Merchandising Internship at World Leading Sports Fashion Brand
Gradfuel, Netherlands
Job Description
This is a 6-month placement for university students who want experience in Merchandising.
With sports playing an increasingly important role in more and more people’s lives, both on and off the field of play, we operate in a highly attractive industry. Based on our deep understanding of our consumers and the authenticity of our brand, we push the boundaries of products, experiences, and services.
An internship with us provides you with a unique opportunity to apply what you have learned at university, use your knowledge in practice and live your passion for sports.
JOIN OUR MERCHANDISING TEAM:
Global Merchandising sits at the centre of our brand operating model. It’s set up to plan, curate and successfully land consumer-focused assortments across all our categories in example Running, Football, Originals, Training and Sportswear.
In alignment with teams from Product Marketing, Communication amp; Creative Direction, Merchandising is defining and briefing the right range to show up as one brand across markets and channels. It curates consumer assortments with the creation teams and is landing them, Direct Consumer (DTC) led, in markets across channels and tiers based on a deep understanding of customer needs.
YOUR TASKS:
- Maintain product data in the Range Management Application (attributes, like intro dates, sizes, and pricing). Keep track of changes and ensure the database itself is always up-to-date during the full season and prior to deadlines
- Analysis of competitors pricing, product offer and strategies
- Support Merchandising Managers with market analysis (Sell-in, sell-out), market amp; competition research (online screening, catalogue screening)
- Prepare presentations for key meetings, support the managers with preparation, and gather data, and pictures. Deliver your own creative inputs
- Collection amp; catalogue preparation of our collections amp; ranges
- Preparation of product/range overviews amp; handovers
- Project manage campaign samples (internal amp; external) and campaign tracking tools (ordering, shipping, tracking, returning)
Requirements
- Student of Business administration or Economics with a focus on Retail, Fashion, Consumer Management or similar
- Enrolled as full-time student for the complete duration of the internship
- Or in the so-called gap year between Bachelor and Master’s degree (gap year regulation only applicable to EU citizens due to working permit regulations)
- Candidates in penultimate year of study preferred (following the internship, students should have maximum one year to graduate)
- English fluent (written and spoken)
- Strong MS Office skills (especially PowerPoint and Excel)
- Strong analytical amp; organisational skills
- Passion for sports
Benefits
- World Leading Sports brand
- 6 month placement
- International offices!
- Extensive training!
- Very fun team
- Office with a pool!