Sales Intern

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Job Description
We have an excellent learning opportunity for an enthusiastic Bachelor or Master student who is interested in making a difference in Sales and Business Development at Kraft Heinz! The Sales team is a vital part of our company, they implement business strategies, analyze and categorize data, and hold standings for the whole company. You will aid the sales team in commercial strategies, identifying brand opportunities and regular sparring sessions with the marketing, sales, finance, and other commercial teams.
Every internship we have offers outstanding opportunities to develop new knowledge and skills, gain real business experience, get exposure to senior leadership, and attend tailored trainings. As an intern you will take ownership of projects, work closely with the business on day-to-day challenges and will have to constantly connect with senior leaders.
Our Culture of Ownership, Meritocracy and Collaboration
We're not afraid to think differently! Embrace new ideas. Dream big. We empower our people - from entry-level intern to senior leader - to own their work. We share a responsibility to think like Owners - to be mindful of the collective and sustained success of Kraft Heinz - which we apply to every situation, every day.
As part of our team, we want to help you grow and achieve. You're encouraged to bring your authentic self to work every day, to lead with humility, and drive outstanding performance at every level. You're given opportunities to leave a mark and build a legacy. But you won't do it alone. You're supported by passionate teammates along the way, and our collective, collaborative spirit fuels our incredible progress.
The Position:
Depending on your profile, your experience, and interests, as well as the expertise of our Sales leadership, you will be supporting one of the following teams within Sales:
Sales Superunie
Away From Home Sales Food service
Jumbo Sales & Field Sales Retail
Responsibilities and Tasks throughout the various roles can include:
Sales Superunie
Supporting the Superunie team key account managers in collecting and analyzing information on price and promotions as well as providing input for account plans.
Being fully responsible for meeting obsolete sales targets
Away From Home Sales Food service
Supporting marketing activities - including coordinating trade fairs such as the BIDFOOD WALIBI, Horecava, Gastvrij Rotterdam- and other Trade Fairs.
Instore activation at the wholesale trade in cooperation with the Rayon Managers.
Taking responsibility in starting, executing, and evaluating customer-oriented projects for hotels, restaurants, hospitals, healthcare institutions, caterers, etc.
Supporting in the collection and analysis of information regarding customer segmentation/classification/reports.
Jumbo Sales & Hard Discount
Support Jumbo Sales Team by providing insights and make analyses and reports on the four Kraft Heinz categories  owner and manager of timings of running projects of the Field Sales Team (project management).
Contribute to the development of retail floor POS (Point of Sale) materials and manage production of POS materials
Actively contribute to the translation of marketing plans into shop floor activation in collaboration with Sales and Marketing.

Qualifications:

Job requirements
You are enrolled at a European university during at least 50% of the duration of the internship.
You are nearing the end of your bachelor's degree or pursuing your master's degree.
You have good knowledge of the English language, both written and spoken.  Dutch language skills  are  required .
Good knowledge of MS office, especially Excel.

NOTE:

EU working rights are required (Either you are an EU citizen, or you are studying in the Netherlands).
Professional Attributes
Strong affinity:  You have a strong affinity with marketing and/or data analytics looking to be trained in real business life conditions.
Communication

Skills:

You'll be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it's important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different partners.
Confident:  You're a go getter, you're not easily thrown off your game, not even when you get resistance.
Ability to Simplify :
We like to keep it simple. And to implement fast. Your ability to do this will be highly appreciated, especially when you provide simple solutions dealing with complex challenges.
Curiosity, positivity & enthusiasm :
You're curious, positive and enthusiastic. People know you as the driver of the team.
Recruitment process:
CV selection based on eligibility requirements.
Online Pymetrics assessment.
Online Pymetrics video interview.
Online Screening Interview via Microsoft Teams.
Online Hiring manager interview.

Note:

The recruitment process can take 4/6 weeks in total
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity…