Position
CELINE is a fast-growing French and Leather-Goods Couture House that belongs to LVMH group driven by a new holistic and creative project led by Hedi Slimane, its Artistic, Creative and Image Director.
CELINE’s ambition is to become one of the most iconic luxury brands worldwide.
To make this vision a reality we are looking for enthusiastic, agile and passionate personalities who are eager to evolve in a demanding environment.
YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT
You will monitor a process of Sales and Distribution planning, in close collaboration with central teams to strengthen CELINE supply-chain efficiency, in zone and as a whole. As part of the processes/ tools are new and others recent, you will work on optimizing them.
YOUR IMPACT
SALES PLANNING
In charge of monthly Forecast review in collaborative tool (Anaplan)
- Forecast at SKU level for permanent references. Forecast accuracy target 65%
- Review of seasonal trends for leather goods & accessories
- Share information with local team and validate with central
- Alert local and central team in case of overstock or out of stock projection
- Cross check sales forecast and financial forecast
Sales planning for total season
- Challenge sales plan growth proposed by product team
- Validate carry forward stock estimation and permanent level to work on Open to buy
KPI to follow
- Sales Forecast Accuracy
- Sell-Through vs Sell-Through targets
- Forecast Variation
DISTRIBUTION PLANNING
Now that DRP (for fastmovers & permanent) & Autoreplenishment have been implemented on all activities, the next step consists in fine-tuning & establishing the processes to optimize current stock allocation, within the zone and at worldwide level. Your main focus will be:
Monitor adequate stock level in region throughout the season according to sales plan
- Manage Seasonal launches from set up proposal to store allocation
- Monitor closely Autoreplenishment & DRP through parameter (forecasts, target stock,..) integration and adjustment according to product lifecycle. Rebalancing in case of shortages or lower remaining stock and size consolidation.
Manage Permanent Products Supply and distribution guaranteeing its availability in Retail
- Review the forecast and finetune with central team the needed buffer stocks in region
- Optimize the allocation strategies in case of partial shortage
KPIs to follow
- Availability rate
- Stock Coverage
- Set up fulfillment
- Target stock level
- Quota optimization (balance of quota level)
- Leadtime to market
Meetings
- Weekly DRP meeting with Central Supply Chain
- Monthly forecast meeting with Business Planning
- Monthly Supply Chain meeting (Supply, logistics, Business planning topics)
Main partners
- In the region: Local Merchandising team, Retail team, logistics, IT
- In central: Supply Chain team (Business planning, Distribution planner & logistics) and also Central Merchandising
Profile
KEYS FOR SUCCESS
- Sales planning and or Distribution experience in a fastmoving industry, preferently in Fashion
- Ability to evolve as a partner for Merchandising by reviewing/ challenging their inputs and proposing them new strategies
- Capacity to drive and participate on projects locally, with a Supply Chain input
- Strong analytical skills
- Good communication skills
- Expertise on Excel, VBA, Powerpoint , Anaplan
- Fluent in English and knowledge of Japanese as a plus.
- Passionate, Self-motivated, proactive, good team player and strong leadership
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
V.I.E. is a French government program operated by Business France whose aim is to encourage young people and companies to undertake work abroad. Business France together has established the following requirements in terms of age and nationality :
- Being between the ages of 18 and 28 years old
- Having French or European Economic Area (EEA) citizenship
OTHER INFORMATION
- You will report to the Zone Supply Chain Manager
- You should be available staring from October the 1st for a duration of 12 months
Additional information
OUR ENGAGEMENT
CELINE is an equal opportunity employer. We want to offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where we welcome diversity and all our employees feel included, developed, and heard.
We are committed to the prevention of all discrimination, providing equal opportunities to all applicants irrespective of gender, gender expression, disability, origin, background, religious beliefs or sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law.
CELINE recruits and recognizes all types of talent and singularities.
