Hermès Assistant Project Manager — Product Development & Industrialization (Internship)
- Location
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Industry
- High Jewelry
- Posted
- Apr 24, 2026
About Hermès
Hermès Sellier is a globally recognised French luxury maison celebrated for its artisanal craft across leather goods, silk, ready-to-wear, jewellery and home objects. The company combines heritage-led savoir‑faire with technical ateliers and a decentralized production model; roles based at the Hermès ateliers in Pantin sit at the intersection of creative excellence and industrial precision.
Hermès Sellier — Pantin: Assistant Project Manager (Product Development & Industrialization) internship starting Sept 2026 at the Hermès Pantin ateliers.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the Project Manager in piloting and coordinating one or more jewellery product development and industrialization projects from early mock-ups to production validation, ensuring objectives for aesthetics, quality, timing and cost are met.
- Facilitate cross‑functional communication between Creation, Technical teams (Design Office and Methods), Product Data, Quality, Purchasing, Supply and internal/external workshops to secure project milestones.
- Track project timelines and budgets, anticipate risks, escalate alerts appropriately and implement corrective actions to safeguard delivery.
- Contribute to continuous‑improvement initiatives: animate adoption of project‑management tools, analyse development costs, consolidate event needs and structure upstream handover processes.
- Maintain atelier routines and manage prototype and component stocks; coordinate prototype shipments and prepare presentation trays for reviews.
- Administer project-related purchasing (parts, study fees, tooling), capitalise cost data and keep reporting and project‑management tools up to date.
Qualifications
- Final‑year engineering school or university student (end‑of‑studies internship or gap‑year) in engineering, materials science, industrial engineering or related discipline.
- Availability to start September 2026 for an internship contract; based in Pantin, Île‑de‑France.
- Strong appetite for project management and demonstrable interest in jewellery / product sensitivity.
- Autonomy, leadership potential and the ability to federate teams across functions.
- Rigour, analytical thinking, strong synthesis skills and a client/result orientation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; professional working proficiency in English (oral and written).
Skills
Experience
Open to beginners: aimed at students in final year or on a césure; prior internship experience in a technical or project environment is a plus but not required.
Education
Final‑year engineering school or university programme (engineering, industrial engineering, materials science or comparable technical curriculum).
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Pantin, Île-de-France, France, with easy access to Paris.
Culture
Hermès combines a deep commitment to artisanal excellence with long‑term, craft‑centred thinking. Teams operate in a collegial, multidisciplinary environment where technical rigor, creativity and respect for heritage are valued; the company emphasises ethical conduct, diversity and inclusion.
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