Innovation Marketing Intern

Description

Lactalis American Group is currently seeking candidates to join our retail marketing team in either Buffalo or New York City, NY.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,500 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!

At Lactalis American Group, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.

From your PASSION to ours

A 12-month paid internship opportunity, where the Marketing Intern will assist the Marketing Manager in charge of Parmalat brand and in the execution of the President marketing plan in a pro-active, dynamic, analytical and result-oriented way.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

- Develop, maintain and promote sales efforts by creating the corresponding sales material such as Point of Sale (P.O.S), powerpoint presentations, and industry data.

- Create/update packaging designs based on new product launch or modifications to current items.

- Conduct market research and analyze industry data.

- Communicate results effectively and maintain a disciplined approach to activity and attitude.

- Work with other departments to achieve overall company objectives when needed.

- Provide support and manage innovation projects, and accomplish tasks as appropriately assigned or requested

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

- Pursuing a BA or MBA with specialization in marketing preferred.

Experience

- Proven ability to analyze data and make fact-based recommendations, with strong creativity, productivity, organizational skills, and the capacity to work independently or in teams.

- Some practical experience through prior internships or professional experiences.

Skills / Abilities

- Strong analytical skills: need to be proficient in Excel and analysis in general.

- Concern for accuracy- must be very detail oriented.

- Open-minded, capacity to understand/analyze/ react.

- Strong communication, organizational skills, teamwork ability: must be able to multi-task and coordinate activities between several departments.

- Proactivity: proactive in tasks and meeting deadlines.

- Significant knowledge of current software systems including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.

- Interest in learning about all aspects of consumer-packaged goods marketing and product development.