Crisp color, graphic prints and playful sophistication are the hallmarks of Kate Spade New York. From handbags to clothing and décor, our exuberant approach to the everyday look encourages personal style with a dash of incandescent charm. We call it living colorfully.
A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive.
Title: Merchandise Planning Intern (KS)
Period: May - August 2025
Primary Purpose:
You will be part of Kate Spade for SEA where you will support the Merchandising team in the creation and execution of product strategy. As the Merchandising Intern, you will be involved in managing a variety of merchandise related tasks such as: Reports preparation, market research, assortment tool updates & coordination. You will develop a broad, general understanding of all merchandising functions, responsibilities, and cross-functional interdependencies to provide merchandising support across multiple divisions/categories.
Main responsibilities:
- To support in-season business by
- Maintaining master file
- Maintaining Weekly sales report, product performance reports, inventory report.
- Involved in analytical activity to support buying strategies to drive recommendations on future assortments.
- Support in inventory management by
- Maintaining shipment tracker.
- Support the balancing inventory across retail/outlet stores during in-season.
- Seasonal maintenance of Ecommerce assortment.
- Involve and support in Pre and Post season buy:
- Conduct market research, competitor analysis, pricing analysis and product trends.
- Customer and demographic research to gather qualitative and quantitative data supporting product strategies
- Assist with training material preparation, seasonal buy assortment tool and product launch list.
During the internship, you will have the opportunity to..
- Understand merchandise data reporting, data analytics required for merchandise planning and forecasting
- Ability to drive business growth and optimize inventory with accuracy based on forecasted demand.
- Understand lifecycle of product SKU - new SKU creation, PO creation, maintaining library of product images
- Involve in buying cycle, influence decision by using supporting research and analysis.
- Collaborate with Finance on establishing an integrated financial business forecasting and understand the relationship between sales target as well as inventory holding.
We are particularly interested in students who are/have
- Passionate about the business side of Fashion and Retail
- Ability to use data and insights to drive results
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Office.
- Highly curious, proactive and collaborative on all aspects
- Zest for life and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
- Effective communication skills both orally and in writing
- Hands-on approach with ability to build rapport with all stakeholders, in particular the store teams
- Excellent organizational skills, structured and detail-oriented
Kate Spade is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law. Visit Kate Spade at www.katespade.com.
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A tapestry is made of many threads woven into one story. So are we.
Our global house of brands unites the magic of Coach, Kate Spade New York and Stuart Weitzman. By intertwining different people and ideas, we push ourselves in our work, pull out the unexpected in what we create, and expand the bounds of possibility.
Our brands were created by dreamers who were determined to turn ideas into icons and, with passion, made it happen. We’ve grown by finding people similarly dedicated to the dream all over the world. We hold ourselves to high standards in every material, process, and person that plays a part in our work, and we embrace difference by design because diverse perspectives are at the heart of creativity. We find brilliance in the intersections—of beauty and function, of heritage and innovation, of accessibility and aspiration—which is how we break through with magic and logic in our culture and our craft.
The result is that we stand taller together. Tapestry elevates the best in our people and brands. We use our collective strengths to move our customers and empower our communities, to make the fashion industry sustainable, and to build a house that’s equitable, inclusive, and diverse. Individually, our brands are iconic. Together, we can stretch what’s possible.
Why Work With Us
We believe that difference sparks brilliance, so we welcome people and ideas from everywhere to join us in stretching what’s possible. At Tapestry, being true to yourself is core to who we are. When each of us brings our individuality to our collective ambition, our creativity is unleashed.
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