- Location
- Paris Île-de-France France
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Industry
- High Jewelry
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
About Christian Dior
Christian Dior, founded in Paris in 1946, stands as one of the world’s most influential maisons, uniting haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, fragrance, beauty, and exceptional retail experiences. As an employer, Dior offers a culture shaped by artistic audacity, meticulous craftsmanship, and the pursuit of excellence, where heritage and innovation continually enrich one another. Its teams collaborate across ateliers, studios, boutiques, and corporate functions within an international environment that values elegance, precision, inclusivity, and entrepreneurial spirit. Working at Dior means contributing to a legacy of timeless style while helping define the future of luxury with creativity, discipline, and purpose.
Christian Dior Couture is seeking a High Jewelry and Timepieces Business Development Assistant Intern in Paris for a six-month, full-time internship starting in January 2027. The intern will support European retail growth through performance analysis, merchandising and boutique operations, client events, and logistics coordination.
Role & Responsibilities
- Analyze weekly and monthly performance by product line, region, boutique, and collection, tracking KPIs related to High End events.
- Conduct ad hoc competitive studies, particularly those related to High End events.
- Provide daily support to regions and boutiques, including requests for pieces available for client presentations, coordination between central teams and markets, product information, and sales-support tools.
- Support the management of new product launches through product information, assortment summaries, and collection of market requests.
- Track permanent, temporary, and seasonal boutique openings, creating specific assortments where needed with central teams, monitoring stock receipt, and helping coordinate logistics information.
- Provide operational support for client events and help organize internal seminars.
- Create and provide sales-support tools, including product books, listings, assortment summaries, and sales associate applications.
- Help prepare the monthly Ambassadors Call by compiling results and business priorities.
- Help prepare pieces for shipment to European regions for client presentations, including documentation, transport booking, packing, and handover to carriers.
- Help monitor regional logistics flows and communications with carriers.
Qualifications
- A final-year internship is preferred; a gap-year internship is also considered.
- A first experience in business analysis or merchandising is preferred.
- Business school education at BAC +5 level.
- Fluent French and English.
- Knowledge of the luxury industry; knowledge of the jewelry and watch sector is an advantage.
- Dynamism and proactivity.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Analytical mindset and rigor.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and understanding of client relations.
- Curiosity and product sensitivity.
- Commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
Skills
Experience
A first experience in business analysis or merchandising is preferred.
Education
Business school education at BAC +5 level; a final-year internship is preferred, with a gap-year internship also considered.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
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Culture
Christian Dior fosters a culture of refined creativity, exceptional craftsmanship, and continuous innovation, where teams are encouraged to uphold the Maison’s heritage while shaping the future of luxury. As an employer, it offers a dynamic and exacting environment that values collaboration, excellence, and the development of talent across artistic, retail, and corporate disciplines.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
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