Manager, Jewelry Merchandise Planning

How you will make an impact? Your mission:

Cartier is a fast‑growing Maison and the undisputed Jeweler of Style, this strategic role offers a unique opportunity within a small, autonomous team where continuous improvement and innovation are at the heart of our approach.

As the Merchandise Planner Manager for Jewelry, you will be instrumental in shaping the overall Jewelry business by developing critical analyses, defining optimal stock strategies, and driving supply chain excellence within the Supply Chain Department. This position emphasizes significant autonomy and offers ample opportunities to innovate and make a tangible impact on our dynamic business.

Demand and Inventory Planning

Comprehensive Demand and Inventory Planning, encompassing the management and forecasting of both existing products and novelties. Key responsibilities include analyzing sales and demand forecasts to optimize inventory policies, driving new product launch planning in collaboration with Marketing Teams, and working with International Operations to build and update assortments for various channels (Retail boutiques and E-commerce) based on market trends and North American strategy.

The objective is to optimize inventory policies to support sales seasonality and replenishment lead times, manage rotations, effectively preventing surplus.

Support to Commercial Network

Strategically drives business growth by optimizing product mix and maximizing sales through expert stock and assortment management. Leading critical coordination with International Operations for all aspects of stock management, including allocations and shortage resolution. The position cultivates robust relationships with Commercial management, delivering essential stock insights. A core responsibility is the strategic oversight of North American inventory for scarce products, implementing allocation strategies and driving network-wide stock balancing initiatives in partnership with Merchandising.

You will serve as the primary strategic liaison between local teams and International Operations, facilitating communication, proactively identifying inventory opportunities, and resolving complex stock challenges. Additionally, the role involves in‑depth analysis of local E‑commerce stock to align with sales trends, identifying growth opportunities, and partnering with the local E‑commerce team to ensure optimal product visibility and availability.

Strategic Inventory Management & Optimization

This role drives strategic collaboration with Logistics teams to optimize product flows, meticulously track shipments, and prioritize warehouse deliveries. It expertly manages all inbound and outbound product flows, including returns (RTVs), and implements advanced strategies for stock reduction and maximization; also leading the oversight of damaged stock levels in partnership with Logistics and the New York workshop, initiating critical cleaning processes, and curates’ exclusive products for Employee Sales.

Continuous Improvement and Excellence

Champions Continuous Process Improvement, primarily by developing and maintaining Power BI and Looker dashboards for sales, stock, and transfers. Actively tracks and analyzes monthly or weekly changes in sales trends, shortages, logistic processing, and stock levels across various regions, boutiques, and e-commerce assortments, and generates and delivers critical reports to management. The position strategically collaborates with International, Logistics, and IT departments to enhance supply chain services, leads special projects, and effectively engages with a wide range of internal teams including Merchandising, Marketing, Corporate Commercial, PR, Celebrity team, Warehouse, and VM.

• A Bachelor’s degree is required
• A Master’s degree, particularly in Supply Chain or Engineering, is a significant advantage.

• Minimum of 5‑10 years of experience in planning, merchandising, or buying, demonstrating a proven track record of strategic impact and leadership within a dynamic environment.

• Exceptional proficiency in the MS‑Office Suite, with advanced…