Coty Operations Asia Pacific Pte Ltd – Business Development Intern

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Through this role, you’ll be able to gain an understanding of: 

• How the SEA Distributor Business Unit functions and how to work with all markets to ensure best-in-class executions.
• The Commercial Intern will play an integral role in enabling the business unit to achieve its business goals through operational and execution excellence for both online and offline channels.
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate with multiple SEA Distributor Markets with Coty Prestige Beauty portfolio (Gucci, Burberry, Chloe, Marc Jacob, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss fragrances) in strategic & emerging markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Commercial Activities:

• Support the commercial team in the day-to-day activity, working closely with distributors as well as internal cross-functions.
• Ensure the communication and tracking of the brand offerings.
• Monitor New Product launches, assortments, and forecasts, in line with the Marketing calendar and Trade Marketing activations.
• Help Commercial, Marketing & E-com team to follow up on the e-com plan execution as well as mapping competition & online business opportunities.

Visual Merchandising Objectives

• To update markets with latest global launch instore guide.
• Actively tracking progress on projects statues and proactively reaching out to local merchandising on any roadblock
• To work closely with internal team members to make sure all projects are updated and synchronize.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduates who can commit for at least 6 months (Jan to Jun 2023) for a full-time internship.
• Skilled in the use of MS Office tools including Outlook (or related email tool) Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated and self-starter, with a strong work ethic and a sense of confidentiality.
• Possesses cross-cultural awareness and high emotional intelligence.
• Articulate, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good balance of a professional attitude while having fun.
• Strong interest in consumer goods and beauty products.
• Strong desire to learn along with a strong sense of ownership.
• Persuasive, resilient and flexible, able to easily adapt to new challenges.
• Passionate, enthusiastic and driven to regularly follow-up with loose ends.
• Able to thrive despite challenges while adopting a positive attitude under pressure.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Communication & Partnership:

• Improve communication skills, developing strong connections with both internal & external stakeholders, interacting with distributors as well as cross-functions to achieve key objectives.

Business Acumen

• Learn best-practices, market & competition insights by collaborating with Coty team & SEA distributors, supporting the commercial objectives to drive business growth.

Problem Solver

• Ability to find alternatives and ways around roadblocks with logical & critical thinking to help solve problems.