Commercial Business Partner

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview

Reporting to the FP&A Director, the Commercial Business Partner will be responsible for managing budget and forecast processes, selling campaigns, analysis on actuals (highlighting any risk or opportunity), sell THRU/stock and financial support for business cases.This role is based in our London Head Office, working 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Your Mission:

• Budget/Forecast

• • Manage the Budget / Forecast process from a bottom up - top-down approach. Working closely with each region and CCO to set up forecast by region for Gross Orders, Net Sales, Operational expenses and Capex. Ensuring that there is clear target communication to the teams, agreeing phasing and action plans for the year.

• Selling Campaigns

• • Summarise, ahead of the Selling Campaigns, financial objectives, and support to set up commercial targets (gross orders by region and by client).

• Effectively communicate sales achievements vs targets at each stage of the selling campaigns, ensure consistency between systems, and review impact of cancellations as well as impact of negotiations on discounts and returns.

• Convey the final landing vs budget/forecast at the end of each selling campaign and phasing of shipments in collaborations with customer services and regions both locally and globally.

• Deliver a follow up on Showroom costs in collaboration with the showroom manager.

• Net Sales and P&L Follow Up

• • Review the accuracy and consistency of month-end accruals (revenue recognition, returns and operating expenses accruals by region).

• Monitor year-end status in line with the business expectations, and ensure the correct level of accruals are booked and justified.

• Analyse monthly financial actuals (net sales and operating expenses).

• Communicate regular updates on risks and opportunities vs target by liaising with each region.

• Prepare P&Ls by client

• Sell THRU Analysis/Stock Analysis

• • Liaise with regions to collect and exploit sell thru reports

• Analyse sell thru trends with sales and identify stock risks

• Highlight any risks and opportunities.

• Prepare Financial Support for Business Cases such as a new door, new partnership or pop up for submission

• Additional Responsibilities

• • Support in the preparation of meetings with clients

• Help to develop financial presentations for internal and external use (i.e. board meetings or client meetings)

• Follow up on CAPEX projects (new door, refurbishment or pop up)

• Liaise with the Legal Team to ensure there is a clear view on existing contracts (i.e. timeline)

• Ensure that there is consistency between systems (Joor, Stealth, BI, SAP)

• Develop Dashboards

Your Talent:

• Sufficient experience within a fast-paced, consumer-focused, retail environment
• Ability to bring passion and enthusiasm to their work
• Key attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to prioritise tasks and identify quick wins
• Experience working in a cross-functional matrix in a large global business whilst working autonomously to bring ideas to life
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral)
• Experience in effectively managing various levels within the business hierarchy
• Trusted Individual who can handle confidential information with tact and diplomacy
• Advanced Excel skills
• Thrives on challenges and demonstrates a high level of resilience
• Able to hit the ground running with new systems, knowledge of Stealth, Joor and SAP
• Proficient in English Language. Italian / French Languages are desirable

Reward

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products
• Exclusive staff sales and sample sales - Including other LVMH brands
• Matched pension contribution up to 6%
• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance
• Annual Health Screening
• Annual Leave Shop where employees can buy or sell annual leave
• Flexible working/core hours
• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages
• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme
• Fitness membership (Classpass credits)
• Volunteer and Birthday leave
• Health cash plan
• Financial wellbeing program
• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services
• Employee referral bonus

Optional/ Paid Benefits

Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.