Trading & Operations Intern

Levi Strauss & Co.; Belgique; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Brussels

Monthly internship stipend

Transportation reimbursement

In-office presence three days a week

Job summary

Levi Strauss & Co. in Brussels (Ixelles) offers a hybrid internship role supporting Open PO management, trading notes, campaigns and training materials across Europe.

The position emphasizes ownership of reporting, tracking, and governance to improve efficiency in denim trading operations. The internship is based in Brussels with three days in the office, offering monthly compensation and transportation support.

Responsibilities

• Run and distribute weekly Open PO reports
• Maintain Open PO tracking files
• Follow up with stores on aged/open POs
• Escalate overdue actions to traders
• Identify recurring issues and trends
• Produce weekly Open PO status summary for the trading team
• Own weekly Trading Notes distribution
• Maintain action tracker from trading calls and meetings
• Track action deadlines and due dates
• Follow up with action owners for updates
• Escalate overdue actions where required
• Publish weekly "Open Actions" summary
• Highlight key risks, blockers and missing updates
• Maintain campaign trackers for major initiatives: EOSS Black Friday Task Forces Blue Tab Pride Key brand activations
• Track campaign milestones and deadlines
• Verify stock arrival in stores
• Monitor launch readiness
• Track delivery risks and escalations
• Load manual push orders when requested
• Add urgent shipments to Hot Shipments tracker when required
• Coordinate follow-up with stores and DC teams
• Monitor task force actions and completion
• Own trading SharePoint / knowledge repository
• Update process guides and SOPs
• Maintain training documents
• Support creation of one-page reference guides
• Maintain country-specific guidance
• Keep Omnibus and promotional compliance references current
• Organise and centralise best practice documentation
• Maintain RTV tracker
• Monitor RTV completion rates
• Follow up on overdue returns
• Track outstanding RTV actions
• Support store queries relating to returns
• Maintain returns reporting
• Highlight recurring process issues
• Support periodic returns reviews
• Open PO reporting fully owned by the intern
• Weekly trading notes distributed consistently
• Europe campaign trackers maintained and updated
• Executive summaries available for all major promotions
• RTV tracker fully up to date
• Centralised trading knowledge hub created
• Traders spending less time on administration and more time on trading decisions

Job description

Open PO Management & Store Follow-Up

Own the end-to-end Open PO process across Europe

Responsibilities:

• Run and distribute weekly Open PO reports


• Maintain Open PO tracking files


• Follow up with stores on aged/open POs


• Escalate overdue actions to traders


• Identify recurring issues and trends


• Produce weekly Open PO status summary for the trading team

Trading Notes & Action Tracking

Support governance and follow-up of trading actions across the business

Responsibilities:

• Own weekly Trading Notes distribution


• Maintain action tracker from trading calls and meetings


• Track action deadlines and due dates


• Follow up with action owners for updates


• Escalate overdue actions where required


• Publish weekly \"Open Actions\" summary


• Highlight key risks, blockers and missing updates

Promotion, Campaign & Task Force Performance Support

Support execution and performance tracking of key European campaigns

Responsibilities:

• Maintain campaign trackers for major initiatives: EOSS Black Friday Task Forces Blue Tab Pride Key brand activations


• Track campaign milestones and deadlines


• Verify stock arrival in stores


• Monitor launch readiness


• Track delivery risks and escalations


• Load manual push orders when requested


• Add urgent shipments to Hot Shipments tracker when required


• Coordinate follow-up with stores and DC teams


• Monitor task force actions and completion

Training Materials & Knowledge Base Management

Maintain trading documentation and team resources

Responsibilities:

• Own trading SharePoint / knowledge repository


• Update process guides and SOPs


• Maintain training documents


• Support creation of one-page reference guides


• Maintain country-specific guidance


• Keep Omnibus and promotional compliance references current


• Organise and centralise best practice documentation

Returns & RTV Administration

Support RTV and returns governance across Europe

Responsibilities:

• Maintain RTV tracker


• Monitor RTV completion rates


• Follow up on overdue returns


• Track outstanding RTV actions


• Support store queries relating to returns


• Maintain returns reporting


• Highlight recurring process issues


• Support periodic returns reviews

What Success Would Look Like After 6 Months

• Open PO reporting fully owned by the intern


• Weekly trading notes distributed consistently


• Europe campaign trackers maintained and updated


• Executive summaries available for all major promotions


• RTV tracker fully up to date


• Centralised trading knowledge hub created


• Traders spending less time on administration and more time on trading decisions

WHAT WE OFFER

• A great opportunity to work for the world’s number one denim brand.


• Valuable learning experience in an international, dynamic and collaborative environment.


• Monthly compensation of €1,200 for locally based interns and €1,300 for interns who relocate.


• Transportation reimbursement.


• This is a hybrid position based in our Brussels office. You will be expected to be in the office three days per week, though time in office may vary depending on business needs.

LOCATION Ixelles, Belgium

FULL TIME/PART TIME Full time

Our common thread: We're originals. From day one, we've been doing it our way — creating our own drumbeat and building something that's different from the rest. That's why we're looking for people who are excited about finding their career fit and transforming the future. Because at Levi Strauss & Co., you can do what you love while staying true to who you are.