Retail & Education Intern, EDPFM & Kilian Paris, APAC

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 67,000 - 134,000; Part time

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is seeking a passionate Retail Intern to support APAC retail initiatives, store activations, and training programs across markets.

You will help enhance in-store execution, analyze campaign performance, and collaborate with regional and global teams to ensure consistent brand storytelling. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree, strong English communication, and MS Office skills with an interest in beauty and luxury.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree completed; internship or work experience in the past.
• Strong interest in fragrances, beauty or luxury.
• Excellent English communication (written and spoken); knowledge of French, Korean, Japanese is a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to work in a multicultural environment and with diverse teams.
• Demonstrate independence, organization, teamwork and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate VM plans and retail activations across APAC markets.
• Monitor retail initiative performance and provide actionable insights.
• Assist forecasting, track market requests, and manage production timelines.
• Produce competitive intelligence to inform regional and global teams.

Skills

English communication

MS Office

Multicultural teamwork

Problem solving

Independent

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

We are looking for a passionate and organized Retail Intern to support the deployment of retail and educational initiatives across APAC. You will contribute to campaign launches, pop-ups, store openings, and training programs while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders. You will support markets in their day-to-day retail and operational activities, helping to enhance in-store execution, optimize retail operations, and strengthen the product knowledge and selling capabilities of store teams across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Retail Excellence: Assist in coordinating VM plans and retail activations across APAC markets, ensuring campaign guidelines, best practices, and inspirational content are effectively shared with local teams to support consistent brand execution and retail excellence in stores.
• Retail Performance & Business Analytics: Help in monitoring the performance of retail initiatives, including Pop-ups, VIC activations and in-store events. Identify key success drivers, review KPIs, and provide actionable insights and recommendations to optimize future retail strategies and enhance commercial performance.
• Forecasting & Market Coordination: Gather and consolidate regional requirements for VM tools, collaterals, and samples across APAC markets. Assist with forecasting, track market requests, and follow up on production and delivery timelines to ensure all materials are deployed on time and support seamless execution of retail activations in store.
• Market Intelligence & Competitive Benchmarking: Monitor industry trends, and competitor activities across the luxury beauty and fragrance landscape. Focus on: Pop-ups, VM executions, client events, and retail activations. Produce and distribute regular competitive intelligence reports to inform regional and global teams.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, 2nd or 3rd internship or other work experience in the past.
• Strong interest in fragrances, beauty or luxury.
• Excellent communication skills in English (both written and spoken), French, Korean, Japanese language would be a plus.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• Able to work in a multicultural environment and stakeholder with different team.
• Demonstrate independence, organization, teamwork, and problem-solving skills