Trade Marketing Internship
JOB SUMMARY:
The Colombina internship program gives college students practical, on the job experience in an international business job environment. During the internship, a student will receive an evaluation and feed back on their performance and an overall contribution to the company.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Support our trade marketing coordinator by ordering samples from our different warehouses
· Prepare power point presentations of seasonal programs for our commercial team (sales)
· Keep track of our sampling inventory
· Report to trade marketing coordinator daily about different activities
· Keep track of demos in different retail stores with our products
· Support our sales team with any activity such as ordering of materials, sending materials through couriers such as ups , DHL, Fedex etc. Support Trade Marketing Team Coordinator with in-depth data analysis and creation of different types of reports.
· Provides analysis of competitive promotion plans/ activity and recommends defensive promotion strategies where needed.
· Performs high level, in depth analyses using syndicated data.
· Provides support as needed for business reviews in core Customers - provides national Brand/Category insights.
· Supports Trade Marketing Team Leaders to seek, create and develop new business opportunities to build brand consumption.
· Coordinate Samples and Events.
· Other responsibilities as assigned.
EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND:
· Must be bilingual, written and verbal communication in both English and Spanish.
· Experience in PowerPoint and Excel is highly required and ability to navigate the web.
· Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
· Performs a variety of tasks, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
· Must be organized and efficient.
· Be able to multitask and have the availability to work in a fast paced environment.
· Possess skills at assessing issues & defining solutions.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The intern will be mentor by our Trade Marketing Coordinator, a professional with expertise and educational and/or professional background in the field of the experience.
Learning Outcomes of the student:
· How to perform in an international business environment, developing multicultural knowledge and global mindset.
· Participate and propose continuous improvement projects leading to increase operational efficiency and helping the student to have a better understanding on day to day business growing.
· Applying the knowledge gained in the classroom.
· The skills or knowledge learned must be transferable to other employment settings.
· There are clearly defined learning objectives/goals related to the professional goals of the student's academic coursework
EDUCATION:
Pursuing a degree in Business, Psychology, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering & Computing Logistics or a related field; must have eligibility to work in the United States
Required - Active Learning, Business Innovation, Administrative Organization, B2B Marketing
Preferred - Bilingual-English/Spanish
Colombina is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.