KERING TECHNOLOGIES Production Planning Application Expert

Context 

We are currently seeking a Production Expert to join our team distributed between Milan and Florence where the resource will be hired, reporting to the Production Application Manager. 

Your opportunity 

You will work in the Production and Aftersales team, part of the Supply Chain of Kering Technologies. As a Production Planning Application Expert, you are responsible for ensuring stability, performance and continuous improvement of business-critical applications (such as Supplier Collaboration tools and planning tools) in production environments. This role serves as the primary point of contact for Kering Brands, ensuring efficient collaboration between vendors and internal teams, guaranteeing smooth application operations, implementing best practices, and driving operational excellence. 

How you will contribute 

• Project Management: Oversee projects related to production applications, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous improvement of business-critical tools (Supplier Collaboration, Planning tools, etc.) 

• Implementation: Lead end-to-end implementation projects, including software and vendor selection, deliverables (functional and technical analysis), project planning and monitoring, testing, validation, application upgrades, and system decommissioning to avoid obsolescence 

• Vendor/Brand Relations: Manage relationships with vendors, including demand and capacity planning. Provide on-site support to the brands in order to identify points of improvement and coordinate the projects (Travel total time is estimated to about 20%) 

• Strategic Support: Assist the Area Manager in identifying development strategies for supplier collaboration and planning tool applications, and propose roadmaps for application evolution 

• Risk Management: Handle constraints, risks, issues, conflict escalation, and negotiations to normalize and recover from critical events, whether predictable or unexpected 

• Service Management: Be responsible for application services and SLAs 

• Budget Management: Assist in managing the dedicated budget (capex and opex for the applications in scope) 

• Team Support: Support and leverage the strengths and competencies of the team 

Who you are 

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field preferred 

• Professional Experience: Proven experience of at least 6-8 years in large, complex, and international companies 

• Domain Expertise: Knowledge of collaboration and planning tools for the fashion industry, and core production concepts such as progress tracking, MRP, and production master data (BoM, routings, article master). Solid understanding of integration patterns, middleware technologies, and production system architecture. 

• Technical Skill: strong knowledge of Excel, and Power BI, Qlik or GCP are considered as a plus  

• Knowledge of GPS Planning tools, WSE/SSC tools, or other collaboration or planning tools  

• Collaborative Skills: Proven ability to work collaboratively with others and build strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders 

• Communication Skills: Excellent oral and written communication skills 

• Language Proficiency: Fluent in Italian and English, both written and spoken; knowledge of French is considered a plus 

• Personal Attributes: rigorous, autonomous, organized, committed, and transparent 

• Adaptability: Ability to execute tasks effectively in a dynamic and ever-changing environment 

Why work with us? 

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Kering adventure in a moment of extraordinary change and become part of a thriving team in a global Luxury group that offers endless possibilities to learn and grow. Talent development is a managerial principle at Kering, and we are committed to fostering internal mobility. Our common vision promotes leadership skills and helps every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment. 

Kering is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities in employment. We believe diversity in all its forms – disability, age, color, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, religion – enriches the workplace. It opens 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.