Merchandising Manager

Merchandising
Marni
Full time
Location: 

Milano, IT

Date:  Feb 4, 2026

Merchandising Manager

Description: 

We are committed to creating empowering, emotive, and everyday designs that allow our customers the means to express themselves authentically, in every occasion.

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We are looking for who is ready to make a difference, into an intercultural environment made of  love and passion, talents and out of the box thinkers.

Marni is looking for a Collection Merchandising Manager Footwear to join the Collection Merchandising team.

 

Role Overview 

The Collection Merchandising Manager for Footwear plays a key role in shaping Marni’s seasonal footwear assortment. The role ensures a strong balance between creative vision, market needs, and commercial performance, overseeing the full lifecycle of the category from concept definition to go-to-market. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Build the seasonal footwear collection architecture, defining structure, price corridors, and category mix.
  • Translate creative input, brand positioning and market insights into a coherent and competitive product offer.
  • Drive cross-functional collaboration with Design, Product Development, Planning and Industrialization to ensure feasibility, cost alignment and time-to-market.
  • Analyze sell-in and sell-out performance, providing actionable insights to optimize assortment, pricing and product lifecycle.
  • Support go-to-market activities with clear product arguments, sales materials and collection presentations for internal and external teams.
  • Manage carry-over styles and icons, ensuring brand consistency and long-term category development.

 

Qualifications 

  • 5+ years’ experience in Merchandising, ideally within luxury fashion and with a strong focus on footwear.
  • Solid understanding of footwear product development processes, materials and cost drivers.
  • Strong analytical mindset, proficiency in Excel and reporting tools; experience with PLM systems.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with creative and business stakeholders.
  • High aesthetic sensitivity, market awareness and a strong product mindset.
  • Degree in Fashion Management, Business or related fields. 

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Creativity at Marni comes from differences. We nurture an inclusive environment where unique talents, cultures, and perspectives are recognized and encouraged to evolve together.

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Location: 

Milano, IT

Seniority:  Expert
Employment Type:  Full time
Function:  Merchandising