Sephora Management Control Intern

About Sephora

Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.

Sephora is hiring a Management Control Intern for a six-month internship starting in January 2027 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The intern will support Offer and Marketing management control through revenue and margin reporting, omnichannel campaign analysis, budgeting tool deployment and marketing cost analysis.

Role & Responsibilities

• Support the Offer and Marketing management controllers in their day-to-day work across both areas.
• Update weekly and monthly revenue and margin reports by category (fragrance, makeup and skincare), market and commercial campaign, as well as brand reports including TOP/FLOP, Rolling Forecast and NIP.
• Monitor and analyse omnichannel performance during key commercial periods, including sales, Black Friday, Mother’s Day and Christmas, producing dedicated reports in collaboration with Category Managers.
• Help roll out new budgeting and decision-support tools for Offer Management Control, including testing, drafting user guides and supporting change management.
• Support the Marketing Management Controller with analyses of loyal customer purchasing behaviour and marketing, media and CRM costs.
• Contribute to revenue and margin analysis and, as needed, monthly closing activities, including inventory, depreciation and rebates.
• Work across revenue and margin management, with some exposure to marketing cost control, in an operational role involving Category Management, Marketing and Brand Partnerships.

Qualifications

• Currently studying at a business school or pursuing an equivalent university degree.
• Demonstrates rigour, strong analytical and synthesis skills, and the ability to propose solutions.
• Proficiency with office software, particularly Excel.

Skills

Experience

A significant internship in management control would be an advantage; the role is suited to building on a first internship.

Education

Currently enrolled at a business school or in an equivalent university programme.

Workplace

Culture

Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.

About Cerulean

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