Guerlain Global Merchandising Project Assistant — Skincare
Guerlain — Paris: Global Merchandising Project Assistant (Skincare), alternance starting Sept 2026. Work‑study role in Merchandising & launch deployment.
Overview
Guerlain is a Parisian house renowned for luxury perfumes, skincare and cosmetics. As part of the LVMH Perfumes & Cosmetics group, the brand combines artisanal savoir‑faire, scientific innovation and global luxury retail experience. Guerlain offers a highly creative, heritage‑driven workplace with international operations and close cross‑functional collaboration between product, artistic direction and market teams.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the Project Manager in the operational deployment of global skincare launches, including drafting and maintaining launch books to ensure flawless market roll‑out.
- Coordinate with creative agencies and the Artistic Direction to shape executional copy and visual frameworks; produce clear text/visual briefs and manage deliverables.
- Prepare and distribute deployment guidelines and retail merchandising materials to Markets, including production of planograms and point‑of‑sale documentation.
- Follow up with Markets to monitor implementation, resolve executional issues and ensure compliance with the launch strategy.
- Contribute to cross‑functional coordination and stakeholder reporting to guarantee timely delivery of merchandising assets.
Qualifications
- Enrolled in Bac+4/+5 (Master-level) program in business, communication or equivalent university degree; alternance (work‑study) contractual availability from September 2026 for 12 months.
- Ideally one prior internship or work experience in merchandising within luxury goods, ideally in perfumes & cosmetics.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong teamwork, organisational rigour and ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks.
- Proactive, adaptable, responsible and able to work with numerous internal and external stakeholders.
- Fluent in French and comfortable expressing oneself in English, both written and spoken.
Skills
Experience
Entry level — candidate should be a Master‑level student (Bac+4/+5) with ideally one prior internship in merchandising or retail operations within the luxury beauty sector.
Education
Currently enrolled in a Bac+4/Bac+5 (Master-level) program in business, communication, marketing or equivalent university degree.
Workplace
The role is situated in Paris, Île-de-France, France. There are currently 3.316 open positions in Paris on Cerulean, with 67 added recently. Within Île-de-France, Cerulean currently features 3.727 open roles, including 101 recent additions. Across France, Cerulean lists 4.275 open roles — 127 of them newly added.
Culture
Guerlain blends Parisian heritage with modern luxury innovation; the working environment values craftsmanship, creativity and cross‑disciplinary collaboration. Teams operate at high standards of excellence, with frequent international interaction and close ties between artistic, product and commercial functions.
About Cerulean
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