Information Technology Retail Specialist

Sergio Rossi San Mauro Pascoli Italy ICT and Information Systems
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Company Description

The made-in-Italy luxury footwear brand was established in the 1951 and is deeply rooted in the creativity and expertise of its eponymous founder, who viewed shoemaking as a continuous reflection on shape, harmony and elegance. In 2016, under the guide of a new management team, Sergio Rossi makes a fresh start seeking to return to its DNA by embracing quality, craftsmanship and authenticity.

The launch of the sr1 collection, was the first step of a new beginning for the Company, took inspiration from the Sergio Rossi historical archive. It was first presented in Milan for the Spring Summer 2017 Collection, with the focus shifting from evening to daywear. The product is timeless and embodies the elegance, needs and passions of a dynamic, sophisticated woman that doesn’t take herself too seriously.

The company will continue fostering the craftsmanship culture at the facility in San Mauro Pascoli, where 120 craft professionals pass on their expertise through the generations. This creative and cultural distinctiveness has been preserved through the decades and quality materials, craftsmanship, luxury and elegance remain the cornerstones of Sergio Rossi style today. 

Sergio Rossi is 100% controlled by Investindustrial, a leading European group of independently managed investment, holding and advisory companies with €5.6 billion of raised fund capital.

Sergio Rossi is represented around the world in 80 boutiques and in a selection of prestigious multibrand stores. Today Sergio Rossi has 560 employees, 330 of whom are based in Italy in the Milan Head Quarter, the Factory Plant in San Mauro Pascoli and the directly owned boutiques. Regional offices are established in the USA (New York City), APAC (Hong Kong and Shanghai) and Japan (Tokyo) alongside the Retail direct network in those countries.

Main roles performed in the Company refers to Design, Merchandising, Communication & Marketing, HR, Finance, Logistic, IT and Commercial (Retail, Wholesale, e-comm) areas on top of the Ladies Shoes Production technicians and artisans activities and the direct retail store positions.

Should you be willing to know further and/or apply for our current or future open positions please visit our career section in the sergiorossi.com website or send your resume to Human Resources.

Thank you for your interest in our Brand and Company!

Position

We are looking for an IT Retail Specialist, who will focus on our enterprise business solutions for Retail environment, both on existing and new projects to be launched in the next few months. Based in San Mauro Pascoli (FC) or Milan, the role will report to the IT Manager ad strongly support our Retail and Digital teams
 

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the business and technical organizations to support design and implementation of the Retail systems solutions. 
  • Lead discussions with internal business partners to identify needs and translate business requirements into detail functional specifications and technical solutions. 
  • Research and evaluate technologies and commercial solutions to determine right design options and trade-offs. 
  • Understand the business priorities and opportunities to contribute driving business growth. 

Technical Skills:

  • Extensive knowledge of retail POS processes (sales & returns management, promotions & pricing, loyalty, etc.) and back-office (cash management, opening & closing, TLOG processing). 
  • Oracle Retail Xstore POS implementation / development experience 
  • Experience in developing and consuming Web Services using WSDL, SOAP and HTTP. 
  • Experience working with and designing development concepts using SDLC tools like Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket. 

 

Requirements

Requirements : 

  • University graduate (IT or Engineering)
  • At least 2 years of experience in similar positions
  • Excellent analytical skills
  •  Ability to propose and evaluate technical solution alternatives, assessing the pros and cons of each approach
  • Excellent problem solving attitude
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to manage different relationships at all level
  • Fluent in Italian and English
  • Travel may be required