Go To Market & Sample Management Intern
Key facts
What you bring
Eligibility requirements include graduating after November 1st, 2026 or having a student status as of February 1st, 2027, and holding EU or EEA citizenship. Skills required are the ability to work on priorities according to the GO TO MARKET Calendar, capability to handle multiple tasks during peak season, understanding of the product life cycle during the season, mandatory expertise in Excel, a keen interest in retail, and fluency in English with strong written and verbal communication.
Your tasks
As the Go To Market & Sample Management Intern, you will lead seasonal sample distribution across the EMEA region, ensuring the right product ranges reach showrooms, sales reps, agents, and distributors on time. Responsibilities include supporting the SMS Supervisor on ordering samples respecting budget and time targets, contributing to delivering all products on time for sales campaigns, managing and monitoring shipments, communicating shipping details to showrooms/agents/reps for tracking purposes daily, and supporting the GO TO MARKET Team in all events.
What they offer
The internship offers a gross monthly salary of 1,850 CHF, mentorship, training, and networking opportunities across the VF Corporation ecosystem. Benefits include a hybrid working policy, a 50% discount on VF brands, an on-site gym, subsidized canteen, breakout areas with complimentary drinks, and shuttle bus or public transport discounts. The program aims to provide a structured learning path and hands-on experience, including dedicated skill-building workshops, an internal consulting group project, one day of work in-store, and exposure to the GTM Commercial Lifecycle, International Logistics, Data & Inventory Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Event & Retail Execution, Agile Problem-Solving, GTM Readiness & Sample Availability, and Seasonal GTM Planning & Execution. The internship does not guarantee a contract afterwards, but most interns stay with the company after the program.