At Luxe Talent, International Consultancy in Recruitment and Training, specialized in Fashion, Luxury, Retail, and FMCG, we are currently seeking, on behalf of one of our clients — an international brand with a HQ in London — a Head of Product Collections ( Buying & Planning ) to join their team.
Our recruitment and training consultancy works with various firms in the Luxury, Premium, and High Premium sectors across Europe, with offices in Barcelona, London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Paris, Milan, and Berlin..
Job description
The Head of Product Collections (Buying & Planning) will define and execute the overall product vision and seasonal strategy across all ladieswear categories. This pivotal role will drive the brand’s creative and commercial direction, ensuring collections are trend-relevant, brand-aligned, and customer-focused. The position requires strong product sensibility, commercial acumen, and leadership to inspire and guide high-performing buying and product teams.
Main Responsibilities:
Collection Strategy:
Lead the end-to-end collection planning process, ensuring product assortments reflect the brand DNA, customer expectations, and business objectives.
Market & Trend Direction:
Translate global trends into inspiring, commercially viable collections that strengthen the brand’s competitive positioning.
Assortment Planning:
Build a cohesive, profitable product offer across all categories, balancing innovation, core lines, and new opportunities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Work closely with Design, Merchandising, Marketing, and Retail teams to deliver a unified product message across markets and channels.
Product Excellence:
Ensure quality, fit, and consistency across all garments and categories while maintaining the brand’s premium positioning.
Leadership & Development:
Coach, motivate, and develop the buying and product teams to achieve strategic and creative excellence.
Commercial Focus:
Drive business performance through data-led decisions, managing pricing architecture, margin performance, and category profitability.
Customer Insight:
Use market intelligence and consumer insights to anticipate shifts in customer behaviour and identify new product opportunities.
Agility & Responsiveness:
Adapt quickly to business and market changes, refining collection strategies based on performance and feedback.
Requirements:
- Proven ability to lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams with clarity, accountability, and a collaborative mindset.
- Strategic Vision:
- Track record in defining and executing product strategies that merge creativity with commercial performance.
- Ladieswear Expertise:
- Extensive experience across all ladieswear categories within the premium or luxury segment, with a strong understanding of fit, fabrication, and market trends.
- Customer-Centric Approach:
- Deep understanding of the premium customer profile and the ability to convert insight into compelling product direction.
- Analytical & Commercial Acumen:
- Confident in using data and analytics to guide buying, pricing, and range decisions while ensuring profitability.
- Adaptability:
- Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving retail landscape and can pivot quickly to meet new challenges.
- Communication:
- A persuasive communicator able to connect creative vision with commercial execution and influence at all levels.
The offer:
- Salary to be negotiable depending on experience.
- Generous benefit package
- A collaborative and supportive working environment.
- Relocation package and support if you not already based in London
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Luxe Talent is a leading search, recruitment and training consultancy in the Fashion, Luxury and Retail sector in Europe. For more than 15 years we have been helping companies to recruit the best talent and accompanying our candidates to their next career move.
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