Sales & Marketing Intern

POSITION: SALES AND MARKETING INTERN

DEPARTMENT: COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING

LOCATION: LONDON

REPORTS TO: COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, MARKETING MANAGER

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• As the Sales and Marketing Intern, your key mission is to support both the Sales team and the Marketing team to grow and develop Acqua Di Parma in the UK market.
• As part of the marketing team (comprising of the Marketing Manager, Trade Marketing Manager and Visual Merchandising Executive) you will support in developing consumer centric activation plans for the launch of our new products and communication.
• As part of the sales team (comprising a Commercial Director, 2 x Key Account Managers, a Retail Excellence and Training Manager, Retail Analyst and 4 Area Managers) you will support them in achieving their sales targets and ambitions to drive the UK business forward.
• You will thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment and enjoy interacting with many different departments in the company, giving you a great understanding of how the UK subsidiary works.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Marketing and consumer engagement

• Manage administrative tasks for marketing team such as couriers and development of local marketing tools (brochures, invites…)
• Support marketing manager in PR and media related activities (influencer activations, PR events, media asset delivery…)
• Support trade marketing manager in the implementation of trade plans for major retailers, in particular pop-up sites and customer events in store or online (gifting, set-up of the room/space, catering…)

Reporting and Analysis

• Manage and update weekly retailer group reports
• Provide retail and wholesale analysis to support both the Key Accounts team and the marketing team
• Analyse new launches performance by tracking sell-in vs allocation and building launch trackers to monitor retail sales

Wholesale and Stock Support

• Support in general commercial admin; such as new line forms, price queries, discontinuations, and order validation
• Use weekly sales by sku reports to support on stock
• Internal stock management such as loans and gifting for marketing and PR purposes

Meetings and Training Sessions

• Schedule and organise team conferences and training sessions
• Set-up external meetings such as strategy meetings with retailers (catering, decoration, gifting…)
• Support in building retailer and training presentations

Projects

• Lead your own projects such as event organisation and retail activation projects

General administration

• PO and Budget management for both sales and marketing departments

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Key Competencies/Technical Skills

• Passionate about the beauty/luxury sector with an interest to develop your understanding of all the moving parts of a growing business
• Able to juggle and prioritise multiple tasks and projects
• Able to work independently but also within a busy and dynamic team
• Naturally proactive and able to use initiative to get things done
• Strong analytical mindset, able to work with large volumes of data
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, SAP etc.

Profile

• Graduate or business/finance/marketing student on a placement
• Fluent in English
• Previous internship/work experience preferred

We require a candidate who is available to work fulltime in Central London for 12 months. This position is not suitable for those looking for a short-term internship.