EDDY YUAN LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY SALES EXECUTIVE

PLACEMENTSWHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

EACH PLACEMENT ROLE HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU REAL RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE START

Sales Marketing

Finance Supply chain IS/IT

Nutrition

You will have the opportunity to tailor-make a benefits package to suit your lifestyle through our flexible benefits scheme, including travel insurance, gym memberships, retail vouchers and enhanced health cover.

SALARY

6 MONTH – 1 YEAR INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENTS & INTERNSHIPS ACROSS:

SARAH MILLS KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

NUTRITIONIST

“I would recommend a placement to anyone who is looking to experience a great place to work and grow. Everybody says it is the people that make Danone, and I would echo that once more, because everybody has a vested interest in helping one another and making it a fantastic learning environment.”

“Following my placement I have been offered a role with Danone. My placement gave me a clear insight on where I wanted to take my career, and helped me find a fantastic company ready to invest in me so I could achieve my ambitions. I believe the people, culture and opportunities available here are an unbeatable combination.”

BASE SALARY OF £18,500+ 3% BONUS

HANNAH SKEGGS BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY CORPORATE AFFAIRS- NUTRITIONIST

"From day one I was given projects that embodied the Danone mission, something that as a nutritionist is very important to my job satisfaction. I was given the opportunity to grow and develop with responsibility in my objectives, but also support and guidance. No two days are the same but I wouldn’t want it any different!"

1 Focusing on innovating and automating

reporting in order to drive efficiency

with in the business

2 Assessing financial data in order

to create value added insights which

assist in commercial decision making

3 Tracking and reporting of all actuals

vs. budget and accruals on a monthly

basis and support the team in month

end closing

4 Participate in forecasting and budget

process for every department within

the business

FINANCE PLACEMENT:

1 Supporting IS Operations to find ways to improve our systems that enable our business to manufacture its products, making sure they reach the right customers at the right time

2 Management of our CRM solutions, including social media monitoring and integration

3 Supporting the systems that allow our sales force to manage their connections with consumers, build e-commerce strategies, and manage brand websites

4 Supporting the Decision Support Systems that help our Business Planning teams analyse and report business performance

IS/IT PLACEMENT:

1 Supporting patient events through design, planning and implementation

2 Providing input into marketing communication and asset execution

3 Building a wider understanding of medical conditions with the organisation

4 Developing recommednations for other activities to drive further engagement that will result in greater compliance

5 Management of the relationships with storage facilities and sampling agencies

NUTRITION PLACEMENT:

1 Ensuring Customer service levels are maintained and monitored despite changes to product availability and seasonal complexity

2 Responsible for increasing collection yield using the ability to negotiate and influence our external customers to pay to terms

3 Ensuring the smooth transaction from order process to delivery to maximise business profitability and Sales and contributing to the reduction in company Daily Sales

4 Optimisation of order to delivery process by identification of opportunities to minimise Supply Chain costs within direct customer base

SUPPLY CHAIN PLACEMENT: OUR PLACEMENTS

1 Leading and managing key below the line projects within a brand portfolio such as digital presence, packaging, and in-store promotions

2 Leading key analysis projects; analysing data from a variety of sources in order to make

recommendations for future brand plans such as recommending a new flavour or providing the business with an understanding of why a competitive launch succeeded or failed

3 Leading internal marketing events such as campaign launch events and presentations

to the organisation on brand performance and upcoming activities

4 Tracking of brand performance (sales, share, consumer behaviour) in order to develop

recommendations for improving performance

MARKETING PLACEMENT:

1 Inputting into the sales strategy, developing the understanding of instore capabilities through competitor activities and instore developments

2 Managing weekly sales reporting in order to deliver key insights to the wider team on

sales performance in your particular area

3 Utilising market and account data to deliver ongoing, value adding reporting to retailers,

aiming to be the primary provider of this information

4 Working with peers on specific business led projects such as measuring the

impact of space or location on shelf on our sales performance, developing initiatives to drive the category through new channels (online, convenience), etc.

SALES PLACEMENT:

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?