sales campaign reports (such as: sell in by region/country and worldwide - by line, function, best sellers, etc.
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- Ensure regular competitor analysis and market study.
- Support in the pricing and markdown strategy making
- Support in the preparation of merchandising brief to define the new collections' structure and requests that will be discussed with the Design team
- Follow up with production to respect the delivery timings
- Participation in the organization of the sales campaigns and production of all supporting materials and buying tools (such as: control of product styles codes, update of KPIs, photos and samples, catalogs and advertising, exit lists)
- Development of training manuals and presentations with detailed product information on each collection for regional buyers
WHO YOU ARE
- At least 1+ years of relevant experience as merchandising assistant or buying assistant preferably in the fashion/luxury goods industry
- Educational background preferably in business management or similar
- Fluency in English
- Strong analytical skills
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ambition to exceed corporate goals and go the extra mile in the daily work
- Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Flexibility in supporting the team in many different activities with a positive and proactive attitude
- Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Good knowledge of macOS
REWARDS & BENEFITS
- Great compensation package (in consideration of your professional experience)
- Lunch tickets
- Discounts on all NGG brands and partners including Farfetch and Browns
- Be part of a young, dynamic and innovative company with over 40 different nationalities
- Brand new headquarters located in the centre of Milan
Before Applying