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About the Role
We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Associate Vice President, Watches & Jewelry Supply Chain Planning to lead our end-to-end supply chain planning across Cartier North America. This role combines strategic leadership, operational excellence, and business partnership in a fast-growing and highly dynamic environment. You will play a critical role in transforming our supply chain capabilities to support future growth through simplification, operational performance, automation and advanced analytics.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of Supply Chain Planning professionals.
- Ensure optimal product flow from distribution centers to boutiques and external partners.
- Define inventory strategies that maximize product availability while maintaining healthy stock levels.
- Optimize seasonal inventory planning and holiday readiness.
- Execute merchandising strategies by ensuring timely product assortment deployment across the boutique network.
- Lead stock rebalancing initiatives across boutiques to maximize sales opportunities.
- Partner closely with Commercial, Merchandising, Marketing, Sales Operations and Logistics to support Maison’s strategy and commercial priorities.
- Collaborate with Global Supply Chain teams in Switzerland to align planning strategies, represent North American business priorities, and ensure consistent product flow towards the region.
- Participate in new collection launches by partnering with Merchandising and Marketing to define launch strategies, forecast demand, and determine initial inventory allocations.
- Build strong partnerships with our boutique teams, regularly visiting them to understand their needs, provide guidance and training on operational processes and tools, and gather feedback to continuously improve our ways of working, shape our supply chain and elevate the client experience.
- Define and execute the Supply Chain Planning transformation roadmap.
- Simplify and standardize planning processes while driving automation and operational efficiency.
- Build next-generation planning capabilities supported by advanced analytics and digital tools.
- Develop meaningful KPIs and dashboards that provide actionable insights to business stakeholders.
- Partner with Data & Analytics teams to design innovative reporting solutions and decision-support tools.
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of operational excellence.
- Lead change through communication, collaboration, and training, ensuring adoption across boutiques and corporate teams.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, Demand Planning, Inventory Management, or Supply Chain Operations.
- Passion for delivering an exceptional client experience with a customer-first mindset.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to partner seamlessly with global headquarters and cross-functional teams across an international organization.
- Demonstrated capability to engage and influence stakeholders across all organizational levels with confidence and credibility.
- Proven experience leading complex initiatives and transformation programs.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
- Strong analytical mindset with advanced experience leveraging data to support business decisions.
- Experience developing business intelligence dashboards and performance metrics (Looker preferred).
- Experience in luxury, watches, jewelry, fashion, or premium consumer goods.
- Hands-on experience with SAP, Anaplan, Celonis.
Skills
- Supply Chain Planning
- Demand Planning
- Inventory Management
- Supply Chain Operations
- Leadership
- Business Acumen
- Strategic Thinking
- Operational Excellence
- Business Partnership
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Data Analysis
- Business Intelligence
- Performance Metrics
- SAP
- Anaplan
- Celonis
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Master's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $190,000-$230,000
About the Company
- Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories.
- Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them.
- At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.
- At Cartier North America, we are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities.
- We believe that when diversity and inclusion are fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence.
- We continue to work towards creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our clients and our communities.