Louis Vuitton Style Coordinator
- Location
- ParisÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Lead
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Jun 18, 2026
About Louis Vuitton
Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton stands among the world’s most emblematic luxury maisons, renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, innovation, and the art of travel. As an employer, the Maison offers a distinctive environment where heritage and modernity meet, inviting talents to contribute to a global culture of excellence across retail, design, craftsmanship, client experience, operations, and corporate functions. Louis Vuitton values curiosity, precision, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit, supporting employees through international opportunities, learning pathways, and a strong commitment to savoir-faire. Its teams are united by a shared ambition to craft enduring desirability and deliver exceptional experiences worldwide.
Louis Vuitton Paris: Style Coordinator in New Product Development. Lead design-to-prototype workflows for luxury leather goods with 5+ years experience.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and pilot upstream sampling strategy, aligning style, quality, margin, timeline, and industrial feasibility objectives
- Oversee Style Coordinators through workload allocation, mentorship, and professional development
- Collaborate with Design, project leads, and sampling centers to present showroom-ready products conforming to brief and LV standards
- Ensure delivery of samples, duplicates, and production transfers to manufacturing sites
- Align project and product requirements with Design on planning, prototype prioritization, and project arbitration
- Clarify and disseminate technical data to sampling technicians, production sites, and project stakeholders
- Guarantee achievement of project and product objectives: quality, margin, style, Time To Market, feasibility, and Go Style validation
- Anticipate quality, cost, timeline, and feasibility risks while proposing mitigation and optimization plans
- Champion continuous improvement initiatives to streamline and enhance pre-production processes
- Develop circular economy and re-use approaches within product development
- Support the expansion of sampling centers and internal alternatives to external bureaus and contractors
- Establish and evolve the sampling competency matrix aligned with collection requirements
- Brief finished goods and component production sites on project and technical data: plans, nomenclatures, specifications
- Guarantee timely delivery of duplicates at expected aesthetic levels
- Present and facilitate costing and product quality risk analyses
- Launch quality tests, validate Go Style, and communicate associated reports
Qualifications
- Master's degree (Bac+5) from an engineering school, business school, or university, or equivalent qualification
- Minimum 5 years of experience in product development roles
- Proven product sensitivity, preferably in leather goods
- Demonstrable knowledge of the luxury goods market
- Excellent interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Rigorous attention to detail with strong autonomy
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
- Conversational Italian proficiency
Skills
Experience
Minimum 5 years in product development roles, preferably within luxury leather goods. Demonstrated ability to manage complex sampling strategies, coordinate cross-functional teams, and navigate demanding, quality-focused environments.
Education
Master's degree (Bac+5) from an engineering school, business school, university, or equivalent qualification.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France.
Culture
Louis Vuitton fosters a culture rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and a relentless pursuit of excellence, where employees contribute to one of the world’s most iconic luxury maisons. Its workplace environment combines creativity, precision, and international collaboration, offering teams the opportunity to grow within a brand that values innovation, client experience, and long-term savoir-faire.
About Cerulean
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