INTERNSHIP Kinder Category Management (Starting from March)

Job Location: ​Luxembourg​

Luxembourg

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000  dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

Ferrero Luxembourg HQ is seeking a motivated Kinder Category Management Intern to join the Sales Business Development team.

In this role, you will support category management activities, contributing to the development and execution of sales strategies aimed at driving business growth and enhancing market presence.

Main Responsibilities:

New Product Development (NPD)
As a Kinder Category Management Intern, you will support the team on NPD projects across Kinder brands. Covering this role, you will lead the projects from a commercial point of view, collaborating with various stakeholders such as local and area marketing, global marketing, and strategy & innovation teams.

Prior to new launches, you will support the Category Manager by providing Central Marketing with insights and recommendations on key commercial domains, including range recommendation by channel, pricing strategy, category vision, and selling story. You will also monitor and track new launch and portfolio projects to ensure key timings and deliverables are successfully achieved. Moreover, you will contribute to translating Category/Trade Marketing strategies into actionable activation guidelines at the store level (‘picture of success’) for the channel.

Core Portfolio Development
In this position, you will contribute to the portfolio development for core brands and products. Your role extends to identifying white spaces in various channels and accordingly taking actions on SKU developments.

Additionally, you will provide insights and analysis for the development of a full portfolio architecture for the Kinder categories.

Category Development
Together with cross-functional teams, you will support strategic Marketing and local Trade Marketing/Category Management teams to bring the right focus on Sales/Category dimensions.

Furthermore, you will foster business intelligence for the category/channel in scope to develop a solid Group understanding and formulate insights and recommendations for strategy development.

Lastly, you will develop a good level of Retail/Category Management/Shopper knowledge and understanding to nurture all stakeholders, while also exploring more disruptive channels and new trends.

Who we are looking for:

You will bring an educational background related to business, such as Business Administration or Marketing. 

Your excellent analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills will be crucial, complemented by your dynamic, proactive approach and ability to work under pressure.

You will demonstrate strong attention to detail and a result-oriented mindset. Your enthusiasm and motivation to work in a challenging and fast-paced environment will be valuable. Your effective presentation skills will prove essential, alongside your ability to work with different levels across the organization.

Lastly, you will have excellent MS Office skills, especially in Excel and Power BI, and be fluent in English.

If this role sounds like a fit, do not hesitate to apply!

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. 

We encourage all our people to think creatively to set personal targets and objectives and push new, better ways to work.  Employee contribution and engagement at Ferrero is based on three dimensions:  individual, team and organization that’s why you should have the ability to work independently, proactively and as a team member.  A demonstrable great organizing skill and ability to collaborate at all organizational levels will help you in building your position among stakeholders and achieve team goals.