About this role
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">A career in Maison Valentino is your chance to grow in a reality where business and creativity meet and thrive in an inclusive, and open-minded community.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Maison Valentino believes in a colleague-centric approach, where our contribution and behaviors as individuals are the secret of our success as a community. Each Valentino colleague is crucial to guarantee that every need in Valentino is met with mastery, creativity, uniqueness, and care.</span></p> <p> </p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Valentino is looking for an Intern who will be included in the <strong>E-Business</strong> Department, based in <strong>Milan</strong>, and will support the team in the following activities:</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">- Business Performance Monitoring:</span></div> <ul style="text-align:justify"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support daily/weekly/monthly monitoring of sales and main KPIs performance vs targets and vs last year. Identify insights on trend and performance gaps.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support the preparation of business reviews, consolidate data from multiple sources, assist in preparing presentations for internal stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Analyze product performance (categories, bestseller, etc), monitor sell-through and stock availability and support the identification of commercial opportunities.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support cross-functional activities with data extraction and ad-hoc analysis.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Ensure data quality and accuracy.</span></li> </ul> <div style="text-align:justify"> </div> <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">- Planning (Budgeting and Forecasting):</span></div> <ul style="text-align:justify"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support the definition of the eBusiness sales targets by assisting the development of the monthly plan at Channel/Region/Full Price-Markdown/Category level.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Align with retail Planning team on seasonal planning and OTB development.</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Monitor the buying process, buying spent vs OTB, and ensure deviations are reflected in the Sales Plan.</span></li> </ul> <div style="text-align:justify"> </div> <div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">- Merchandise Allocation:</span></div> <div style="text-align:justify"> <ul> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Support the Markdown flow actively managing inventory to maximize sales and achieve assigned targets</span></li> </ul> </div> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><strong>Requirements:</strong> </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <ul style="text-align:justify"> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Excellent analytical skills</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Expert knowledge of Excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Power Point</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Knowledge of BO, Qlik and SAP is a plus</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Fluency in Italian and English</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Good organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment</span></li> <li style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">Team working-oriented, motivated with positive attitude and good relational skills</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:verdana, geneva, sans-serif">The Valentino ecosystem is home to a wide and extraordinary pool of talents, each colleague contributing with their unique attributes, nurturing a culture of inclusivity and equality. Inspiring sense of belonging, passion and engaging colleagues are the bases of our inclusive and multifaceted world.</span></p>