Internship - Retail

**There’s no one quite like us**

The Bicester Collection are the worlds’ leading luxury shopping destinations, and we are committed to creating magical and memorable experiences for our guests. Taking the name of the founding Village, The Bicester Collection distinguishes the 11 Villages in Europe and China as one collection of destinations for our guests, our brand partners, our travel and tourism partners, our corporate and financial media, and our internal teams.

**Why we’re exceptional**

The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. To work in one of the teams at any of the Villages is to play an active role in redefining both the art and the science of retail. This creates a dynamic approach that underpins our ability to anticipate future trends in a fast changing world. In return for your Authenticity, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Passion and Vision, we’ll reward you by Championing you: you’ll be working within a creative and collaborative environment like no other, with the opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills.

**Come and live your story with us**

The Bicester Collection is made up of 1,200 colleagues of 50 nationalities. We are diverse in background, age, experience and leadership style. We believe that an inclusive workforce makes magic happen, and with this in mind we welcome everyone - regardless of age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity - to be a part of our family.

**What you’ll be doing as an Intern in our Retail team at Fidenza Village**:

- Support all activities and initiatives for the Village Brand Partners, with the goal to improve the boutique productivity, guest experience and sales target.
- Shadow each Retail member around activities concerning their brand portfolio, such as participation to marketing activities, commercial moments, special Village’s activations.
- Shadow the Training Manager in the organization of the Village Brand Training Calendar, collection of training needs for each store, planning of workshops attendance and follow up.
- In partnership with Marketing, support the development of all retail marketing activations, for social media channels, virtual shopping and Village website

**What you will learn and develop in 6 months with us**:

- Strong organizational and process management skills
- Great knowledge of luxury and premiere brands, products and visual merchandising strategy and Retail Marketing topics
- How a business operates: the main KPIs to focus on, the mission and values that lead a company like ours
- On a personal level, you will have developed the confidence to manage your agenda and the requests by team members, with eyes both on details and on the great picture

**What makes you special**

Every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart and this drives our organisational culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking. To be successful with us, you’ll have:

- A passion for retail and luxury brands
- Enthusiastic, positive and proactive mindset
- Great Communication skills in English and Italian
- Good Time Management skills
- Good Team Work & listening skills
- Good PowerPoint and Excel skill