Fall Internship 2009 - Merchandising (Lucky Brand)

Overview:
Lucky Brand is a rapidly growing brand offering apparel, accessories, fragrances, and jewelry for women, men and children. Established in 1990, Lucky Brand has become one of America's favorite denim brands with a sense of humor evident in its trademark "Lucky You" fly. Lucky Brand products are sold through its own 220 retail and outlet stores within the US, its company website (www.luckybrand.com), select group of high-end department and better specialty stores, and through international retail partners in Asia, Middle East, and Canada. The Lucky Brand Fall 2009 Internship Program is intended to help acclimate Junior and Senior level university/college students to our company culture, build on their creativity, and allow them the best opportunity to get to know Lucky Brand. This program is designed to identify, develop and potentially hire top entry level talent. Our Fall 2009 Internship Program is part time and for credit ONLY. This opportunity is available in our Los Angeles, CA based headquarters.
Responsibilities:
Work with merchandising team to provide support on day to day activities Learn the role of merchandising within our Ecommerce, Accessories, and International channels as it relates to the roles and responsibilities of the cross functional teams (Design, Production, Planning, Allocation). * Style set ups, prices changes, PO & flow chart maintenance * Update competitive info (promos) and pricing matrix * Work with cross functional partners to problem solve * Learn to run/ read/ analyze selling reports
Qualifications:
* Energetic and driven individual * Prior retail experience a plus * Basic knowledge of and interest in the merchandising function * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are critical * Proficient in MS Excel, Power Point, Word. Minimum Qualifications: * Currently enrolled in an accredited college/university * You must be eligible to receive credit for this internship from your college/university * You must be a junior or senior level student * Past retail or fashion industry experience is preferred but not required