Sofia Rapone

Sofia rapone

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location of Sofia RaponeMilan, Lombardy, Italy
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    WW Retail Merchandising Manager Woman & Enfant at Moncler

  • Education

    • European school brussels i

      2006 -
      Baccalaureate high school
    • Parsons school of design - the new school

      2015 - 2016
      Associate's degree fashion marketing with honors with honors

      Relevant Coursework:- Retailing- Fashion Design- Marketing 1, 2, 3- Digital Photoshop- Production Methods- Fashion History- Import & Export- Visual Merchandising- Business & Entrepreneurship- Social Commerce- Public Relations- Merchandising- Merchandising MathActivities and Societies: Fashion show volunteer

    • Università degli studi di roma tre

      2009 - 2014
      Bachelor's degre lingue e mediazione linguistica culturale
  • Experience

    • X'tige pr showroom

      Feb 2014 - May 2014
      Sales and retail intern

      > Contact retailers in the US and Canada> Assist the CEO in developing and managing the sales territory> Marketing activities : email blasts > Customer service and intensive follow-up > Assist with new business research

    • Max mara fashion group

      Mar 2015 - Jun 2015
      Buying intern

      > Assist the company buyer> Marketing activities: build up seasonal lookbook> Customer service and intensive follow-up

    • Proenza schouler

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      E-commerce and retail intern

      > Coordinate handbag and accessory photo shoots with PR and photography studio> Validate Omni retail purchase orders and omni inventory reconciliation> Highly involved with upload of new collections online. This includes item catalog, image editing, and product import files with style, description, care, size and fit, and filter information for all categories> Assist with markdown preparation for both Retail and Ecommerceinventory integration) - Ad hoc reporting> Assist with preparation for RTW shoots that are held in studio. This includes pulling> Support Retail store events Show less

    • Fendi

      Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
      Retail merchandising intern

      > Reporting: create and update reports on a weekly, seasonal, and annual basis.> Analysis: learn to identify trends in sales, stores, product categories, and markets.> Selling tools: creation of buy books, look books, product launch packets, etc.> Competition: analysis of key competitors to identify market trends and products needs.> Programs: exposure to merchandising systems including Retail Pro, Business Objects & FAME.> Product & Store Training: prepare for and participate in NYC area product and store trainings.> Additional Projects: support merchandising team by creating or investigating a range of products specific to current department needs. Some examples include: E-commerce competitive analysis, fur trunk show support, event preparation , sample sale management. Show less

    • Dolce&gabbana s.r.l

      Nov 2017 - Aug 2019
      Global collection & retail junior merchandiser

      > Analyze sales figures, customers reactions and market trends to anticipate product needs and plan product ranges/stock> Plan and develop merchandising strategies that balance customers expectations and company’s objectives> Forecast profits/sales and plan budgets> Monitor stock movement and consider markdowns, promotions, price changes> Generate reports related to sales and profits and new merchandising concepts> Develop pricing and merchandising strategy to meet sales target> Assist in developing merchandising ideas for business growth based on industry trends, market analysis and competitor markets> Identify and resolve merchandising, purchase order and production issues in a timely manner> Coordinate seasonal products development with merchandising management > Follow up with the collection plan and its progress> Liaise with the Visual Merchandising to ensure that windows and in stores image match corporate guidelines Show less

    • Loro piana

      Aug 2019 - May 2022
      Ww woman’s rtw and kids retail merchandiser

      • Monitoring the business performance by sell thru, sell in, sell out, best sellers and slow movers analysis• Monitoring the stock level and balancing the stock between the regions• Collecting feedback from the market to give inputs for the construction of the future collections• Guidelines to the regional buyers during the sales campaign, defining the "must buy" and the product assortment based on the clusterization of the stores• Definition of bulk orders during the sales campaign and allocation when available as for the need of the regions• Planning reassortment, replenishments and need of carry over items• Definition of carry over and mark down products at the end of the season• Constant collaboration with visual merchandisers, buyers and production team for the optimization of the performance Show less

    • Moncler

      May 2022 - now
      • WW Retail Merchandising Manager Woman & Enfant

        Mar 2024 - now
      • WW Senior Retail Merchandiser Woman & Enfant

        May 2022 - Mar 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ielts

    • Toefl