09/18/2026
GUCCI RTW Embroidery Purchasing Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Gucci - Fixed Term (Fixed Term)
Novara - Italy
Founded in Florence, Italy, in 1921, Gucci is one of the world’s leading luxury brands. Under the leadership of President and CEO Francesca Bellettini and the artistic direction of Demna, the House continues to redefine luxury and fashion while celebrating creativity, Italian craftsmanship, and innovation.
Gucci is part of the global luxury group Kering, which manages renowned Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry, and eyewear.
Reporting to the RTW Purchasing Embroidery Team Manager, the RTW Purchasing Embroidery Specialist supports the sourcing and development of embroidery solutions for RTW collections. She/he coordinates with suppliers and internal teams, follows up on samples and developments, and ensures timely execution in line with quality, technical, and collection requirements.
Key Accountabilities
- Creation of embroidery master data
- Liaising with the Design and Product departments
- Supplier liaison
- Monitoring shipments of embroidery materials
- Monitoring order status
- Inspecting incoming embroidery
- Maintaining collection progress tracking tools
- Assessing requirements based on finished product orders using MRP logic
- Placing purchase orders/production orders with suppliers and arranging material shipments
- Monitoring progress during production stages
- Expediting overdue orders and following up on the resolution of any issues that arise
- Rescheduling deliveries for non-compliant products
- Preparing statistics and reports upon request
- Delivery forecasting
- Contract management
- Overseeing accounting aspects
Requirements
- 2–3 years of experience in purchasing or product development within luxury brands
- Knowledge of suppliers, products, costs, and production processes
- Technical background or a degree in Economics/Business
- Excellent interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and solution-driven approach
- Fluent English
Key challenges
- Supporting embroidery sourcing activities meeting collection requirements, quality standards, and development deadlines.
- Coordinating with embroidery suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely follow-up of developments, samples, and production requirements.
- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of embroidery developments, suppliers, samples, and technical information.
- Managing multiple embroidery developments and priorities simultaneously, ensuring attention to detail and timely execution.
- Supporting the team in identifying innovative and technically feasible embroidery solutions while ensuring luxury quality standards and alignment with collection aesthetics.
Salary Package
- Gross Annual Salary: 30.000,00 € (unless otherwise agreed, in the event of a positive outcome of the selection process, should specific levels of experience and autonomy and/or particular competencies emerge during the selection process, based on objective criteria).
- NCBA (National Collective Bargaining Agreement): CCNL Industria Pelli e Succedanei (unique alphanumeric code: D111)
- White-collar
Gucci is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, disability, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.