Christian Dior Men's Ready-to-Wear Product Development Assistant

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.

Role & Responsibilities

• Update collection tracking documents and tools, including collection overviews and plans, component tables, and material sheets.
• Create and update styles in the PLM tool.
• Prepare style and material allocation sheets for launches.
• Participate in material sourcing.
• Manage and send fabric swatches for the sales book.
• Print product labels.
• Scan collection looks for the look list.
• Coordinate daily with manufacturers, the studio, and the House’s internal teams.
• Track shipments of materials, components, fabrics, and prototypes to manufacturers.
• Arrange DHL shipments and book couriers.
• Participate in collection fittings with the studio, designers, technical office, and workshop.
• Receive prototypes, including unpacking garments, checking them in, changing hangers, and verifying styles.
• Support the product managers with the day-to-day management of tools, prototypes, and communications with internal and external contacts while following the development of several collections simultaneously.
• Contribute to understanding the full collection lifecycle, from the marketing brief through receipt of final prototypes.
• Undertake other evolving duties according to the intern’s profile and ongoing developments.

Qualifications

• Student at a business or fashion school, studying textile engineering, or enrolled in an equivalent programme.
• A first experience in product development, production, or the fashion industry is appreciated.
• Strong interest in men's ready-to-wear, the product, and the collection development process.
• Rigour, organisation, and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a range of contacts.
• Autonomy, responsiveness, and team spirit.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; PLM is an advantage.
• Written, reading, and spoken English; Italian is an advantage.

Skills

Experience

Entry-level; a first experience in product development, production, or the fashion industry is appreciated.

Education

Student at a business or fashion school, studying textile engineering, or enrolled in an equivalent programme.

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.

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