Global Business Development Assistant Intern

The Estée Lauder Companies; Paris; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies is seeking a Global Business Development Assistant to support the International Department. Based in Paris, you will analyze performance, track initiatives, and drive operational excellence worldwide, collaborating with regional and global teams.

Responsibilities include reporting by region and top doors, optimizing distribution, coordinating product launches, tracking trade calendars, and preparing market insights.

Qualifications

• Master’s student with strong analytical, synthesis, and proactive mindset.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI.
• Knowledge of luxury and niche fragrance markets is a plus.
• Ability to work independently and manage projects.

Responsibilities

• Analyze global performance by region, country, channel, top doors and product; provide monthly & quarterly reports.
• Review boutiques’ monthly performance with detailed product-level analysis to identify opportunities.
• Follow up and track new distribution expansion; maintain distribution lists.
• Consolidate multi-source data to update and maintain business tracking tools.
• Coordinate product launch reporting; review regional activations (media, PR, events, visuals).
• Track and support regional trade calendars for timely execution.
• Monitor competitors’ distribution and market penetration; provide strategic insights.
• Support regional teams (Europe, Asia, Americas) with market initiatives and meetings.
• Prepare presentations for regional teams and retailers; assist in organizing the International Seminar.

Skills

Analytical skills

Synthesis abilities

Proactivity

Education

Master’s student (Bac +4/5)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

Company

The Estée Lauder Companies is a global leader in prestige beauty, manufacturing and marketing iconic brands in makeup, skincare, fragrance and hair care. Operating in 150 countries, the group offers a portfolio of 20+ world-renowned brands—including MAC, Bobbi Brown, Estée Lauder, Tom Ford, Jo Malone, Clinique, La Mer, and more—through boutiques, department stores, specialty multi, travel retail and e-commerce. Kilian Paris and Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle are pioneering brands in the world of niche fragrance, acclaimed for their bold creativity and uncompromising luxury.

Job Description

Reporting to the Global Business Development Manager for Kilian Paris and Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, the Global Business Development Assistant will support the International Department by analyzing business performance, tracking strategic initiatives and driving operational excellence worldwide, in partnership with Regional and Global teams. As such, the missions will be as follows:

Business Analysis & Reporting

• Analyze global performance by region, country, channel, top doors and product, and provide monthly & quarterly reports to track trends and sales evolution.
• Review boutiques’ monthly performance, including detailed product-level analysis to identify opportunities and optimize results.
• Follow up and track new distribution expansion, ensuring accurate and up-to-date distribution list.
• Consolidate multi-source data to update and maintain business tracking tools.

Launch & Activation Support

• Coordinate product launch reporting, combining regional feedback and reviewing 360 activations (media, PR, events, visual merchandising).
• Track and support regional trade calendars to ensure timely and successful execution.

Market Intelligence

• Monitor competitors’ distribution expansion and market penetration to provide strategic insights.
• Conduct competitor market analyses through store visits and create newsletters.

Global Collaboration & Strategic Projects

• Support regional teams (Europe, Asia, Americas) in business development initiatives aligned with each brand’s strategy, including monthly meetings, brainstorming sessions to refine local needs, and preparation for market visits.
• Assist in creating presentations tailored to regional teams or retailers, such as Gravity meetings, business reviews, and retailer presentations.
• Participate in the organization of the International Seminar, overseeing both logistics and content development.

Profile

• Master’s student (Bac +4/5), with strong analytical skills, synthesis abilities and proactivity
• Fluent in English and French
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint & Power BI)
• Knowledge of luxury and niche fragrance markets
• Ability to work independently and manage projects effectively
• Experience in Business Analysis, Sales or Marketing is a plus