CDI - Responsable de Collection (H/F) — Hermès

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Workplace: Brügg (BE) The Hermès Horloger Collection division manages the Product strategy, briefs and monitoring developments, while leading the Product community. To strengthen this team, we are looking for a Collection Manager in the Mechanical Watchmaking & Artistic Crafts segments, who will build and deploy the collection plan for their scope in line with the strategic axes of the House, thanks to in-depth knowledge of Fine Watchmaking and craftsmanship know-how. Your main missions will be as follows: Lead strategic thinking on your product scope: You will identify the main issues and define the product vision on your scope of responsibility, which includes mechanical watches, fine watchmaking and Métiers d'Art. You will break down this vision by line and family, establish the 5-year ambition and articulate it around clear objectives. You will inform your strategy through ad hoc analyzes and monitoring of quantitative and qualitative commercial results on your product lines, in collaboration with the central and field sales teams. You will lead, nourish and test the thinking with relevant stakeholders, in particular the Creation, Development, Communication and Sales teams. You will present and support your vision to dedicated bodies and manage the validation backplanning. Build and deploy the collection plan: You will build the collection plans for your lines in the medium and long term, arising from the established strategic axes and allowing you to achieve the defined qualitative and turnover objectives. You will update and adjust these collection plans to ensure relevance and consistency. You will prepare, write and present the Product briefs resulting from the collection plans, integrating the key elements: strategic objectives, product intentions, dates, target prices and quantities, roadmap and milestones. You will be responsible for Collection reviews within your scope as well as managing the relevance and life cycles of your product lines. Monitor the development of the collections & coordinate their marketing: You will support the development of the collections in a role of piloting the overall planning, framing and coordinating the dynamics with Creation and Development. You will ensure good information and stakeholder engagement around developments during dedicated bodies: Product Committees, Steering Committees, new product bodies. You will coordinate the tools and documents produced to prepare them for marketing, in conjunction with the teams concerned: Sales, Training, Communication. You will contribute to the internal and external highlights of the year for the presentation and marketing of new products. Manage cross-functional projects & contribute to the development of the Collection division: You will be responsible for cross-functional strategic subjects around the product: movement plans, Artistic Crafts visions, complications. You will lead prospective discussions (5–10 years) with relevant contacts to enrich the long-term vision of the category: new product territories, technical and artisanal innovations, know-how. You will monitor the market and trends, and coordinate targeted studies if necessary. You will contribute to the development of the Collection division, in its organization and its methods, as well as to the fluidity and efficiency of the dynamics of the Product community.

• Your profile: With the benefit of higher education in a Business/Marketing school or equivalent training, you have significant experience of at least 8 years in a similar function. You have very good knowledge of the watch market – and in particular its high-end segments. You are recognized for your strong product and business sense, as well as your strong strategic vision. With excellent interpersonal skills and a true team spirit, you combine strength of proposal, planning rigor and analysis and synthesis skills. You are proficient in common IT tools (Powerpoint, Excel, etc.) as well as English and French, both spoken and written. Beyond academic qualities, we are looking for human qualities allowing rapid integration within Maison Hermès.