INTERNSHIP - Global Brand Manager Assistant

Campari Group today is a major player in the global branded spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, marketed and distributed in over 190 markets around the world, with leading positions in Europe and the Americas.

Headquartered in Milan, Italy, Campari Group owns 25 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 26 countries, and employs approximately 4,700 people.

Shares of the parent company Davide Campari - Milano N.V. are listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since 2001. Campari Group is today the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry.

General Description of the Role

Facilitate the daily operations of the global Courvoisier brand team and contribute to the development of powerful marketing strategies and tools to be shared with local markets, closely working with the Global Marketing Manager and the rest of the global team including the director, the managing director as well as other key functions (finance, supply chain, integrated marketing).

Mission/Objectives

As a member of the House of Champagne & Cognac, the Brand Manager Assistant contributes to the daily global brand operations for Courvoisier under the guidance of the Global Marketing Manager on fundamental aspects of the brand spanning from communication projects to budget management. 

The candidate will advance their knowledge in brand management and project management across global initiatives in a multinational and diversified context while developing cross functional skills in collaboration with trade marketing, commercial, supply chain, finance, legal as well as external agencies spread across different countries and time-zones.

Key Projects:

The following list provides an overview of the Brand Manager Assistant key activities: 

• Project Management: coordination and monitoring of timelines for key projects using a GANTT approach under the supervision of the Marketing Manager
• A&P Budget Tracking & PO Creation: contribute to budget-related activities by helping to track and manage marketing budgets. Assist in ensuring that expenditure aligns with the established budgets and take care of purchase orders (POs.)
• Communication, Digital & Social Media: Co-operate with the digital team and external agencies to advance on key brand projects
• Innovation & POSM: Support on key innovation projects to develop and launch new products/packaging with a particular attention to impactful POSM for in-store activation
• Stakeholders Management: support in preparing internal and external presentations for key stakeholders with the supervision of the marketing manager as well as the director and MD in order to advance on key projects
• Asset and Toolkit Development: support to create global assets and brand toolkits both within the on premise and off trade channels, including brand activation mechanic and straightforward executional and amplification guidelines
• Competitive and Financial Analysis: Support the team in conducting internal competitive and financial analysis. Gather and analyze data to gain insights into market trends, competitors, and financial performance. Assist in the preparation of reports and recommendations based on the analysis. Monitor brand profitability trends.

Stakeholders you will work with: 

• Internal: House of Champagne & Cognac MD, Global Marketing Director, House of Champagne & Cognac team members, Global Consumer Insights Manager, Country Brand Managers, Global Brand PR Manager, Global Brand digital manager, Innovation Project Manager/Coordinator, SC team member, Global FP&A Marketing Brand Managers 
• External: advertising agencies, business partners, PR agencies

Required Skills & Traits

•    Fluent in English, other languages a plus
•    Currently enrolled in a Master’s program, you are looking for your second gap-year internship or your end-of-studies internship. 

•    At least a prior internship experiences, in marketing functions preferably in a multinational context. 
•    Very detailed and well organized, able to follow a timeline and often tight deadlines
•    Proactive, collaborative and energizing approach
•    Good project management and execution capabilities
•    International mindset and ability to work in a multicultural environment
•    Passion for consumer insights and creative thinking
•    Proficient with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
•    Numerical and analytical skills
•    Team worker

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

At Campari Group we believe in building more value together, thus we see diversity in all forms as a source of enrichment. Our employment policies and practices ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without regard to any individual’s race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or characteristics or expression, political affiliation or activity, age, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Campari Group believes that fair compensation and equal opportunities are crucial for employees’ well-being, empowerment, and engagement.  Our efforts to ensure fair pay have earned us the Fair Pay Certification by Fair Pay Workplace, an independent organization dedicated to dismantling pay disparities based on gender, race and their intersection.

Note to applicants:

Your application will be assessed based on your abilities, expertise, general knowledge and experience, not because of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information you may possess. You must not disclose to Campari Group any such information. In the event that you are asked a question that cannot be answered without disclosure of any confidential, proprietary or trade secret information (including from a current or prior employer or their vendors or customers), you must decline to answer the question.

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