About Centric Software: Centric Software® is a global leader, providing an innovative and AI-enabled product-concept-to-commercialization platform for retailers, brands and manufacturers of all sizes. We equip retail, fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home and consumer goods brands with pioneering best-of-breed solutions to plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, sell and replenish products. Our technology powers brands to streamline processes, drive efficiency and operate with confidence in an ever-changing market. The Product Manager Specialist - Planning is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the Centric Planning standard models (EasyModel), translating strategic business requirements into scalable, standardised planning solutions. The role focuses on core planning capabilities, including Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Assortment Planning, and Inventory Planning, while supporting customers and internal teams through documentation, troubleshooting, and continuous product improvement. Working as part of the Product Management team, this role collaborates across all planning domains supported by the standard planning solution. The Product Manager Specialist ensures planning models remain consistent, scalable, and aligned with the overall product strategy, enabling customers to adopt best practices while minimising customisation.

Design, develop, and maintain Centric Planning standard models (EasyModel) across multiple planning domains.

Translate strategic business and market requirements into robust, scalable planning solutions.

Own and enhance standard planning capabilities, including Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Assortment Planning, Inventory Planning, and Other planning processes within the Centric Planning portfolio as required.





Ensure standard models remain coherent, reusable, and aligned with product architecture and roadmap.

Produce and maintain functional documentation, model specifications, and implementation guidance.

Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve functional issues affecting standard planning models.

Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineering, Customer Success, Professional Services, and UX teams to deliver high-quality product enhancements.

Support customer implementations by providing expertise on standard model behaviour and best practices.

Evaluate customer feedback and industry trends to identify opportunities for continuous product improvement.

Participate in product discovery, feature definition, testing, and release validation.

Promote standardisation while balancing customer needs with long-term product scalability and maintainability.

Experience in Product Management, Solution Design, or Functional Consulting within enterprise planning or retail planning solutions.

Strong understanding of retail planning processes and methodologies.

Experience with one or more of the following: Merchandise Financial Planning (MFP), Assortment Planning, Inventory Planning, Demand or Supply Planning.

Ability to translate complex business requirements into functional solution designs.

Experience collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced product environment.





Experience with Centric Planning or comparable planning platforms.

Knowledge of retail merchandising, buying, allocation, or inventory optimisation.

Experience working within Agile product development environments.

Familiarity with data modelling and enterprise planning concepts.

Experience supporting SaaS products throughout the product lifecycle.

Product thinking and customer focus

Strategic planning and business analysis

Collaboration and stakeholder management

Continuous improvement mindset

High-quality, maintainable standard planning models that support multiple customer scenarios.

Continuous enhancement of EasyModel capabilities aligned with product strategy.

Effective cross-functional collaboration across all planning domains.

Increased adoption of standard functionality while reducing the need for customer-specific customisations.

Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.

Join Centric Software®, where digital transformation meets real-world impact. We design and deliver next-generation solutions that empower the world's leading retailers, brands and manufacturers in fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care and multi-category retail to become smarter, leaner and more sustainable. Our philosophy is simple: attract the best customers by building the best solutions - crafted by the best teams across the globe. xrdbqlu Together, we push boundaries, transform industries and shape the future of how products are made, launched and managed.

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📌 Product Management Specialist (Milano)
🏢 Centric Software Italia
📍 Milano