Fashion Merchandising Intern

Role overview

Business planning support

• Update weekly business dashboards and reports and contribute to weekly and monthly reporting for leadership and cross-functional Fashion teams.
• Support Open-to-Buy calculations, sales forecasts, commercial budget updates, business follow-up tools, and operational efficiency improvements.
• Prepare ad hoc presentations and support stock diversions and reallocations across the market and region.
• Participate in Boutique Monthly Business Reviews, assess performance, and monitor commercial action plans.

Product merchandising

• Analyze product performance using quantitative data and qualitative boutique feedback and support category strategies aligned with regional objectives.
• Identify opportunities for slow-moving products and work with Visual Merchandising and Style teams on visibility, storytelling, and sell-through initiatives.
• Contribute to pre-buy analysis, collection assortment preparation, and post-buying reviews for Middle East boutiques.
• Support monthly replenishment analysis for Eyewear and Fashion & Beauty to identify stock opportunities and minimize missed sales.

Collection and stock optimization

• Monitor collection deliveries and provide reports on incoming, in-transit, and received stock to boutiques and Visual Merchandising teams.
• Track collection performance and contribute recommendations, stock action plans, collection rebalancing, and transfer requests.
• Work with boutique teams, the Stock community, and Europe and Worldwide teams to support timely stock movements and best practices.
• Conduct competitor and market analysis to identify commercial, product, and client trends.

Candidate profile

• A strong interest in fashion, luxury retail, merchandising, and business analysis.
• Analytical and numerical confidence, excellent attention to detail, and strong Excel skills; Power BI knowledge is an advantage.
• Proactive, organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively and independently.
• Clear and confident communication skills and curiosity about product, client, and market trends.

Qualifications and availability

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
• Previous internship or initial experience in merchandising, business analysis, or a related area is advantageous, ideally within fashion or luxury.
• Fluency in English is essential; French is a plus.
• Based in Dubai and available for a full-time, six-month internship.

Internship experience