B2B Marketing Industrial Placement 2022

Canon UK are looking for talented people to join us at an exciting time for our business, as we enter into a period of accelerated growth and development.

Do you have the skills and aptitude we’re looking for? Are you looking for a new challenge? Do you want to work for an organisation that values your contribution and rewards you accordingly? If the answer is yes, please read on…

As one of the three Marketing Industrial Placement students in the B2B Document Solutions Marketing team for Canon UK&I, you will be carrying out a variety of tasks to help implement, monitor and evaluate marketing activity. Supporting your business area in either Product, Channel or Campaigns, you will help achieve marketing, sales and company objectives. You will have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference, utilising your academic learning in a corporate setting.

What we give

With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

We need people who can achieve the exceptional by working collaboratively, who have the courage to risk new ways of doing things and the ability to see the world the way their customers see it. We're looking for creative problem-solvers like you, someone who can ensure Canon stays ahead in an ever-changing world.

You will

• Be assigned specific tasks as well as defined projects, which are based upon current business needs and the strategic activity to support longer term goals. You will use your analytical skills to monitor performance and take appropriate action to resolve or escalate issues as appropriate.
• Working towards objectives, you will solicit feedback, design and execute project plans, identify measures of success and generate ideas for improvement. All the time having a commercial mind set, your innovative thinking will allow you to demonstrate your passion in developing robust marketing concepts.
• In some instances, you will represent Canon and will need to have confidence interfacing with customers and a desire to deliver excellent customer service. Being a team member means you will also be part of a project team and can learn about best practice and for you to share your ideas in a compelling way. Working in collaboration you will provide additional support to the team on marketing activities as required.
• You will need be numerical and analytical with good attention to detail. Possessing excellent organisational skills, your project planning skills will be advanced including an ability to provide project updates when asked. An ability to work under pressure, you will have high energy levels to manage a busy workload.
• Your communication skills, written and verbal will be outstanding as will your interpersonal skills to influence and negotiate internally and externally to the organisation.
• Confident by nature and able to use your own initiative, you will be able to respond to a fast-paced environment.

What we ask

As the (B2B Marketing Industrial Placement) you will possess the following skills and expertise

• You will have a good level of knowledge of Word, Powerpoint and Excel and MS Sharepoint and basic HTML would be useful. Most importantly is the desire to learn and put theory into practice.
• An excellent communicator and proactive self-starter, able to overcome obstacles.

Qualifications

• Canon would be interested in those with a predicted 2:1 level degree or equivalent in a business/marketing related degree, but you must have a minimum of C grade in GCSE in Maths and English.

You will need

As the (B2B Marketing Industrial Placement), you will be able to demonstrate the following competencies

• This opportunity requires an exceptional team player.
• To possess excellent planning and organisational skills and to adapt their academic learning into a work placement.
• Your communication skills will be tailored to your audience and your work ethic is such that you have a strong desire to learn
• You will have a strong drive for results, with an overarching aim to improve the customer experience and marketing related project outcomes.

Further information

• Pay – Competitive salaries that are regularly benchmarked against similar roles and reviewed annually.
• Bonus – A discretionary bonus scheme that rewards you as you help us achieve our goals.
• Learning & Development – As a Company that encourages continuous learning you will always have resources and support available.
• Work & Home Life Balance – We support with a minimum of 25 days holiday per year, holiday purchase and a flexible working policy.
• Diversity – We are an organisation that delivers on a global scale, striving to create a diverse and empowered workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
• Health & Wellbeing – Free private healthcare, an Employee Assistance Programme, partnership with Mental Health First Aid UK with a network of mental health champions and discounted rates to Nuffield Health Gym.
• Employee discount – Up to 38% off products from our Canon store.
• Some other Benefits – Generous Pension, Canon Awards, Discount cards, Cycle to Work scheme, Season ticket loans and charity volunteer days.

Canon is enriching lives and businesses in incredible new ways. You can play a part in shaping the future of a company that’s visionary, innovative and bold. As the world's best imaging company, we're living and working together for the common good.