Wholesale Operations Intern

The Role

For this position, the Wholesale Operations Intern provides support in the day to day wholesale activities within the department ranging from data analyses/reporting, supporting on key account management, oversight of product flows, being in direct contact with internal as well with external stakeholders of the Karl Lagerfeld brand. This position grants a student the opportunity to get hands on experience within the fashion industry, while receiving professional guidance and personal development opportunities while working on personal research projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist wholesale team members in managing and overseeing end-to-end outbound operations; including inventory management, seasonal orderbook management, pricing, promotions, and maintain a customer service centric approach to all work.
• Support wholesale team and our customers as a first point of contact in the office by providing information on the seasonal line, prices, reporting and by being a link to the other departments in the organization.
• Full ownership and monitoring of outbound flow of goods during the shipping season.
• Maintain a helicopter overview of processes and information flow between sales-, merchandising- and logistics department and anticipate any implications for operations and our customers further down the line.
• Ability to challenge numbers and information derived from reports and spot mistakes immediately.
• Basic proficiency in Excel (familiarity with v-lookups and pivot tables is a plus) and familiarity with ERP systems.

Requirements

• You are enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program following one of the following disciplines: Business Administration/or Management, Supply Chain Management, Accounting or related field.
• Fluent in English, both verbal and written; other European language is a plus.
• You have excellent skills with Microsoft office: Outlook, Excel, PPT.
• You are strong in building and maintaining relationships and work collaboratively with different departments.
• You are proactive and think ahead, bring structure in your work and are independent.
• You communicate openly, honestly and constructively.
• You have a strong interest in Wholesale Management and fashion.
• You possess excellent customer service skills.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with internationally recognized Fashion House.
• Competitive Internship package (Remuneration fee included).

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 have European nationality or study in the Netherlands.