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Collection Merchandising Sr. Manager Fashion Accessories & Lifestyle

Published on 09.10.2025

Fendi

Merchandising

Reference: FEND04033

  • Place of employment :

    Rome, Italy

  • Contrat type :

    Permanent Job

  • Required experience :

    Minimum 10 years

  • Work mode :

    Full Time

Position

Collection Merchandising Sr. Manager Fashion Accessories & Lifestyle

Job responsibilities

The Collection Merchandising Sr. Manager Fashion Accessories & Lifestyle, is accountable for the global business results of the categories under their perimeter. The position holder ensures the Product Merchandising strategy, the Design, the Market Analysis and the whole execution for the assigned categories, considering regional specificities in line with the global brand strategy. The role reports to the Collection Merchandising Director Woman Leather Goods and is based in Rome.

Main Responsibilities

  • Defining objectives and providing strategic direction and action plans on how to further develop the Positioning and Performance of the assigned categories on short and long-term goals, whilst enhancing the consumer and brand experience, in coherence with other company’s categories
  • Developing Product Merchandising brief, dealing with Design teams and coordinating with Product Development teams to propose strong and impactful Collections for show and commercial purposes, making the most of the strong brand DNA and its modernity
  • Accompanying the Collection design and development cycle, from design to show room presentations, securing time to market, margins and positioning
  • Monitoring the product development process from the beginning until discontinuation: product development briefs, development planning, product positioning and pricing, financial performance analysis
  • Collaborating with Production, Supply Chain and Retail teams to secure a strong and efficient go to market
  • Collaborating with Communication teams to propose and deploy a coherent and impactful 360° Marketing strategy for collections and product launches
  • Contributing to category sales budget building and planning. Monitoring the achievement of the category sales and margins as well as the stock targets. Defining actions to take if needed on a monthly basis
  • Working closely with Markets and Retail teams to enhance category performance, customer experience and market shares

Profile

  • Collection Merchandising Excellence and Data driven proficiency are a must.
  • Relevant professional experience developed in Product Merchandising within the Luxury industry.
  • Sound knowledge of the current market and consumer trends
  • Strong product sensitivity and passion for Women’s categories
  • Ability to interacts with flexibility and diplomacy with the stakeholders
  • Comfortable meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment with constantly changing priorities
  • Strong organizational skills to manage multiple development calendars.
  • Broad understanding of the luxury landscape and the target customer
  • Fluent in English and Italian

 

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FENDI
MAISON

The Fendi Maison was established by Adele and Edoardo Fendi in Rome in 1925. The opening of the first Fendi boutique – a handbag shop and fur workshop followed. Soon winning international acclaim, Fendi emerged as a brand renowned for its elegance, craftsmanship, innovation and style. Called by the legendary five Fendi sisters, the collaboration with the late Karl Lagerfeld began back in 1965 and lasted 54 years. In 1992, Silvia Venturini Fendi seconded him in the Artistic Direction; in 1994, she is given the direction of Accessories and later of Menswear. In 2000, the LVMH group acquires Fendi becoming in 2001 its majority shareholder. Appointed in 2020, Kim Jones held the role of Artistic Director of Couture and Womenswear until 2024. Since 2020, Delfina Delettrez Fendi, fourth generation of the Fendi family, is Artistic Director of Jewellery. Today Fendi is synonymous with quality, tradition, experimentation and creativity.
Fendi’s first boutique in Via del Plebiscito, Rome (1926) © Courtesy of Fendi

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