Are you passionate about retail operations and organization, looking for the next step in your career? If you are eager to develop your expertise in process management, coordination, and retail excellence, this mission is for you!
CHANEL is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity! We are looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Retail Operation Support within Spain Retail Team, reporting to the Retail Manager.
Your role@CHANEL:
As a Retail Operation Support, you will play a key role in ensuring smooth and efficient operational processes across all retail and commercial channels, including Department Stores, Wholesale, and other retail networks. You will support the Retail teams by managing stock, product allocations, and sample processes, maintaining strong collaboration with both internal teams and external partners.
Your mission will include the following key responsibilities, grouped into two main areas:
Transversal tasks supporting the entire Commercial department and all client types, such as:
Local Stock Management (Ontime): Monitor locally stored materials, track shipments and expenses, follow forecasts, and propose actions to optimize stock movements.
Samples & Cabine Forecast: Manage the allocation and distribution of samples, including cabine forecasts, in collaboration with Marketing and Supervisors.
Uniform Management: Coordinate uniform orders twice a year. Consolidate needs, align with budget, place orders with France, and track deliveries. Handle incident resolution in collaboration with the teams.
PO & Vendor Management: Create Purchase Orders (POs) and manage supplier onboarding for the entire Commercial Department, ensuring compliance with internal procedures.
Shipping Support: Coordinate and oversee all shipments of materials for the Commercial Department, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with operational needs.
Fleet Management: Oversee the management of company cars, including contracts, fines, and administrative follow-up for all members of the Commercial Department.
Team Events & Meetings Coordination: Support the organization of internal team events, including commercial meetings and team dinners, ensuring smooth logistics and coordination.
Vendor Onboarding: Handle all administrative processes required to onboard new suppliers working with the commercial team.
Specific tasks related to the Department Stores business and the partnership with El Corte Inglés, such as:
Stock & PBL Management: Be the main point of contact for the PBL stock management project. Coordinate with the PBL partner company on stock uploads, monitor stock evolution throughout the year and ensure alignment between PBL, field teams, and internal stakeholders. Close collaboration with our operations teams internally.
Catalogue Management: Monitor and manage the ECI client-specific catalogue, including product assets, ECI exclusives by store type, updates, and removals.
Logistics Sheet Preparation: Prepare and maintain ECI-specific logistics sheets for all new product launches, ensuring accurate inclusion, allocation, and removal of items.
Product Management: Prepare and update product allocation templates, share them with Beauty Confidants, collect quarterly orders, verify amounts, track deliveries, and resolve any discrepancies.
Expense Coordination: Manage and consolidate Beauty Confidants’ expense sheets in collaboration with Finance.
Communication & Support: Maintain close communication with Supervisors and Retail teams, providing ongoing support and resolving operational issues in a timely manner.
What impact you can create at CHANEL:
In this role, you will ensure operational excellence and reliability across the entire Commercial Retail department, directly supporting the smooth execution of CHANEL’s retail activities across all channels. Your rigor, autonomy, and precision will be key to sustaining efficiency and maintaining high operational standards.
Responsibilities are not exhaustive; further details will be discussed during interviews.
What you can bring to the team:
We are looking for a structured, proactive, and detail-oriented professional who takes pride in delivering high-quality work within deadlines and maintaining seamless coordination across teams.
Experience: At least 2–3 years in an operational, administrative, or retail coordination role.
Organization & Rigor: Excellent planning skills, ability to manage multiple priorities and respect deadlines.
Autonomy & Accountability: Capacity to follow up independently on tasks and deliver consistent results.
Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret data and ensure accuracy across all reporting and operational processes.
Excel Proficiency: Strong command of Excel for data tracking, analysis, and reporting.
Communication: Clear and professional communication skills, both with internal teams and external partners.
Languages: Fluent in Spanish; English will be a plus.
We Are Offering:
At CHANEL, we believe in fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth. This role offers you the opportunity to play a crucial part in the smooth running of CHANEL’s retail operations, ensuring that every detail contributes to the brand’s excellence.
Be part of a world-class luxury brand with a unique culture.
Collaborate with multiple teams and partners across the ECI network.
Develop your expertise in retail operations and project coordination.
Join a supportive and dynamic environment where rigor and precision make a difference.
If this description resonates with you, and you believe you are the perfect fit for this position, please apply by submitting your CV. We look forward to welcoming you to CHANEL Iberia.
At CHANEL, we are focused on creating an inclusive culture that nurtures personal growth, contributing to collective progress. We believe the uniqueness of each individual increases the diversity, complementarity and effectiveness of our teams. We strongly encourage your application, as we value the perspective, experience and potential you could bring to CHANEL.