Mars – viel mehr als nur ein Schokoriegel! Heute noch im Hörsaal, morgen schon in einem Team, das Weltmarken wie Twix, Mirácoli, Wrigley’s Extra und Whiskas erfolgreich macht - unmöglich? Dann kennst du Mars noch nicht. Wir geben dir vom ersten Tag an die Freiheit, bei einem Global Player Akzente zu setzen und das Vertrauen, um deine eigenen Projekte und Ideen verwirklichen zu können. All das in einem Familienunternehmen, in dem Erfolge auf der Verantwortung des Einzelnen basieren und gemeinsam erzielt werden.

Praktikum / Internship in European Sales Strategy

Deepen your knowledge and develop your competencies in this exciting placement in the European Sales Team for Pet Nutrition. While supporting your Team you will work closely with all European markets and global functions on specific Sales & Customer Strategy topics including Strategic Revenue Management, E-Commerce, Discounters and Buying Groups. Furthermore, you will get the opportunity to dive into some highly relevant, future-oriented and challenging tasks and an own project related to winning with the retailers of tomorrow.

Your Tasks:

• Support European Account Directors (Aldi & Lidl) in collection & analysis of financial and market information for pan-European negotiations 
• Own discount-specific insights tool (LIT) to update information into the tool and make analysis and business recommendations for the European Discounter Strategy accordingly 
• Support EU Pricing & Channel Strategy Director in implementation of pan-European, transformational pricing project ("Iceberg") 
• Support in development of European Channel / Pack Strategy within a cross-functional team 

Your Profile:

• Advanced International Business or Economics studies, ideally focused on sales / marketing 
• Ideally first practical experience in retail or FMCG 
• Result and action oriented: You enjoy working in a fast paced environment with an entrepreneurial spirit 
• Strong analytical skills 
• Deep knowledge of how to work with Excel and PowerPoint 
• You have excellent communication skills and a very good proficiency in English – German knowledge is beneficial 
• EU visa and work permit 

Our Offer:

• Opportunity to regularly visit our Office in Verden (near Bremen) or work from Home Office anywhere in Germany 
• The responsibility for your own project with the support from a well-rehearsed team 
• An open and international work environment 
• An active intern community 
• Flexible working time 
• A career talk before the end of your internship regarding future entry possibilities within Mars 

Start Date: September 2021
Duration: 5-6 months
Location: Verden (Bremen) or in Home Office
 

Praktikum / Internship in European Sales Strategy