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