ALTERNANCE - Men Retail Merchandising & Buying Assistant

Our Business and our Values: Christian Louboutin, created in 1991 in Paris, is a global luxury brand leader when it comes to shoes for women and men and leather goods. Christian Louboutin is also renowned for its iconic red sole, imagined by Mr. Christian Louboutin himself, a year after the creation of the brand. The brand has more than 160 Boutiques in 38 countries featuring the signature shoes such as the iconic pumps, sneakers and loafers alongside the seasonal collections for women, men and accessories. Christian Louboutin imagines collections through a large spectrum of inspirations emanating from his love of Paris, his travels, and his passion for art and craftmanship. 2014 welcomed the launch of Christian Louboutin Beauté with the iconic Rouge Louboutin nail and lip colour. Our people are at the heart of our brand We celebrate individuality and allow the freedom to have responsibility, autonomy and creativity within your role. Our colleagues have in common the passion and dedication to our Brand, and its continued success. We live by our values: We are down to earth – we stand with authenticity, integrity and respect. We have passion – we drive our business with agility, commitment and care. We have happiness in all that we do – we collaborate with positivity, open-mindedness and fun. We work with inspiration – we envision the future with confidence, creativity and freedom.” The Maison Christian Louboutin is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruitment practices that do not discriminate against any job applicant because of their race, color, gender, age, nationality, culture(s), religion, sex, physical or mental disability, or age. We believe that a culture of diversity and individuality fosters our core values we listed above. So, if you also share this mindset and these values and you dream of coloring your soles red as part of the Louboutin adventure, please join us! Overview and purpose of role: As a Merchandising and Buying Assistant at Christian Louboutin, you will be part of the Men’s Retail EMEI Merchandising & Buying team. In this role, you will join the Men’s Universe (Shoes & Leathergoods) as a key support function to the team, managing daily tasks as well as larger cross-functional projects, working hand in hand with other departments (VM, Central Merchandising, etc.) and stores. You will also support the Merchandiser in charge of Beauty and Eyewear in all related tasks. Your main missions will be to: Follow up and analyze the business and competitive environment to suggest actions to improve collection performance Manage stores requests (transfers, stock consolidation…) Participate actively in the buying sessions Key Responsibilities of the role: Men Buying for EMEI: support the Buying and Merchandising team during buying sessions (3 to 4 depending on the apprenticeship dates) Contribute to the preparation of the buying session: analysis of past performance to build the new season’s buying strategy, product selection by cluster and collection presentation to store directors. Assist the buyers during the buying session: assortment reviews with stores, product mappings, buying session wrap ups, order entry in the buying tool… Merchandising responsibilities : support stores in providing the best possible service while maximizing sales performance Assist the Buying and Merchandising team with product sales analysis for the EMEI region. Support VIC requests and execute stock consolidations to maximize turnover and sell through in each category, avoiding missed opportunities. Conduct competitive analysis on targeted topics. Follow-up deliveries and update delivery reports. Help with daily stock allocations and replenishments. Support business needs during events and store openings. Beauty & Eyewear: Assist the Buyer with product sales analysis for the EMEI region. Support with the monthly replenishment and product launches. Support orders and/or stock consolidations for events. Skills and Requirements: In order to deliver the main responsibilities of the role, you will need the following skills: Technical: BAC 5 / Master level within a Business or Engineering School A first experience in Retail or Merchandising is a plus Strong Excel skills and analytical mindset Fluent in French and English Soft skills: Adaptable and flexible: must be comfortable with change and willing to adapt as required to the needs of the business. Effective time management skills: must be punctual and reliable, able to perform tasks within the required timeframes. Strong interest in fashion and product sensitivity. Strong communication skills, able to clearly explain their findings and pose relevant questions. Motivated and committed with a ‘can do’ positive attitude: able to meet the demands with high energy level. Able to work effectively as part of a team and willing to perform varied tasks depending on the needs of the business. Proactive, dynamic and have a willingness to learn and develop. Open-minded to diversity internally and externally – ready to work with different people and to serve different types of customers with respect and without bias. Passionate about their own career development and self-aware of areas of improvement. How will success be measured? You will have objectives and we expect you to be curious, to adapt to company processes and culture and to achieve your goals on time and efficiently. We expect you to anticipate and raise any difficulty you could have before it starts to be a problem. Your manager will be expected to provide you with ongoing appropriate feedback to support your improvement where necessary. After receiving your application and if selected, our recruiters will ask you to do a pre-recorded video interview. Please note that if you don’t hear from us within 1 month after having submitted your application, you should consider your profile has not been selected.

Location: Paris, FR

Posted Date: 5/23/2025