Innovation Marketing Intern

Company: Lactalis American Group
Location: New York
Posted on: September 21, 2023

Job Description:

DescriptionLactalis North America is currently seeking candidates to join our Business Development team in New York City.Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.If you re looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirt, hands-on responsibility and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!Lactalis North America: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.From your PASSION to oursThis is a paid internship. The intern will be required to work the following 25- 40 hours per week for one year duration. The intern will work within the Corporate Ingredient Department under the guidance and supervision of the Technical Sales Manager. The intern will provide limited contributions to the Ingredients sales team by pursuing new business development through collaboration with the Vice President- Ingredients in proposing new development and pricing strategies.From your EXPERTISE to oursKey responsibilities for this position include:The main goals would be to further develop the business of Lactalis Ingredients protein within the Sports Nutrition & Active Lifestyle space ; with a primary focus on the US market as well as a support on other international markets (Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America)Business development: entrepreneurshipSupport team to launch new Retail initiatives of products formulated with protein within Lactalis North America Group for private labels and / or own Retail brands.Brand EducatorPoint of sales and sampling Compiling potential sales targets Reaching out to grassroots sales targets & follow up Coordinating sampling events at point of sales or samplingInfluencers Compiling potential influencers and athletes Reaching out to influencers/ athletes & build relationships, follow and tracking their engagement Work in collaboration with media agency to manage influencers programSales Development: grass roots sales & e-commerce Responsible for all outreach to grass root local business and community leaders; including Zoom and face to face meetings to present and explain the new product. Responsible for local sales execution; payments, logistics, including labeling, orders, shipping. Assisting in developing on line salesSampling
Sales Execution Filling sample bags and mailing them out - keeping sample room organized Facilitating orders execution at local level Share with sales team ;potential targets, innovations and consumers insights Provide administrative assistance to sales team ; developing, handling and sharing documents as well as supporting any sample requestsRequirementsFrom your STORY to oursQualified applicants will contribute the following:Education Ideally somebody with passion and education for marketing (preferences for Digital marketing background) outgoing and interested in sales and business development.With preferences sensitive to Sports and active lifestyle space and / or nutrition. The candidate should be a recent college graduate, or pursuing a college degree. There would be a preference for a degree in in Business, Communications, Marketing, Sales or another relevant field, but would also consider someone with a degree with a background in Nutrition/DietitianSpecialized Knowledge An ideal candidate would have knowledge of sports and wellness with a passion for a healthy lifestyle.Skills/Abilities Creative problem solver Personable Organized Curious Adaptable Resourceful Strong communication skills are required Ability to work independently Proficiency in Excel and Word, PPT presentation are necessary Feeling at ease with Digital tools (Google Analytics, Word press, Social Media platforms). Bilingual in French and/or Spanish is highly desirable

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