Temporary Sales and Merchandising Coordinator - Manhattan, NY, United States

Description · The Team: · The Watch Team (LMH – La Montre Hermès) plays a pivotal role in supporting all sales activities related to timepieces and after-sales service across multiple retail channels—including Hermès boutiques, department stores, authorized third-party points of ...

Job description

Description

The Team:

The Watch Team (LMH – La Montre Hermès) plays a pivotal role in supporting all sales activities related to timepieces and after-sales service across multiple retail channels—including Hermès boutiques, department stores, authorized third-party points of sale, and Hermès.com.

We provide comprehensive operational and logistical support and take the lead in organizing and delivering training programs tailored to each market's needs.  In collaboration with our retail partners, we plan and participate in strategic events that elevate the visibility of the watch division. Through a blend of internal marketing and external public relations initiatives, we actively promote brand awareness and foster engagement within each market.

The Opportunity:

As the Temporary Sales & Merchandising Coordinator, Watches (Fine Timepiece Division) you will be responsible for ensuring accurate reporting and efficient transfer follow-up to capture sales opportunities across the network. You will assist the full team – including Director of Sales, Sales Analyst, Operations & Logistics Manager, and Senior Manager of Marketing – with additional sales, operations, and event support. This temporary position with an anticipated duration of 6 months, subject to business needs. 

About the Role:  

• Reporting: Maintain and distribute accurate daily and weekly reporting (sales and on hand) and assist with preparation of monthly reporting. Additional ad hoc reporting and data preparation as assigned
• Transfers: Respond to and appropriately address all transfer requests, including follow-up to ensure timely completion of transfer requests and stock rebalances
• Special order tracking: log and track special order straps to ensure on-time delivery to end clients
• Loans administration: support the documentation and inventory reconciliation for all pieces on loan
• After sales support: register repairs in our internal database to enable efficient processing
• All other duties as assigned, with a focus on sales, merchandising, and event support
• Event Support: Assist in the coordination of retail and communication events, contribute to logistical and operational preparations, and support teams before and during events to ensure smooth execution.
• Administrative Support: Provide administrative assistance for internal communication materials.

Supervisory Responsibility: 

• NO

Budget Responsibility: 

• NO 

Decision Making Responsibility: 

• YES

About You: 

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Organized with a high level of attention to detail
• Proactive, who can take initiative to work as a team and independently
• Strong organizational skills
• Clear communication and follow-up
• Advanced level of Microsoft Excel

The range for this position is $ $33.89 per hour. Actual rates are determined on the job, location, and individual experience.  

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations

Company Overview

Since 1837, Hermès has remained faithful to its artisan business model and humanist values. We place people at the heart of what we do and aspire to make a positive impact on the world. The freedom to create, the constant search for beautiful materials, the transmission of a savoir-faire of excellence, and the aesthetic of functionality define the singularity of Hermès, a house dedicated to making highly-crafted, beautiful objects made to stand the test of time.

An independent, family-owned company, Hermès is dedicated to keeping production in France through its 42 workshops, The Hermès organization is also a truly global community with a network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermès employs more than 15,000 people worldwide with over 6,000 of the workforce being Hermès craftspeople engaged in making artisanal products, nurturing a 180+ year tradition of creativity and innovation.

At Hermès, our actions for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility are founded in values passed down by generations of humble artisans who have shaped the story of our house and the integrity of our objects. The roots of Hermès' success and longevity lie in a sense of responsibility; a quest for authenticity and respect for time and preservation of natural resources. All at Hermès wish to leave a positive footprint on the world, a mission that's at the heart of our commitment to progress. This narrative can be experienced in a series of shorts films "Footsteps Across the World" available on our website. Link here. 

Our Commitment

Family is at the heart of Hermès. At Hermès of Paris, we are committed to being a Maison for All, a home where we make efforts to generate, support and advance the values of diversity, inclusion and family both within our own walls and in the wider world. At Hermès of Paris we look to create a diverse workforce of talented and unique individuals with different backgrounds, skillsets and worldviews that will enrich our Hermès of Paris family. We support our individual team members personal and professional success through a culture that values equality, individuality and fairness and through an environment where individuals can thrive and feel comfortable being their authentic selves. Beyond the walls of our Maison, we advance our DIF values through the work that we do in partnership with our community and non-profit partners.

At Hermès of Paris, we are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. It is the policy of Hermès of Paris, Inc. that applicants for employment are recruited, selected and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to positions being filled and potential for promotion or transfer which may be expected to develop. Applicants are recruited, selected and hired without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. In addition, personnel procedures and practices with regard to training, promotion, transfer, compensation, demotion, lay off or termination are to be administered with due regard to job performance, experience and qualifications, but without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, military or veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hermès of Paris, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, in accordance with applicable laws.

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