Internship in Trade Marketing
About this role
Job Description:
As an Intern in our West Europe Pet Professional Trade Marketing Team, you will support our business across both the Veterinary (VET) and Professional (PRO) channels. You will gain hands-on experience in cross-border trade marketing execution, sales enablement coordination, and regional product content management, helping drive team efficiency through key operational and recurring tasks.
What are we looking for?
- Education: Currently enrolled in a relevant degree program (e.g., Business Administration, Marketing, Data Science, or similar).
- Interests: Strong interest in product management and trade marketing with a customer-focused mindset.
- Mindset: Strong willingness or initial experience to support a cross-border team, with an eagerness to learn product portfolios and market dynamics.
- Technical Skills: Highly proficient in MS Office; analytical mindset with high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a collaborative team environment.
- Languages: Fluent in German and English; additional language skills (Dutch, French) are a strong plus.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- VET & PRO Channel Support: Assist the team in planning, executing, and tracking trade marketing initiatives for the Veterinary and Professional channel.
- Sales Material Coordination: Coordinate the preparation, organization, and distribution of sales enablement and promotional materials.
- Product Content Management: Maintain and update product content across platforms, ensuring accuracy and brand consistency.
- Operational Support: Execute recurring operational workflows and administrative tasks to support day-to-day team coordination.
- Cross-Border Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional, multi-country team members to align on deliverables.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- Take responsibility for independent tasks in projects and benefit from constant support from an experienced team.
Start: asap
Duration: 6 months
Location: Cologne
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Company at a glance
We’re a unified force of 170,000+ Associates, taking action every day toward the world we want tomorrow.
Our Five Principles have kept us true to ourselves and to our commitment to treat others in ways that are consistent with those values. Having stood the test of time, these principles will continue, keeping us free to move quickly and plan for the future.
Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.
Responsibility - As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as Associates, we support the responsibilities of others.
Mutuality - A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.
Efficiency - We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.
Freedom - We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.
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Top Benefits
- Learning and development support
- Access to Mars University
- Professional mentorship
- Purpose-driven work environment
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