Kendo Commercial Intern
- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Department
- Wholesale, Commercial & B2B Sales
- Posted
- Oct 2, 2026
About Kendo
Kendo is a dynamic beauty brand incubator within the LVMH family, renowned for creating and scaling distinctive names that shape contemporary prestige beauty. Since its founding in 2010, the company has combined entrepreneurial agility with the resources and standards of a global luxury group, fostering brands such as Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Ole Henriksen, and KVD Beauty. As an employer, Kendo offers an inventive, fast-moving environment where creativity, commercial rigor, inclusivity, and digital fluency converge. Its teams are encouraged to challenge convention, build culturally resonant products, and contribute to a portfolio defined by innovation, authenticity, and global ambition.
Kendo is seeking a Commercial Intern in London to support its Commercial team with sales reporting, analysis, key account coordination and sales administration. This is a full-time, 12-month internship starting in January 2027; the role reports to the National Account Manager – Kendo Brands UK.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support the Commercial team with daily tasks and projects to achieve gross and retail sales targets, manage key accounts, reporting and sales administration.
- Produce weekly retail sales reports, including weekly and monthly reporting using Microsoft Excel.
- Analyse stock and trade, and validate retailer orders.
- Conduct ad hoc analysis by segment, brand and account to prepare sales strategies.
- Administer account openings, closures and changes to account details.
- Liaise with Marketing on implementation of the marketing plan and specific commercial activities.
- Prepare account-specific forms, including Vendor Setup Forms, New Line Forms and Site Nomination Forms, and coordinate the returns process.
- Liaise with the Retail team on store-specific performance and staffing.
- Assist with the returns process, including store audits and budget analysis.
- Assist in preparing sales meeting presentations.
- Work with retailers’ consumer insights data tools.
- Manage price lists.
Qualifications
- Graduate of a business school.
- Fluent in English.
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
- Experience in sales and/or marketing in a luxury environment is an advantage, but is not essential.
Skills
Experience
Experience in sales and/or marketing in a luxury environment is an advantage, but is not essential.
Education
Graduate of a business school.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in London, England, UK.
Culture
Kendo offers a fast-moving, entrepreneurial culture where brand builders, creatives, and beauty experts collaborate to develop distinctive global beauty brands. As part of the LVMH ecosystem, it combines the agility of an independent incubator with the standards, resources, and international perspective of a luxury group. The environment values innovation, inclusivity, commercial excellence, and hands-on ownership at every level.
About Cerulean
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