Christian Dior Business Development Manager — High‑End Watches & Jewelry

About Christian Dior

Christian Dior Couture is an iconic French maison within the LVMH group, renowned for couture, leather goods and its expanding high jewelry and watchmaking activities. The brand operates a global retail network and places strong emphasis on craftsmanship, product excellence and boutique experience; internal training and cross‑functional collaboration (e.g., Dior Academy, Marketing, VM) underpin talent development.

Role & Responsibilities

• Act as Maison ambassador for High‑End Watches & Jewelry across Europe, representing the brand to clients and retail teams.
• Design, coordinate and participate in regional High‑End client events and activations, including stock preparation, event set‑up, sales support and post‑event reconciliation.
• Develop and deploy training and enablement programs for retail presenters and boutique teams on product knowledge, negotiation and client follow‑up.
• Define permanent and event‑driven high‑end assortments for boutiques; coordinate launches of High‑End collections with Training, VM, BU and Dior Academy.
• Manage stock deliveries, inter‑store transfers and invoicing follow‑up with the BU and supply teams to ensure sell‑through and availability for events.
• Monitor and analyse sales performance and KPIs (daily/weekly/monthly), produce reports and recommend corrective actions to markets and Country Directors.
• Conduct competitive and market analyses to identify growth opportunities and propose targeted client acquisition strategies.
• Animate ambassador and seller communities within the retail network to sustain momentum on High‑End initiatives and openings.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–10 years’ experience in commercial development or operational marketing within the luxury sector, with exposure to High‑End product categories.
• Demonstrated expertise or strong knowledge of watchmaking (horlogerie) and jewelry (joaillerie).
• Proven ability to plan and execute client events and boutique activations across multiple markets.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills; proven track record with VIP clienteling and relationship management.
• Strong analytical capability and comfort with sales KPIs and numeric reporting.
• Fluent English (working proficiency); strong communication and training skills.
• Professional command of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with data analysis tools.

Skills

Experience

Minimum 5–10 years in business development or operational marketing within the luxury industry, ideally including retail exposure and responsibility for high‑value product categories (watches and/or jewelry).

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, luxury management or equivalent; advanced training in retail management or merchandising is an advantage.

Workplace

Culture

Christian Dior Couture cultivates a culture of creative excellence and meticulous attention to product and client experience. Teams operate in a highly collaborative, cross‑disciplinary environment where training and ambassador programmes (e.g., Dior Academy) support professional growth and mastery of haute‑joaillerie and haute‑horlogerie savoir‑faire.

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