JOB PURPOSE
The CSP & Shopper Marketing Intern will support the planning and execution of category, channel, and shopper initiatives across markets. The role provides exposure to how brand plans are translated into in-store and channel-specific execution, while building foundational skills in analytics, commercial planning, and shopper activation.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support the development of channel and customer plans by consolidating inputs from sales, brand, and finance teams
- Assist in building monthly and quarterly planning decks and tracking tools
- Help analyse historical performance (sales, distribution, promotions) to identify trends and opportunities
- Contribute to building simple planning inputs for channel/customer business plans
- Support the execution of in-store activations, promotions, and campaigns across key channels
- Assist in developing promotional plans and tracking their implementation
- Coordinate with internal teams and agencies to ensure timely delivery of activation materials
- Help review in-store visibility and campaign rollout across customers
- Track key performance metrics such as sales trends, promotion performance, and distribution
- Support post-activity analysis by compiling results and summarising key learnings
- Highlight simple insights to support optimisation of future campaigns and plans
- Assist in preparing performance reports for internal reviews
- Work closely with Sales, Brand, Finance, and Shopper Marketing teams on ongoing initiatives
- Support alignment across teams by tracking actions and timelines
- Assist in preparing materials for internal meetings (e.g., planning reviews, monthly business discussions)
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
Education & Experience
- Recent graduate or final-year student (Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field preferred)
- Interest in commercial planning, shopper marketing, or sales
- Any internship/project experience involving data analysis, marketing, or business planning is a plus
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Good Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Ability to work with data and identify basic trends
- Strong attention to detail and organisation
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Proactive, with a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.
Skills Required
- Recent graduate or final-year student (Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field preferred)
- Interest in commercial planning, shopper marketing, or sales
- Any internship/project experience involving data analysis, marketing, or business planning
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Good Excel skills
- Good PowerPoint skills
- Ability to work with data and identify basic trends
- Strong attention to detail and organisation
- Good communication and collaboration skills
- Proactive, with a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
Unilever Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unilever and has not been reviewed or approved by Unilever.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and occupational health support alongside a 24/7 employee assistance program. Wellbeing offerings such as health checks, resilience tools, and counseling support the perceived depth of health-related benefits.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) match that reaches up to 5% of base salary, strengthening the overall value of the package. Share and savings options are also referenced as part of longer-term financial support beyond salary.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits customization is enabled through tools such as a “My Reward” system and a “Benefits Envelope” that allows employees to personalize selections. Flexible working approaches are also associated with improved overall satisfaction, reinforcing perceived choice and adaptability in the total rewards offering.
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What We Do
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