Collection Merchandising Intern

New Guards Group is the home to 10 international luxury brands: Marcelo Burlon County of Milan, Off-White c/o Virgil Abloh, Palm Angels, Unravel Project, Heron Preston, Alanui, Kirin Peggy Gou, Opening Ceremony, Ambush and There Was One. We work with the understanding that fashion and luxury can be different: community-based, quality-driven, collaborative, truly global and quick. Our brands and products stem from creative and managerial innovation and the philosophy of Made in Italy. We're redefining the way luxury is conceived, communicated and shared. Where others see limits, we see goals.

TURATI

Our new office in Via Turati is a strategic hub, and home to all of the NGG staff functions. Turati is where the behind the scenes driving force of NGG is brought to life; this is harmonized with the archive exhibits of brand collaborations found throughout the office

THE ROLE

New Guards Group is looking for a Collection Merchandising Intern to join the Merchandising department. In this role you will support the Senior Collection Merchandiser Manager in overseeing the business by analysing data across the collections to identify market opportunities for the brands Palm Angels and Alanui.

It will be an unpaid curricular 3-month internship

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Weekly/Monthly/Seasonal reporting on sales, best sellers and sell-through analysis
• Carry out analysis, reports and presentations on sell in and sell out, strengths and weaknesses of current and past collections
• Support on the making of the collection plan and follow its progress
• Market and competitor analysis and classification in terms of product and pricing positioning in different markets, with the aim of a constant update to the team
• Collaborate proactively with other departments (Planning, Buying, Visual Merchandising, Operations, Marketing & Communication and many others)

WHO YOU ARE

• Educational background preferably in business management or similar
• Previous experience in a similar role preferably in a luxury fashion brand is a plus
• Excellent knowledge and use of Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to work well under pressure
• Fluent in English both written and spoken this will be tested in the interview process
• Good knowledge of the market and competitor

WHAT WE OFFER

• Lunch tickets
• Discounts on all NGG brands and partners including Farfetch and Browns
• Be part of a young, dynamic and innovative company with over 40 different nationalities
• Brand new headquarters located in the centre of Milan