GLOBAL MERCHANDISING APPRENTICE

Global Merchandising Apprentice Burberry Beauty - Retail Experience

1 year Apprenticeship from 1st September 2026

Responsibilities

As our Retail Experience Project Manager Assistant – Burberry & Marc Jacobs & Gucci Beauty, your main focus is Merchandising Project Coordination.

You will support the development of visual merchandising guidelines. Working closely with internal teams, design agencies, and external partners, you will help deliver temporary and permanent merchandising solutions, ensure brand consistency across executions, monitor project timelines, and contribute to the successful implementation of the brand’s retail experience strategy.

Your main focus:

• Support the development and delivery of temporary and permanent merchandising guidelines, coordinating with design agencies and the fashion house from creative brief to final execution.
• Translate creative concepts into technical briefs, supporting material sourcing, global production processes, and the creation of technical drawings and merchandising assets.
• Contribute to the design and production of merchandising tools for various retail environments, including semi‑temporary in‑store displays, permanent fixtures, local markets, and travel retail channels.
• Prepare retailtainment guidelines, conduct competitive benchmarking, develop post‑launch reports, update planograms using IWD software, and support the Merchandising team in daily operations.
• Monitor local market implementations, review design proposals, and ensure compliance with brand’s retail and architectural standards while supporting project timelines and deliverables.

Working for Coty means being part of a global beauty leader where creativity, innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit drive everything we do.

The team consists of retail and visual merchandising professionals and you will also work closely with Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Design Agencies, and local market teams. All your colleagues are passionate, collaborative, and highly engaged in delivering premium retail experiences. Working in the team, you will contribute to impactful projects in a fast‑paced and international environment.

You are a Coty fit

You like project coordination, retail design, visual merchandising, and to work across multiple departments. As a retail experience project manager assistant, you get energy from working in a fast‑paced, diverse and international environment. Other than that, you:

• Be fluent in both French and English.
• Have knowledge of design software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), SketchUp, or similar tools. Experience with these applications is a plus.

Benefits

• A salary that matches your knowledge and experience
• Omni‑Working: Hybrid flexible working model enabling employees to balance remote and office‑based work and promote work / life balance
• Meal vouchers
• Public transportation refunds up to 50%

About Coty

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate or employee and strive to be an open, inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.