Assistant Manager High Jewelry Assortment: Van Cleef

Jewelersworldwide; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Van Cleef & Arpels in New York seeks an Assistant Manager for High Jewelry Assortment to drive allocation, stock movement, and launch planning across the Americas. You will coordinate events, reporting, and repair coordination with the U.S.

workshop while partnering with the High Jewelry and Heritage collections. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in luxury retail, a bachelor's degree, and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills; SAP/Power BI is preferred, with travel flexibility and valid U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of luxury marketing, merchandising or retail experience.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• SAP and Power BI familiarity preferred; French proficiency and travel flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Allocation and stock-gap analysis across the Americas.
• Inbound, export, transfer, and international rotation coordination.
• High Jewelry event preparation and follow-up.
• Product-knowledge tool maintenance for sales teams.
• Quality-control and repair coordination with the U.S. workshop.

Skills

Luxury retail experience

Merchandising

Marketing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Power BI

Job description

• Assistant Manager High Jewelry Assortment: Van Cleef

Assistant Manager High Jewelry Assortment: Van Cleef

Van Cleef & Arpels New York, United States of America Start Date09/08/2026

85000 Full-Time

Van Cleef and Arpels is hiring an Assistant Manager for High Jewelry Assortment in New York, United States. The permanent position supports allocation, product movement, launch planning, reporting, events, and repair coordination for the Americas.

The manager works with contemporary High Jewelry and Heritage collections. The position requires at least three years of luxury marketing, merchandising, or retail experience, plus a bachelor's degree and advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills. SAP and Power BI familiarity are preferred. French proficiency, project management, travel flexibility, and valid U.S. work authorization are also part of the stated profile.

• Role: Assistant Manager, High Jewelry Assortment
• Employer: Van Cleef and Arpels, Richemont
• Location: New York, United States
• Employment type: Permanent
• Compensation: $80,000 to $90,000 annually, plus bonus eligibility

Applicants should prepare a resume that details luxury retail, merchandising, or marketing experience and shows work with product allocation or inventory analysis. Valid U.S. work authorization is required, and selected candidates move through several interviews with Talent Acquisition and organizational leaders.

High Jewelry Allocation And Movement

The assistant manager supports strategic allocation and movement of High Jewelry products across the Americas. Stock analysis identifies gaps, product opportunities, and the movements needed to keep the assortment aligned with sales activity and market needs.

The position coordinates inbound shipments, exports, transfers, and international rotation of High Jewelry creations. Pre-event and post-event allocation also fall within the work. These duties require accurate stock information and close timing across logistics, sales, marketing, and boutique teams.

Van Cleef And Arpels Product Knowledge

Product-knowledge tools receive regular updates in this position. The assistant manager organizes information about new creations, supports internal communication, and helps sales teams use current product details when they work with clients and events.

Training covers the history, know-how, and creations of Van Cleef and Arpels. The role also connects contemporary High Jewelry with Heritage collections, so product knowledge includes both current assortment decisions and the Maison's established design language. high jewelry operations require precise product information because allocation, client questions, and repair coordination depend on the same details.

Reporting, Events, And Quality Control

The assistant manager updates the shared dashboard daily and maintains stock-analysis reporting. Product coordination, quality-control status, and repair priorities require communication with High Jewelry Marketing and the U.S. workshop.

Launch work covers pre-sales, novelty planning, and post-launch insight. The position supports editorials, consignments, and High Jewelry events, including allocation work before and after an event. The work also includes assisting with marketing reviews and coordinating product information across teams.

• Allocation and stock-gap analysis
• Inbound, export, transfer, and international-rotation coordination
• High Jewelry event preparation and follow-up
• Product-knowledge tool maintenance
• Quality-control and repair coordination with the U.S. workshop

Luxury Retail Skills And Preparation

Luxury merchandising and retail experience gives the assistant manager a practical base for allocation decisions, product movement, and client-facing events. Jewelry sales work includes client relationships, merchandise management, inventory knowledge, customer-relationship systems, and product presentations.

Diamond and gemstone education can add technical context to assortment work. GIA diamond education covers diamond essentials, the 4Cs, grading, and laboratory-grown diamond identification through self-study and hands‑on formats. Those subjects support more precise conversations about high-value jewelry, although this position's stated qualifications center on luxury experience, business tools, and product knowledge.

The New York position connects product strategy with the daily controls behind a luxury assortment. Allocation, reporting, event timing, and workshop coordination each require accurate records and steady communication across the Americas team.

The work also creates a direct link between merchandise decisions and Maison knowledge. New launches, Heritage pieces, client events, and repair status all enter the same operating picture, giving the assistant manager a defined place in the product life cycle from movement to customer contact.