Customer Development Intern (Surrey, ENG, GB)

No Relocation Assistance Offered Job Number #175893 - Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Location: Woking, UK Reporting to: eCommerce Director Duration: 12 months Salary range pa: £24300 - £27000

Why Work For Hill’s Pet Nutrition:

• The learning & development opportunities: You will refine your commercial mind-set and continue to learn new skills working closely with a cross-functional team giving you exposure to all local market departments.

• The challenge & variety: You will operate in a fast paced operational environment, directly impacting the day-to-day performance of the business, with personal accountability for your business.

• The global experience: You will have the opportunity to work with global brands, participate in global strategies with potential to develop your career internationally.

• The Colgate Values: Caring, global teamwork and continuous improvement are integral to how we operate every day

Job Purpose This is an Internship position providing you with experience working in a fast-paced, industry leading pet-food manufacturer. In this international role you will be a key player supporting the Category Management team to understand industry trends and provide insights to build the Hill’s business across Europe.

Main Responsibilities

• Work with market data to provide insights to local and regional teams

• Be a power user of Category performance tools and run ad hoc analysis

• Support the Commercial and Marketing teams with analysis on category performance and opportunities

• Support the management of analytics tools working closely with the providers to ensure data integrity.

• Support insights and execution across the 7P’s

• Support Planogram creation and recommendation

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication to lead and handle ad hoc projects across the team

• Strong organizational skills & attention to detail

• Strong analytical skills; Proficient in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups etc.,), competence with Google Suite tools is a plus.

• Achieve results through appropriate setting of priorities, planning and organization

• Ability to work as part of team as well as on own initiative

• Effective interpersonal style, including the ability to communicate optimally with both internal & external agencies / customers

• Self-motivated, self-reliant, proactive with a “can do” attitude

Our Commitment to Inclusion Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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