Jobs at KARL LAGERFELD

Leads the KARL LAGERFELD JEANS design team and oversees seasonal men’s, women’s, and denim collections. Responsibilities include trend research, creative direction, graphics and prints, product innovation, technical packs, fittings, supplier collaboration, quality and costing oversight, and collection delivery. The role balances creative vision with commercial objectives, mentors designers, coordinates cross-functional teams, and integrates emerging AI design tools.

Drives commercial performance through data analysis, forecasting, budgeting, scenario modeling, dashboards, and actionable recommendations. Analyzes sales, profitability, inventory, operations, products, channels, markets, and customers. Partners with Commercial, Finance, Product, Supply Chain, Operations, and senior leadership teams to identify growth opportunities, improve reporting, maintain data quality, and support strategic decisions and business transformation initiatives.

Acts as a trusted HR partner to headquarters leaders and employees, providing guidance across the employee lifecycle, employee relations, performance management, employment law, talent management, succession planning, and organizational development. Supports organizational change, HR projects, policy implementation, and consistent employee experiences while advising stakeholders across cultures and business functions.

Manage the full accounts payable cycle, including invoice processing, vendor master data, purchase order matching, payment runs, reconciliations, and AP reporting. Resolve discrepancies, support month-end and year-end close, maintain internal controls, assist audits, process employee expenses, and manage AP communications. The role also supports purchase-to-pay compliance and continuous process improvement in an international retail environment.

Supports e-commerce operations through customer care coordination, customer interaction analysis, social media care, process development, weekly reporting, benchmarking, and training material creation. The intern collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, assists with data analysis and ad hoc tasks, and helps improve customer care processes in an international fashion e-commerce environment.

Supports the development of Karl Lagerfeld’s women’s ready-to-wear collections. Responsibilities include assisting with fittings and handovers, managing shipments and the fabric library, using PLM software, approving care labels, communicating with suppliers, measuring and assessing garments, updating tech packs, and checking production samples.

Supports accounts payable and finance administration by maintaining vendor records, reviewing and recording invoices, preparing payments, reconciling bank and vendor statements, researching discrepancies, and maintaining accurate financial documentation. The intern also assists with financial reconciliations and other finance projects while ensuring compliance with accounting procedures and deadlines.

The Email Marketing Intern will support CRM activities and contribute to digital marketing initiatives, focusing on customer engagement and data analysis.

Lead and grow digital wholesale partnerships to drive online sales, margin, and brand visibility. Own account plans, forecasting, KPI monitoring, assortment optimization, seasonal go-to-market execution, partner onboarding, and cross-functional alignment with Merchandising, Marketing, Planning, and E‑commerce.

As a Paid Media Intern, you will assist in planning and executing paid media campaigns, working with teams and monitoring performance to optimize digital marketing efforts within the fashion industry.

Lead and execute wholesale and franchise sales strategy across distributors, agents, department stores and franchise partners. Grow existing partnerships, scout new partners, manage marketplace and brand positioning, and drive partners to meet sales budgets and KPIs. Collaborate cross-functionally with Merchandising, Marketing, Logistics, Store Development, Visual Merchandising, Finance and Operations to deliver flawless partner support and business management.