Nicolas Morante

Nel corso della mia carriera, ho accumulato una vasta esperienza nel settore del merchandising, occupandomi di gestione delle vendite, pianificazione delle collezioni, ottimizzazione degli stock e sviluppo di strategie di visual merchandising. Attualmente ricopro il ruolo di Retail Merchandising Manager presso Prada Switzerland S.A., dove sono responsabile della selezione delle categorie di prodotti abbigliamento, calzature e pelletteria per i negozi svizzeri, monitoraggio delle vendite, formazione del personale e gestione degli stock. Questo ruolo mi ha permesso di sviluppare una forte capacità di analisi dei trend di mercato e di adattarne le strategie di prodotto.

Precedentemente, ho lavorato come Buyer e Product Manager per Inditex S.A., dove ho acquisito competenze nella pianificazione delle collezioni, nella negoziazione con i fornitori e nella gestione delle scorte. Inoltre, la mia esperienza in diverse nazioni europee mi ha dato una prospettiva internazionale e la capacità di adattarmi a vari mercati e culture.

Sarei felice di contribuire al successo della vostra dita grazie alla mia passione per la moda e l'attenzione ai dettagli, oltre che alla mia capacità di lavorare in team e di comunicare fluentemente in diverse lingue (francese, spagnolo, tedesco, inglese e italiano).

Prada Switzerland S.A., Lugano

Retail Merchandising Manager Man – Ready-to-wear, Shoes and Leathergoods Since June 2014

Tasks

• Responsible for the selection of the Swiss retail stores on all men’s categories
• Follow up on sales, setting up targets and their achievement
• OTB calculation per season and strategical use to maximise revenue
• Training on fashion shows, product knowledge, collection and sales tools
• Permanent feedback on market trends and product needs
• Stocks management (replenishment follow-up and adjustments, movements of merchandise between stores, returns to the warehouse)
• Placement and follow up on special orders, special requests MTO and MTM projects - Managing sales periods (Markdown lists, stocks management)
• Drivers of change and workplace champion

Inditex S.A., La Coruña Buyer Zara Man

September 2013 – May 2014

Tasks

• Responsible for the purchasing of Men's denim collection: pants, jackets, shirts and overalls
• Planning the collection: colour palette, key looks and silhouettes, inspirations of the season
• Structuring the collection: number/type of styles per season and store, price points
• Determining quantity and timing of deliveries including purchase strategy for NOS articles
• Forecasting upcoming demand
• Seeking reliable suppliers to provide quality goods at reasonable prices
• Negotiating prices, managing budgets and margins
• Buying and investigating fabrics, trims, etc
• Main origins: Europe, Turkey, North of Africa and Asia
• Optimisation of stocks in warehouse and stores
• Deliveries and sales follow up

Inditex S.A., La Coruña

Product Manager Zara Man Germany – Switzerland – Austria – The Netherlands November 2010 – September 2013

Tasks

• Responsible for the analysis of the markets (identifying product needs, forecasting upcoming trends, analysing competitors and acceptance of the product range in the countries)
• Permanent feedback about the collection and its structure to the menswear Director and buying/design departments
• Distribution of the collection by product and type of store
• Identifying product needs by period and setting up a calendar with the buying team
• Sales follow-up, by store and by family
• Stocks management (replenishment follow-up and adjustments, movements of merchandise between stores, returns to the warehouse)
• Contact with the stores and country teams to provide information and set up product and visual merchandising strategies to improve the sales
• Briefing and follow up of special productions for the markets
• Setting up promotions (type of products and pricing)
• Managing sales periods (pricing, stocks management)
• Initial orders for store openings
• Trainer for all the new product management trainees and commercial manager

COS – Collection of Style (Hennes & Mauritz)

Floor manager

March 2008 – June 2010: Cologne and Düsseldorf (Germany) June – October 2010: Paris, rue de Passy (France)

Mac Studios GmbH (advertising agency), Düsseldorf (Germany)

Project manager

March 2006 – March 2008

Esprit Europe GmbH, Ratingen (Germany)

Visual assistant and fitting model (Freelance)

June 2005 – March 2006

One Touch GmbH & Co. KG, Neuss (Germany)

Showroom sales assistant

February 2004

Mango (MM-Fashion Concept Handels GmbH & Co. KG), Münster and Osnabrück (Germany)

Visual merchandiser

October 2002 – January 2004

Internship at L’Oréal Haarkosmetik und Parfümerien GmbH & Co. KG, Kérastase Division Product Management, Düsseldorf (Germany)

September 2004 – March 2005

Internship at L’Oréal Deutschland GmbH

Human Resources Marketing & Corporate Recruitment, Düsseldorf (Germany) February – August 2004

Lycée Charles Poncet (Cluses – France)

Baccalauréat (A-levels) with optional subjects economics and social sciences, 1999

DUT (French technical university diploma) GEA (Business administration), IUT2 Grenoble (France), 2001

Emphasis: human resources

Foreign language assistant at Immanuel-Kant-Schule (Secondary School), Neumünster (Germany)

October 2001 – May 2002

Fachhochschule Münster, Economics Department

Emphasis: international sales and procurement marketing, international personal and education management

Seminars: quality management, complaint management

October 2002 – July 2005