Supply Chain Business Analyst
Richemont is hiring a Supply Chain Business Analyst in Moscavide, Portugal — analytics role supporting demand planning, inventory optimisation and S&OP.
Overview
Richemont is a leading luxury goods group renowned for its portfolio of high-end maisons across jewellery, watches, leather goods and fashion. The organisation operates globally with an emphasis on artisanal craftsmanship, heritage brands and long-term value creation. As an employer, Richemont offers an international, matrixed environment where commercial rigor and product excellence converge with initiatives in sustainability and talent development.
Role & Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain management dashboards and reports that translate transactional data into actionable supply‑chain insights for merchandise, procurement and logistics teams.
- Support demand planning and inventory optimisation processes through statistical analysis, scenario modelling and collaboration with commercial and operations stakeholders.
- Deliver root‑cause analyses for stock variances, service‑level shortfalls and supplier performance; propose and track corrective action plans.
- Contribute to S&OP cycles, providing supply‑side capacity assessments, lead‑time analysis and inventory projection updates.
- Drive process improvement and system enhancement initiatives, partnering with IT and business process owners to implement changes in ERP and analytics platforms.
- Define and monitor KPIs for inventory turns, fill rate, forecast accuracy and working capital; prepare executive summaries for senior management.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Economics or a related discipline.
- Proven analytical acumen with the ability to transform large datasets into concise commercial recommendations.
- Strong stakeholder management and cross‑functional communication skills, able to influence product, procurement and logistics teams.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to deadlines in a fast‑paced, matrixed luxury retail environment.
- Familiarity with Lean or continuous improvement methodologies; certification (e.g., APICS/CPIM or Lean Six Sigma) is advantageous.
Skills
Experience
Typically 3–5 years of experience in supply chain analytics, demand planning or inventory management within retail, luxury goods, manufacturing or a distribution environment; prior exposure to ERP implementations or data‑driven transformation projects is desirable.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Economics or a related field.
Culture
Richemont cultivates a culture that balances respect for artisanal craft with rigorous commercial discipline. The workplace is international and collaborative, valuing long‑term thinking, attention to detail and cross‑functional partnership across creative and operational teams.