As the Leather Goods and Accessories Division Director at Christian Louboutin, I manage the entire industrial process from product research and development to production for all leather goods and accessories categories, including bags, small leather goods, belts, textile accessories. I have been working in this role for over nine years, following a successful career as a Leather Goods Collection Development Director and a Leather Goods Product Development Manager at the same company. With a strong background in luxury goods management, brand management, and economics and social sciences, I have developed great analytical skills and a deep knowledge of the Italian leather goods industrial system. I am also highly organized, detail oriented, and accurate, ensuring that the quality and creativity of the products meet the highest standards of the brand and the consumers. My mission is to create and deliver leather goods and accessories collections that reflect the identity, values, and vision of the Brand, satisfying the needs and preferences of the global luxury market.
Director of product development, industrialization and production for all leather goods and accessories categories.
Director of Leather Goods and Accessories materials research, product development and industrialization.
Responsible of the whole product development process for BAGS, SMALL LEATHER GOODS and BELTS
Building and managing of a structured product development process for the realization of the leathergoods and accessories collection, from the creative phase, to the prototype and sample collections, formalization of all the information and instruments for the start-up of the production, in collaboration with the industrialization and production teams Management of materials research and sample materials purchasing (leathers, fabrics, metals) Prototypes realization coordination and sample collection management, in line with the collection plan. Collaboration on the definition of the collection plan and merchandising projects Sourcing and selection of suppliers, negotiation and buying activities Pre-industrialization activities for materials and products Responsible (chef de project) of the implementation of the new system Pdm – Orly for the part of product development. Budget management for all the product development activities.
Product development of JIL SANDER Man and Woman Accessories collections and of JIL SANDER NAVY Woman Accessories collection: bags, small leather goods, belts, gloves, special projects. Responsible for materials research. Prototypes development and sale samples management. Sourcing and selection of suppliers, negotiation and buying activities. Competitor analysis and brand positioning, sale targets and price ranges definition. Budget and sales results analysis, merchandising definition. Production start-up management. Special projects management.
Sourcing and selection of Rtw products and suppliers, negotiation and buying activities. Product development for Scarves and Ties collections. Sale samples management. Competitor analysis and brand positioning, sale targets and price ranges definition. Budget and sales results analysis, merchandising definition. Production start-up management. Special projects management.
Product development of Woman and Man Collections of knitwear and jersey. Competitors analysis and brand positioning, material research, development and definition of prototypes and samples for sale, pricing negotiation.
Assistance to the sale campaign coordination, support to the retail customers, retail commercial orders' definition and management, sales results' analysis, support to the visual merchandising management.
Marketing analysis, data mining, retail projects