BALENCIAGA – Sustainability Compliance and Content Intern – November 2024 (F/M)

Your opportunity

In the Sustainability team, you will assist the internal teams in verifying and tracing the sustainable materials for our collections by collecting relevant documentation, aligning the process with the requirements of the Kering Standards, and proceeding with product-level communication with different internal and external partners when appropriate.

How you will contribute

- Liaise with suppliers to coordinate collection of documentation and information.

- Integrate and train suppliers in the data collection process.

- Collect data and verify environmental declarations to align with Kering standards.

- Ensure ongoing follow-up and monitore the tracking progress. Report, update and maintain all related data and information.

- Coordinate delivery of sustainability information to the related internal and external partners.

- Coordinate cross-functional information on sustainable features of materials and regulatory matters.

Who you are :

- You are targeting an Engineering or Management Graduate or Master’s degree in a relevant field of study; Process excellence, Regulatory management, Quality, - Operations management & CSR/Sustainability.

A first internship in the fashion or textile industry, or from a consulting company, particularly from working with quality, product compliance, sustainability, or procurement.

- Robust awareness of the sustainability concepts and impacts specific to the fashion industry.

- Expert in Excel, fully mastering Powerpoint, delivering high-quality outcomes through a structured, analytical and data-supported approach.

- Organized with project management skills, as well as great rigor in synthesis, precision, and analysis.

- Competence in textiles’ and other materials’ certification standards and related processes is a plus.

- A fluent Italian and English speaker with excellent communication skills. French is a plus.

- Autonomous, proatcive, with a good team spirit and good analytical skills

- Ability to work in teams and give support and contribution to the common goals

- Comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

- Excellent communication and presentation skills in writing and speaking.

- Confirmed networking and relational skills, numerous interactions with both internal and external stakeholders.

Why work with us ?

Balenciaga is committed to fostering your professional development within the House and the Kering Group. We encourage our managers to create high-performance teams that strive for excellence. We support each of our employees so that they can express their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling work environment.

Diversity Commitment 

Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms - gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation… - enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company.