Internship Category Strategy

WELCOME TO PERFETTI VAN MELLE

A great place to work in an environment where there is a lot of room for the people element, focus on your development and get inspired by others through the international team dynamics. Sounds good? Then welcome to Perfetti! Perfetti van Melle is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum. We create imaginative products and brands that are enjoyed in over 150 countries, such as Mentos, Fruittella and Chupa Chups.

The internship opportunity
We are looking for an intern for our category growth & strategy department. Our category team exists to help drive strategic direction, identify growth opportunities and define portfolio ideals to outpace the category. As an intern in our category  strategy team, you will focus on one of our projects, regarding portfolio and competition analysis. This project will help you and us understand the market dynamics, as well as the portfolio strategy of the global players while understanding the recent trends under category context. You will help us create the future leading confectionery innovations! 

What team will you be a part of?
You will be part of the category growth and strategy department, reporting to our Senior Category Manager.

What we are looking for

• Since this internship focuses mainly on a specific project, this is open to both third and fourth year (thesis) interns
• You are currently enrolled in a Dutch HBO/University study in the direction of Business, Marketing, Commerce, Economic or related fields and you are looking for an internship of at least 20 weeks
• You have strong English skills as this is the main language in our business
• You are eager and proactive: you approach people easily, are eager to pick up work and new projects for your development and you are not afraid to ask for help when needed

What do we offer

• An inspiring and international environment to learn and develop yourself
• An internship allowance of EUR 450 gross based on fulltime + options for travel reimbursement
• Opportunity to work partially from home after the first two months of your internship
• Office lunch every other Wednesday

Interested? Send us your resume and motivation letter. 
Please note, as this is an internship, your motivation matters more than your experience. Therefore applications without a motivation letter will not be taken into consideration. If you are interested in more than one internship opportunity at Perfetti van Melle, please only apply once and mention this in your motivation letter.

For more information we kindly invite you to visit our global website.
Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.