Alternance FENTY - Assistant Visual Merchandising (H/F)

Kendo Holdings, Inc. is a San Francisco-based beauty brand developer and wholesaler owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s largest luxury group. A play on the words “can do”, Kendo has become the hub of creativity and next generation beauty product development for global Sephora channels and selective retailers outside of Sephora.

Through original development, collaborations and acquisitions the Kendo stable of brands will always be creative, inspiring, and innovative. A dynamic engine of speed, expertise and market-savvy, the Kendo team continues to redefine the beauty industry through great product, great storytelling, great retail and direct-to-consumer partnerships.

• “Can Do” Spirit: We work together to make our wildest dreams a reality: As entrepreneurs, we embrace optimism and find creative ways to reach our goals
• Advocacy, Diversity, and Inclusion: We recognize and celebrate the full spectrum of personal identities. We create safe spaces, so everyone’s voice is heard. We listen with humility and act with courage.
• Storytelling: We tell authentic stories like no oneelse: It’s our key to inspire trust and build relationships, rallying, our people, partners, and consumers around our brands.
• Resilience: We embrace challenges as opportunities. Change is ever constant, and agility is our strength.
• Product Excellence: We put the consumers first: We constantly raise the bar to create products of the highest quality that everyone just hasto have.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

In order to support the growth of FENTY BEAUTY, FENTY SKIN & FENTY HAIR, the Visual Merchandising Assistant will be responsible for assisting the Visual Merchandising & Animation Manager in deploying the European merchandising strategy in coordination with the US teams and the retailer.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

 

1) In-Store Merchandising Excellence

• Management of store allocation files - Europe Scope
• Development of merchandising plans using IWD software (Fenty Skin, Fenty Hair)
• Assist the VM team in creating artworks for the 3 brands
• Creation of merchandising books for each update (Fenty Skin, Fenty Hair)
• Conduct competitive analysis (Department Stores, SEPHORA Champs Elysées, etc.)
• Ensure VM after-sales service for the 3 brands in collaboration with our supplier and European Retail teams

2) Trade Animation

• Management of store allocation files for each animation in collaboration with the Retail and Brand Europe teams
• Create photo reports of new installations for the brand and competitors
• Assist the team with corner developments

 

 

PROFILE

With a degree (Bac +4/5) in Marketing/Merchandising, you have already completed a merchandising internship during which you have developed solid project management skills.

Organised, rigorous and reliable, you can think ahead. Your eye for aesthetics and your interest in the world of cosmetics are essential in carrying out your assignments.

Your knowledge of Illustrator and Indesign would be a plus.

Fluent English is essential for daily exchanges with your contacts in Europe and the US.