Wholesale Paris Internship 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.

THE ROLE

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, motivated intern to join our Paris Office! The intern will perform various activities on the Inside Sales & Wholesale team to acquire exceptional customer service skills and build customer relationships. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a strong and growing business and gain experience in a fast pace fashion company. The role involves providing support to the day to day wholesale activities, seasonal sales campaigns and key account management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist and monitors partners request. (SAV, Price lists, master date files, product overviews, marketing material requests and re orders)
• Manage all wholesale sample requests, deliveries, returns and tracking.
• Support and coordinate logistic during seasonal sales campaign, including Paris showroom set up, scheduling appointments, booking models, showroom preparation, etc.
• Provide client support in selling appointments and orders entry.
• Engage and collaborate with cross functional departments (Ecommerce, Marketing, PR, Operations and Finance)
• Prepare sales though analysis for French Market and SIS and Department Stores monthly sales analysis.

THE PROFILE:

• Bachelor or Masters in Business or fashion related profession.
• Basic understanding of Wholesale buying principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (Vlookup, Pivot, & Graphs), PowerPoint and strong analytical capability
• Enthusiastic team player with a can-do attitude. Curious and outgoing, willing to propose new ideas and work independently.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks in an organized manner, prioritize and meet tight deadlines concurrently
• Fluently and professional French and English speaking. 
• Currently living in France or open to relocate asap
• Internship agreement required

Please note that if your application is successful we will contact you within three weeks.