Category Advisor Intern
Lactalis American Group is currently seeking candidates to join our Trade Marketing team in New York, NY.
Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.
If you’re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!
Lactalis American Group: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.
From your PASSION to ours
12-month PAID internship opportunity where the Category Advisor Intern will assist the Category Manager with the analysis of category data to develop detailed business reviews for the specialty cheese category at assigned account.
From your EXPERTISE to ours
Key responsibilities for this position include:
• Data Analysis:
- Utilize syndicated data platforms (IRI and Symphony/EYC) to build an array of reports on the specialty cheese category.
- Develop a clear understanding of syndicated data measures.
- Assist in the analysis of syndicated data reports to assess category performance and identify opportunities for growth.
• Report//Presentation Building:
- Assist in building customer business reviews that assess category performance and highlight opportunities for growth.
- Transition syndicated data reports into a presentation-ready format to be shared with customers through the effective use of PowerPoint and Excel.
- Publish monthly reports for internal review with account managers.
- Assist with building customer sales presentations for various accounts as needed.
• Category Development:
- Develop a clear understanding of the specialty cheese category and drivers of growth.
- Become familiar with the Lactalis product line and help identify opportunities for growth.
- Become familiar with the assigned account business.
Requirements
From your STORY to ours
Qualified applicants will contribute the following:
Education
-Working towards a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
Experience
- Some practical experience through prior internships or professional experiences.
- Experience with syndicated data preferred, specifically IRI and Symphony/EYC.
- Grocery/supermarket industry experience a plus.
Skills / Abilities
- Must be very detail-oriented with analytical skills.
- Open-minded, capacity to understand/analyze/react.
- Strong communication, organizational skills, teamwork ability: must be able to multi-task.
- Proactive in tasks and sense of urgency meeting deadlines.
- Significant knowledge of current software systems including: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.