Christian Dior Product Manager

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 Product Manager to contribute to the strategy and development of Dior Maison & Art de Vivre collections, covering market analysis, collection planning, product development, supplier coordination, pricing, budgets and compliance. This is a permanent, full-time, on-site role in Paris.

Role & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategy and development of Dior Maison & Art de Vivre collections, in collaboration with internal teams and external partners.
• Design and manage the collection plan using visual tools and Excel.
• Evaluate the performance of existing collections.
• Identify opportunities to extend collections and develop new products.
• Research and analyse new growth and differentiation opportunities for product categories through 360° competitive monitoring of product ranges, pricing, materials and savoir-faire, supported by in-depth knowledge of the House.
• Work with the creative studio to validate designs and technical specifications, ensuring feasibility and compliance with supplier constraints.
• Prepare product briefs for the creative studio and ensure that creative work and technical specifications are delivered according to schedule.
• Manage the progress of supplier developments, including design, manufacturing processes, development costs and purchase prices.
• Actively source and assess potential new partners and savoir-faire.
• Share key product information internally, including savoir-faire and care instructions.
• Validate product retail pricing strategy.
• Manage budgets allocated to collection development.
• Ensure new products are referenced and coded.
• Secure compliance and intellectual property aspects of designs and artistic collaborations with the relevant internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree-level education, such as a business school qualification.
• A first experience in product development and/or experience in the home décor or tableware sector.
• Full proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Adobe suite skills and experience in the print sector are an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal skills for direct contact with external service providers and cross-functional collaboration.
• Fluent English.
• Enjoys teamwork and demonstrates analytical thinking.
• Rigour, diplomacy and product sensitivity.
• Strong interest in the home universe and solid knowledge of the tableware and decoration markets, as well as Dior Maison’s competitive landscape.

Skills

Experience

At least 3 years; a first experience in product development and/or experience in the home décor or tableware sector.

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree-level education, such as a business school qualification.

Workplace

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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