Intern (m/f/d) EU Category Management

29 countries. Around 48,000 colleagues. 70,000 pharmacies supplied and millions of patients: Join PHOENIX! Support us in supplying the people of Europe with medicines and healthcare products quickly and reliably - and experience a job that is as diverse as it is important. Where you can proactively master challenges, implement ideas and drive change. Look forward to pure variety at a successful, future-proof family company, the market-leading pharmaceutical retailer in Germany and at the same time the best integrated healthcare provider in Europe.

For our headquarter in Mannheim we are looking for an Intern (m/f/d), EU Category Management for approx. 6 months from September 2026 on.

Support Category Management in driving growth of the categories OTC, Consumer Health and Beauty in pharmacies across Europe. You will work in an international environment and contribute to the development and design of new processes.

Your Tasks

• Support in analyzing performance, market and competitive data and deriving recommendations

• Researching market and category trends to identify potentials for non-prescription product ranges

• Creation of templates and presentations for internal & external stakeholders

• Independent project work to develop strategic guidelines for product range and placement recommendations, as well as for promotion planning

• Cross-functional collaboration with the purchasing, marketing and analytics teams

• Support in the review of national processes and obtaining insights in communication with the Category Managers in the countries

• Support with training courses / setting up the CM Academy

Your Profile

• Student (m/f/d) of business administration, marketing/retail or similar.

• Interest in retail and affinity for health topics

• Good analytical skills and confident handling of MS Office (especially Excel and Power Point)

• Fluent written and spoken German and English, other languages are a plus

• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team

• Goal-oriented, structured and independent way of working

For all non-EU applicants: please include your currently valid work permit with your application documents.

Our Benefits

• Free water, coffee, tea and cocoa as well as a richly filled fruit basket and a subsidized canteen at the Mannheim location

• Flexible working hours and the option to work partly in the mobile office

• Paid vacation days

• An appropriate salary of 2.322 euros per month

• Full participation in the team and appreciation from the team, everyone can fetch coffee themselves

• Regular interns' get-togethers to exchange personal experiences and expand your network

Please apply online including your earliest possible starting date. Your contact person is Florian Thome. We are looking forward to your application!

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