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BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 6200 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

Retail Excellence Intern (m/f/d) - Part-Time

Join Birkenstock as a Retail Excellence Intern and support retail operations, training, and visual merchandising. Gain hands-on experience driving efficiency, enhancing store performance, and elevating customer experience.

YOUR TASKS:

• Retail Operations: Assist in creating Retail SOPs, audit frameworks, and performance review structures
• Forecasting: Participate in the weekly Joint Forecast process with timely updates and documentation
• Training: Develop training materials, onboarding decks, and support the Footbed Circle employee program
• Reporting: Build and maintain retail reports, dashboards, and KPI trackers using Excel or Tableau
• Visual Merchandising: Assist in creating VM guidelines, seasonal updates, and compliance reviews
• Events: Support logistics and execution of retail events, activations, and the Retail Leaders Summit
• Market Research: Conduct retail trend research, competitor analysis, and benchmarking on best practices
• Collaboration: Work with multiple teams to enhance retail operations and overall store performance

YOUR PROFILE:

• Education: Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Retail Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• Organization & Project Management: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects efficiently
• Data & Reporting: Comfortable working with data and reporting tools such as Excel and Tableau
• Attention to Detail: Detail-oriented with a proactive, collaborative, and solution-driven mindset
• Communication Skills: Excellent writing, presentation, and design abilities using PowerPoint or Canva, with a passion for retail and customer experience

WE OFFER:

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. We are looking forward to receiving your online application, stating your salary expectations!

If you have any further questions, please contact HR-International@birkenstock.com.