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Chiara Di Ruscio

Retail Merchandiser
Paris,75

Summary

Retail Merchandiser with 4+ years of experience in fashion and luxury retail, spanning both retail and wholesale environments. I bring a strong analytical approach developed through roles in business planning and allocation, with a focus on data interpretation, OTB management, and performance analysis. Alongside this, I have a deep interest in product and market dynamics, and enjoy translating numbers into commercially sound decisions that reflect brand identity and customer needs. Comfortable navigating between creativity and structure, with a strong awareness of the fashion and luxury landscape.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Retail Merchandiser

Moncler
09.2023 - Current
  • Manage Grenoble Men’s and Women’s product strategy for ~70 EMEA stores.
  • Define OTB by store and category in line with sales targets and store clustering.
  • Build seasonal assortments based on sell-through, trends, and performance.
  • Lead weekly sales & stock analysis to drive in-season actions and future buys.
  • Execute stock consolidation and rebalancing to optimize availability.
  • Deliver in-store and digital product trainings for retail teams.
  • Visit stores and analyze competitors to monitor pricing and market trends.
  • Act as liaison with HQ Merchandising, Allocation, and VM teams.

Retail Allocator

Moncler
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Managed daily allocation and replenishment for seasonal and permanent items across all retail stores in Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Ski Resorts.
  • Optimized stock levels through transfers between regions and assortment adjustments to maximize sales.
  • Weekly analysis on sales trend and stock availability to adjust replenishment parameters.
  • Worked together with Logistic and Operations to define the delivery plan by store and to monitor the delivery of products to the stores.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with stores, through constant interaction and providing assistance to seize their offer.
  • Supporting and working cross functionally with the departments of Buying, Visual Merchandising and HQ Allocation teams.


Wholesale Business Planning Analyst

Luxottica
11.2021 - 07.2022
  • Produced daily/weekly/monthly performance reports (orders, shipments, net sales, budgets) by region and brand in excel and Power BI.
  • Supported the delivery of forecasts (weekly/monthly/quarterly) by brand and channel of trade.
  • Revised forecasts along the year to flag risks/opportunity, validating their accuracy.
  • Supported on Power Point presentation for Senior Management meetings and other ad hoc analysis providing weekly and mid-week performance updates.
  • Supported the operations in defining the capacity of the warehouses providing Quarterly/Monthly Forecasts.

Assistant Brand Manager CHANEL

Luxottica
10.2020 - 10.2021
  • Weekly and monthly reports to monitor sell-in and sell-out KPIs (orders per collections, returns, net sales, stock and backorder, distribution) for wholesale and retail channels in Excel and Power BI.
  • Management of the contractual database of the doors selling CHANEL though Access.
  • Supported in the preparation of the contractual reporting requested by the licence.
  • Supported in the preparation of seasonal marketing tools (catalogues, consumer brochures, trainings).


Education

MSc - Marketing Management

Università commerciale Luigi Bocconi
09.2019 - 04.2022

Degree - Economics & Management

University of Trento
01.2015 - 01.2018

Erasmus - undefined

Otto von Guericke Universitat
03.2017 - 08.2017

Skills

Merchandising & Assortment Planning

Timeline

Retail Merchandiser

Moncler
09.2023 - Current

Retail Allocator

Moncler
08.2022 - 08.2023

Wholesale Business Planning Analyst

Luxottica
11.2021 - 07.2022

Assistant Brand Manager CHANEL

Luxottica
10.2020 - 10.2021

MSc - Marketing Management

Università commerciale Luigi Bocconi
09.2019 - 04.2022

Erasmus - undefined

Otto von Guericke Universitat
03.2017 - 08.2017

Degree - Economics & Management

University of Trento
01.2015 - 01.2018

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