Sales Intern, Portfolio Strategy & Planning (Summer 2017) - Dannon

Job description

Dannon, a subsidiary of Danone, is looking for a Sales Intern, Portfolio Strategy & Planning (Summer 2017) - Dannon in the United States (US) for White Plains, NY.

Danone is a global food company holding top positions in healthy food through its four businesses: Fresh Dairy Products, Early Life Nutrition, Waters, and Medical Nutrition. Its mission, bringing health through food to as many people as possible, embodies commitment to human progress and business success. It gives meaning to the work of our 100,000 Danoners worldwide on an everyday basis.  For passionate people looking for autonomy and exciting career opportunities, Danone truly has something special inside.

 

The Portfolio Strategy and Planning Intern position is the perfect opportunity to build a solid analytical foundation and get exposure to working with various cross-functional teams and departments at Danone.

 

This individual will work on the Portfolio Strategy and Planning Management Team and focus on three project areas to deliver on key business needs.

 1. Finding key insights and applying a recommendation on a current business issue

2. Supporting the Brand team on a AMPS (Assortment, Merchandising, Pricing, Shelving) specific need

3. Work on a cross functional project

 

The individual will be ambitious, hard-working, detail-oriented, adaptable to day to day challenges and solution-oriented.

 

Responsibilities:

·  Work on short and/or long-term commercialization strategy and plans for his/her brands
·  Partnering closely with the Customer teams in the field and with the teams in headquarters (Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Finance)
·  Define clear and specific Sales Fundamentals (assortment, merchandising, pricing and shelving) strategy for his/her brands that will enable the customer teams to win at their respective customers.
·  Develop ready-to-sell stories and materials that translate our portfolio and commercial strategies and enable the customer teams to sell effectively
·  Ensure that all the Sales/Customer insights are incorporated into the company’s planning process.

 

Qualifications

·  Currently enrolled in a Full time Undergraduate Degree
·  Knowledgeable working in Microsoft Office Suite programs (Excel & PPT)
·  Proven ability in analyzing data from a variety of sources and being able to identify patterns/trends in the data to form conclusions and recommendations
·  Analytical/Critical Thinker
·  Demonstrated ability to think strategically to create ideas and solutions to business opportunities and challenges
·  Demonstrated ability in developing plans by employing analytics, critical thinking and solid arguments to influence Retailers on Category initiatives
·  Familiarity with the 4 C’s and how to leverage them (Category, Consumer, Customer & Company) and 4 P’s (Product, Price, Place and Promotion)
·  Solid written and verbal presentation skills
·  Comfort working in a team environment with leaders across all levels

For more information about Danone, its people and its business, please visit danone.com.  Come join us and Contribute To A Healthier World!
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The Dannon Company is a US-subsidiary of Danone, a Fortune 500 company and one of the most successful health-focused food companies in the world with leading positions in fresh dairy products, water, baby nutrition and medical nutrition.  Danone’s mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible.

Our core values foster individual professional growth. We reward entrepreneurialism and innovation. There truly is something very special inside our company. You can see it reflected in our people, our products and our culture. If you like what you have learned, we encourage you to apply and learn more.

Dannon is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other unlawful criterion.

Nearest Major Market: White Plains
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City
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