Intern Wholesale Assistant in Amsterdam

KARL LAGERFELD COMPANY PROFILE

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

Always contemporary and forward-looking, the House of KARL LAGERFELD shares the creative vision and design aesthetic of its iconic founder, Karl Lagerfeld.

We are the only fashion house that carries Karl’s name on its door and we strive to live up to this responsibility in everything we do, every day, with the utmost joy and passion.

Our headquarters in Paris and in Amsterdam are home to a highly diverse and driven team of KARL family members that hail from over 25 countries. Together, we aim to create 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 headquarters, while other categories, including menswear, footwear, fragrances, eyewear and more, are developed with best-in-class licensing partners.

We connect with our consumers on multiple levels, ensuring that our online and offline approach goes 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. Our digital channels currently represent more than 30% of our overall full-price business.

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

THE ROLE

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated person to join wholesale team based in Amsterdam HQ. The intern role involves performing activities ranging from data analysis/reporting, supporting on key digital account management, product data flow management, assisting showroom appointments, being in direct contact with internal as well as external linkages of the Karl Lagerfeld brand. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a strong and growing business and gain experience in a fast-paced fashion company.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivering constant support in developing digital wholesale business (prospection, market research).
• Supporting digital wholesale portfolio through back- and front-office work (sell-through tracking, sales analysis, illustrated buys, sales appointments, etc.).
• Analysing ecommerce fashion business trends and preparing weekly internal reports.
• Optimizing sell-out approach for existing clients through tracking customer updates, monitoring performance and KPI’s. .
• Providing assistance to the wholesale team during sales campaign: driving clients through the collection, retrieving orders, tracking the OTB’s, maintaining showroom standards (Visual Merchandising/tidiness, client reception).
• Contacting with the operations team to track the products flow.
• Assisting in overseeing commercial operations and marketing activations for key accounts.
• Handling after-sale service for partners.
• Order management (order entry, SWAPs, reorders, deliveries)
• Analysing seasonal buys, identifying key categories, products and trends, collecting and processing customer feedback.
• Assets distribution (product linesheets, marketing assets, product overviews, etc.)

THE PROFILE:

• Currently enrolled to a bachelor’s or masters’ degree in Business/Ecommerce/Fashion related field.
• Available for a period of 5-6 months
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written; additional language is a plus
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is a must (vlookup, pivots, etc.)
• Proactivity, self-organization, ability to work independently
• Attention to detail, analytical mindset
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Strong interest in fashion, wholesale and ecommerce
• Ability to communicate openly
• Excellent customer relationship skills
• Start date - ASAP

Please note that we can only consider your application if you are enrolled for the full duration of your internship at your school or university. Also, due to Dutch legislation, you have to be in possession of European nationality or studying in the Netherlands.

If your application is successful, we will contact you within three weeks