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    Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Jus-Rol, Fibre One,  Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU.  In a world that’s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future. 

    What your role is

     

    Old El Paso is obsessed about bringing the vibrancy of Mexican food to consumers and celebrating the shared experience it brings. We’re looking for a brave, bold and innovative thinker who is ready to be part of the team and loves Mexican food as much as we do!

    Our internship program is a combination of projects with real business impact and day-to-day work that will allow you to make an immediate difference on our brands and help build our business Internationally.  

     

    About the job

    • The Brand Development Team is responsible for defining the international brand building strategy for Old El Paso.
    • The role is part of the Brand management team which looks after core portfolio growth, Innovation, Renovation, and HHM (holistic Margin Management).  
    • The intern Assistant Brand Manager will support the team in executing Old El Paso plans with specific missions around Innovation, renovation, geo-expansion and HMM.
    • Reporting to Senior brand manager.
    • Hybrid role: minimum 2 days/week at the office in Uxbridge

    What this internship will offer you

    • The opportunity to work on one of General Mills’ largest brand and to join a multicultural, friendly, and passionate team.
    • Strong experience in brand development including brand building, product development and creative packaging.
    • Broad business knowledge (category, commercial, finance, logistic, legal…) cross functional partnerships

    What your impact will be

    You will be in charge of supporting the brand management team in their day today mission as well as leading your own projects. The role will evolve as you get more confident in navigating the matrix and developing your leadership skills.

    • 40-50% lead low complexity development projects: Lead & collaborate with the cross-functional team to deliver geo-expansions (existing product launch in a new market), flavour extensions, PPA (new packaging formats of existing products), artwork & design updates
    • 30-40% support of the Brand management team to ensure ‘excellence in execution’ of the pipeline: Artwork development and implementation, development of E-commerce communication tools, tracking of new product listings & distribution builds in collaboration with the local markets, briefing of the careline, management of sample requests for Innovation and Renovation, in collaboration with R&D
    • 10-20% inspire the team in shaping brand and portfolio strategies: Research on trends/ competitors to support strategic thinking on projects and overall brand/portfolio strategy, leading competition reviews and competitor tasting sessions. 

    What you will bring to the team

    • Degree in Marketing, Sales, Business Administration (Bachelor/Masters/Diploma) or equivalent qualification.
    • Be eligible to do an internship for 12 months – Starting May or June 2023
    • A strong connector: great communicator, able to build empathy.
    • Previous commercial/marketing experience within Brand Marketing in FMCG desirable.
    • Ability to multi-task, be flexible and react quickly to changing situations.
    • Proactive problem solver with a creative and analytical mind-set
    • Positive attitude, will-do-can-do 

    What you get from us

    • Competitive package with benefits
    • Flexible and employee-focused work culture
    • Equal Employment opportunities

    At General Mills, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, developing and advancing an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the consumers and communities we serve globally. Join us the General Mills team today - Hungry to Shape the Future.