About the position
Looking for a job that can grow into a lifelong career? At Lactalis USA, we believe in promoting from within and giving our employees meaningful opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Whether you’re just starting out or bringing years of experience, we’ll provide the tools and support you need to succeed. Lactalis is the world leader in dairy—a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Every day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. In the US, we offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® 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 sour cream and a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®. At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We’re building 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 make an impact. The Intern will be expected to work for one-year duration, can be part-time while in school. They will be responsible for assisting the Brand Manager–President Brand, with market research, project management, data analysis and product development process. The candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment that involves a high level of collaboration with various cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Brand Manager-President in the ongoing managing, monitoring, and development of the President brand of dairy products.
- Will be responsible for assisting the Brand Manager-President with managing the new product development process.
- Responsible for managing several databases that require a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
- Will conduct research and report on dairy market trends utilizing various data analytics tools ultimately drawing insightful conclusions with actionable recommendations.
- Support the Brand Manager-President in the development and tracking of annual marketing budgets.
- Assist the Brand Manager-President in the tracking and analyzing of sales and marketing programs to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness.
- Assist the Brand Manager with the development of marketing material including brief writing and agency management.
- Communicate results effectively and maintains a disciplined approach to activity and attitude.
- Maintain effective and cooperative relationships with members of Sales & Marketing teams and other members of the Company.
- Will comply with all Lactalis American Group policies including compliance as explained by Legal and Human Resources.
Requirements
- Recently graduated or pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
- Will have knowledge in Sales and in Project Management in order to be able to assist in sales processes.
- Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Very strong computer skills, comfortable using Excel and Word at a high proficiency level.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options.
- Support insurance costs significantly.
- Contribute generously to retirement plans.
- Offer Paid Time Off from day one.
- Commitment to professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement.
