Internship (Sales/Marketing) – Category & Shopper Management

About The Job

Do you want to get an unique opportunity to get to know the work of a category manager and learn how to translate data into essential category insights? Do you want to understand the dynamics between a Retailer and a leading FMCG player? And are you a self-starter and an accurate person who is curious about Shopper behavior and Shopper Marketing? Then join our team and become our Category Management & Shopper Marketing Intern as of September 2024 at our Danone organization in Rijswijk.

About The Job

You will be part of the Category & Shopper Team of Danone NL, which is responsible for growing our share in Baby Nutrition, Dairy and Plant-Based with Category advise, Innovations and Shopper activations. During your internship you will get the chance to see how category management works and how shoppers behave when buying their Dairy, Plant-Based or Baby products across multiple channels. You will support the team on reporting and on working with different customers and shopper types. Your tasks will include finding solutions on how we can influence shopper behavior to raise the awareness of our products.

Your Key Responsibilities Will Also Include The Following

• Monthly reporting and analyzing data;
• Deriving customer, shopper and category actionable insights from data;
• Translating insights into actions such as positioning on shelf, promotion plans and range assortment
• Help in creating and executing impactful Shopfloor activation across our categories
• Connecting with different internal departments such as Brand Managers and Account Managers
  
  

In addition to the above, you will also have the opportunity to be part of other projects that will be available during the internship period.

About You

We are looking for a Bachelor/Master student in Business Administration, International Business or any other related studies to the previous ones. We expect you to be a good networker in which you are not afraid to connect with different people from various departments within the company. Furthermore, you have strong analytical skills and enjoy overcoming challenges. You are a self-starter who can work independently while still being a team-player. In addition you should be an accurate person who likes to handle a lot of data.

Next to this, there are a few hard requirements

• You are enrolled at university during the whole period of the internship (if you are a non-EU citizen, you need to be enrolled at a Dutch university);
• You are fluent in English and Dutch – written and spoken;
• You can start as of September 2024 for 6 months; 4-5 days per week (minimum 32 hours);
• Willing to travel or relocate close to Den Haag (and Utrecht) for a minimum of 2 days a week
  
  

About us

Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as Evian, Nutricia, Activia and Nutrilon and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself. Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.

We are proud to be an equal employer. We are convinced our differences make the difference and that an inclusive working environment will drive our growth as a business, as teams and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applicants for employment* fostering an inclusive working culture that is accessible for all.

Did you know that as a B-Corp certified company, Danone Benelux meets the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability?

We Offer

Proactivity, empowerment, and diversity are the basis of Danone culture. You will be part of an international environment where every day can be a fresh adventure, full of new possibilities and opportunities to learn.

In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. Across our 3 office hubs in Hoofddorp, Rijswijk, and Utrecht this helps us create better opportunities for connection & synergies across our entities, teams, functions and categories.

We offer a gross monthly internship allowance 650 euros per month and a home working allowance/contribution towards travel. Please do keep in mind that we do not offer relocation and/or accommodation benefits for students coming from abroad.

• Please be aware that you must acquire a BSN number to receive the full internship allowance.
  
  

What’s next?

Hit the “apply now” button! The recruitment process for internships is as follows Stage One – submit your application with your CV and Cover Letter; Stage Two– we will invite you to an interview with your team. Please note that sometimes there are slight changes to this process.

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