MERCHANDISING TRAINEE

Position

CELINE is a fast-growing French and Leather-Goods Couture House that belongs to the LVMH Fashion group, which ambition is to become one of the most iconic luxury brands worldwide.

To make this vision a reality we are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and agile personalities who are eager to evolve in a demanding environment.

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is intended for postgraduate, early career Merchandising talent who have completed their Merchandising internship and are ready to enter the workforce.

As the Merchandising Trainee, and part of the Merchandising Team, you will engage directly in dynamic buying activities. You will play an active role in analyzing stock and sales by store, understanding market needs, presenting/creating product knowledge and assisting the Buyers with market prep and product assortment.

This experience will enable you to develop a strong foundation in fashion retail analytics, enhance your problem-solving skills, and gain hands-on experience in a luxury environment.

By participating in these core activities, you'll cultivate a keen sense for business efficiency and develop actionable insights that support Celine’s commercial objectives.

Based in the New York Corporate Office. Candidate must be able to accommodate 40 hours per week.

Your impact

Reporting:

• Assist with maintaining and running weekly sales reports; preparing sell-thru reports; compiling seasonal qualitative collection feedback

• Support Merchandising team on ad-hoc analysis as needed

Merchandising:

• Support with all merchandising communications for stores, including weekly newsletter updates, seasonal selling tools, and product knowledge

• Prepare recaps on competitive landscape including competitors pricing, trends and market activities

• Assist team during seasonal Buying Markets: support compilation of premarket analysis, maintain buy sheets, and perform ad-hoc analysis during market

Inventory management:

• Assist in transferring and consolidating product across the region; help following up on product deliveries
• Support LG team in moving merchandise between stores for exotic caravans

Keys for success

Education:

• Bachelor's in Business Management with Merchandising internship or Fashion Merchandising degree. Open to MBA student pursuing Fashion Merchandising

• 1-3 years of merchandising or sales internship experience required

• Experience in luxury/fashion business a plus.
• Must be available M-F, 9-6pm

Competencies:

• Very strong analytical skills & good understanding of the overall business, propose options / solutions

• Proficient computer skills; utilize Excel and other various software packages to create reports and analytics

• Have a passion and sensibility for the fashion and luxury-goods industry.

• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills

• Illustrate ability for independent and creative problem-solving.

• Organization and time management skills; ability to manage tight deadlines and multi-task
• Proficient in retail math

Languages: Fluent in English with proficiency of other language(s) will be an advantage

Workplace New York, New York 

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OUR COMMITMENT

CELINE is an equal opportunity employer. We want to offer an inclusive environment of mutual respect where we welcome diversity and all our employees feel included, developed, and heard.

We are committed to the prevention of all discrimination, providing equal opportunities to all applicants irrespective of gender, gender expression, disability, origin, background, religious beliefs or sexual orientation or any other basis protected by law.

CELINE recruits and recognizes all types of talent and singularities.

The compensation for this position is $20 hourly. In addition, there is a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, various paid time off programs, employee discount/perks, and a retirement plan with employer contribution.