Intern Merchandising in Amsterdam

KARL LAGERFELD COMPANY PROFILE

At Karl Lagerfeld, we are driven by Karl’s mantra: “Embrace the present and invent the future”

The House of KARL LAGERFELD shares the creative vision and design aesthetic of its iconic founder, Karl Lagerfeld. Always contemporary and forward-looking.
We are the only fashion house that carries Karl’s name at its doorbell and we’re thriving to live up to this responsibility in everything we do, every day with lots of joy and passion.

Our headquarters in Paris and in Amsterdam are home to a very diverse and driven Karl family from more than 25 countries creating meaningful stories and product concepts that connect to Karl’s world and iconic attributes.

Women’s ready to wear, bags, small leather goods and underwear are managed directly from our Amsterdam HQ other categories including men’s wear, footwear, fragrances, eyewear and more are developed together with best in class license partners.

We connect with our consumers at multiple levels – online and offline hand in hand. We thrive to maximize consumer engagement via more than 200 KL stores worldwide, our premium wholesale partners and our strong digital footprint, spearheaded by our KARL.COM flagship store which reaches 96 countries. With digital channels representing already more than 30% of our overall full price business.

We are a dynamic, fast growing and inclusive company built on professionalism and strong values. Across all areas of our business, at KARL LAGERFELD we commit working toward highest standards of sustainability and integrity. In 2019, KARL LAGERFELD joined as a founding member the Fashion Pact, a global sustainability initiative seeking to transform the fashion industry through objectives in three areas: climate, biodiversity and ocean protection.

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Provide key support in the Product Merchandising of the Karl Lagerfeld Women’s Ready to Wear and bodywear line.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

• Weekly market feedback, analyze sales performance – sell in and sell out
• Competitor benchmarking and trend research
• Support Merchandising team with range plan and retail pricing strategy of the main collection and quick injections
• Maintaining seasonal product calendar
• Analyze historical data to improve the sales performance of the Ready to Wear & Bodywear division
• Produce and prepare all in-sales reports (best sellers, efficiency, etc.)
• Communicate style information to the rest of the company
• Sales tool and line book set-up with product development
• Support preparing presentations of the division based on merchandising & product

MAIN RELATIONSHIPS:

• Work closely with Design, Production & Product Development
• Work with Retail & E-commerce team

SKILLS EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor degree in fashion or Business degree
• Language: fluent in English, both verbal and written
• International experience
• The distinctive product taste level

PROFILE:

• Has an eye for detail and consistency
• Insight into merchandising function
• Excellent communication skills
• Be up to date with the latest trends and design
• Able to work independently as well as in a team
• Flexibility, adaptability, and a positive "can-do" attitude are a must
• Able to start in July 2022 
• Available for 6 months, full-time 

It is a requirement that the candidate is still enrolled in a university or school program for the entire duration of the internship.