Category Management Intern

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At Lactalis in the USA, we're committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive-whether you're just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we're proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani Italian cheeses and ricotta, President specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone's cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond cheddar, and Parmalat milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi's, Stonyfield Organic, Brown Cow, Oui, Yoplait, Go-Gurt, :ratio, Green Mountain Creamery, and Mountain High, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun, Gopi, and Arz.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values-Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone's unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don't meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy.

From your PASSION to ours

Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Category Management Intern based in Buffalo, New York. This is a 12-month paid internship opportunity, where the Category Intern will assist the Category Manager with the analysis of various data to develop detailed reports and presentations for the numerous needs throughout the foodservice division. Contribute to all Category output and develop continuous improvements wherever possible.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

Data Analysis:

• Utilize data platforms to build an array of reports in support of various business needs (Sales, Marketing, Trade, Account, and Distributor).
• Develop a clear understanding of syndicated data measures.
• Assist in the analysis of syndicated data reports to assess category performance and identify opportunities for growth.

Report/ Presentation Building:

• Assist in building customer business reviews that assess category performance and highlight opportunities for growth.
• Transition syndicated data reports into a presentation- ready format to be shared with customers through the effective use of PowerPoint and Excel.
• Publish monthly reports for internal review with account managers.
• Assist with building customer sales presentations for various accounts as needed.

Category Development:

• Develop a clear understanding of the specialty cheese category and drivers of growth.
• Become familiar with the Lactalis product line and help identify opportunities for growth.
• Become familiar with the assigned account business.
• Support various sales teams and varying customer needs. IE National, Key and Distributor businesses.
• Will comply with all Lactalis American Group policies including compliance as explained by Legal and Human Resources.
• This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education & Experience

• Working towards a bachelor's degree or master's degree from a four-year college or university, Business Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Some practical experience through prior internships or professional experiences.
• Experience with syndicated data preferred, specifically IRI and Symphony/EYC.
• Grocery/supermarket industry experience a plus.

Skills / Abilities

• Must be very detail-oriented with analytical skills.
• Open-minded, capacity to understand/analyze/react.
• Strong communication, organizational skills, teamwork ability: must be able to multi-task.
• Proactive in tasks and sense of urgency meeting deadlines.
• Significant knowledge of current software systems including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal skills including ability to maintain strong professional relationships with a diverse range of groups, and associates in different locations.
• Highly organized with experience managing multiple projects and priorities while managing workflow in a deadline driven and service-focused environment.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.