Francis Kurkdjian Retail Performance and Data Coordinator Intern

About Francis Kurkdjian

Maison Francis Kurkdjian is a Parisian fragrance house founded in 2009 by master perfumer Francis Kurkdjian and Marc Chaya, renowned for translating emotion, craftsmanship and modern French elegance into exceptional scents. As part of the LVMH ecosystem, the Maison offers employees the intimacy of an entrepreneurial creative atelier with the reach and standards of a global luxury leader. Its culture values artistic excellence, precision, client devotion and collaboration across métiers, from creation and retail to communications and operations. For professionals inspired by beauty and innovation, it provides a refined environment where talent contributes to an exacting, poetic vision of contemporary perfumery.

Role & Responsibilities

• Extract and consolidate quantitative Sell-In/Sell-Out data across the retail and wholesale network, including boutiques, concession department stores and independent retailers.
• Collect and analyse qualitative field information in collaboration with regional teams and management.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for top management.
• Track and analyse product launches and in-store activations.
• Create and lead sales challenges to energise the network.
• Support the preparation of commercial and budget presentations for the department.
• Improve existing reports by simplifying and automating dashboards, and implement new tools to meet business needs.
• Propose optimisations for Power BI dashboards in collaboration with the group IT entity and the WW Data Intelligence department, and track ongoing enhancement requests.
• Conduct competitive monitoring of the retail sector.
• Support the Retail Director in commercial development and store-implementation projects.
• Participate in specific retail project management.
• Prepare and lead the weekly conference with retail teams and draft meeting minutes.
• Monitor sales reconciliation for concession points of sale.
• Provide daily support and liaise with field teams.
• Collaborate with the head-office Retail team and occasionally support the organisation and logistics of events, including meetings, training sessions and inventories.

Qualifications

• Currently studying for a Master’s degree at a business school, university or equivalent.
• A first field and/or retail department experience is strongly preferred, ideally in a polyvalent role.
• Dynamic, rigorous, autonomous and perceptive, with strong data analysis and synthesis skills.
• Well organised, able to manage priorities and escalate alerts.
• Team-oriented, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficient in advanced Excel functions and comfortable with PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Interest in automation and AI.
• Versatile and responsive, with strong anticipation skills and the ability to become operational quickly in a demanding environment.

Skills

Experience

Entry-level; a first field and/or retail department experience is strongly preferred, ideally in a polyvalent role.

Education

Currently studying for a Master’s degree at a business school, university or equivalent.

Culture

Maison Francis Kurkdjian cultivates a refined, creative workplace where olfactory artistry, precision, and innovation are central to every role. As part of the luxury fragrance world, it offers an environment that values craftsmanship, collaboration, and a deep sensitivity to beauty, detail, and client experience.

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