- Employment
- Internship
- Seniority
- Intern
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Oct 21, 2026
About Richemont
Richemont is one of the world’s foremost luxury groups, stewarding a distinguished portfolio of maisons across jewellery, watchmaking, fashion and accessories, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Montblanc. As an employer, it combines the heritage of artisanal excellence with a forward-looking culture shaped by innovation, client-centricity and responsible business. Its global teams operate in an environment that values craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and collaboration, offering opportunities to grow within iconic maisons and group functions alike. Richemont attracts professionals who aspire to contribute to enduring luxury, preserving rare savoir-faire while helping define the future of high craftsmanship.
Richemont is seeking a Project Management Intern for a six-month internship starting in February 2027 in Buttes. The intern will support Lean and Kaizen continuous improvement, production-flow optimisation and Industry 4.0 digitalisation, including performance dashboards and user-friendly applications.
Role & Responsibilities
- Support operational excellence initiatives and deploy the operational performance review (RPO) standard.
- Map value streams (VSM) and analyse shop-floor data according to SQDCP impacts.
- Propose improvement plans in close collaboration with operational teams, including flow balancing, workstation organisation and process evolution.
- Implement improvements on the shop floor and deploy visual management.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within processes.
- Conduct in-depth analyses of issues encountered.
- Propose and implement practical solutions to optimise operations.
- Measure the impact of improvements and ensure they are sustained.
- Support the digitalisation of activities towards Industry 4.0.
- Design and develop performance-management dashboards using Business Intelligence tools.
- Develop and maintain user-friendly applications.
- Prepare training materials, deploy solutions and support operational teams.
Qualifications
- Be in the final year of an engineering degree, with a focus on production management or industrial processes.
- Be autonomous, proactive, organised and rigorous, with strong analytical, synthesis and communication skills.
- Have a strong shop-floor orientation and an interest in project management.
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools is an advantage.
- Have a strong interest in Industry 4.0.
- Ideally have initial experience on a digitalisation project.
Skills
Experience
Ideally, initial experience on a digitalisation project.
Education
Final-year engineering student specialising in production management or industrial processes.
Workplace
The role is situated in Buttes, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Benefits
In-depth professional and project-management training throughout the internship, personalised support to achieve professional goals, and an autonomous working environment.
Culture
Richemont fosters a refined, international workplace where its Maisons preserve exceptional craftsmanship while benefiting from the strength and perspective of a global luxury group. As an employer, it values long-term stewardship, collaboration, innovation, and the development of talent within an environment shaped by heritage, creativity, and high standards.
About Cerulean
Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.
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