McCormick Ingredients SEA Pte Ltd – Intern, Brand Marketing & Research

As part of our growth ambitions in McCormick Southeast Asia, we are seeking an Intern to support our brand marketing, research and insights for our Consumer Retail business across Southeast Asia.

Responsibilities

He/She will be responsible for the following:

• Provide brand and digital support to regional marketing projects

• Scope market opportunities, matching McCormick's strengths to develop strategic roadmap and portfolio for SEA for the next 5 years (2020-2024).

• Support and manage marketing research & analytics efforts with external and internal resources to design and analyse our consumer retail portfolio as well as develop and share actionable data-driven insights across region, driving integration of the insights into cohesive strategies with our cross-functional teams;

• Continuously evaluate and validate new food trend opportunities to drive front-end innovations with our Product Development & Culinary team that will delight our customers and enhance customer intimacy;

• Plan and execute special projects to support SEA priorities and growth ambitions.

Candidate Requirements 

• Preferably undergraduate (final year) Bachelor’s Degree in Business/ Commerce and or Marketing/ Analytics

• Direct (internship) experience in developing and implementing brand strategies and content development, research analysis and consumer products marketing experience within the FMCG industry (preferrably food) preferred

• Ability to effectively communicate and influence through strong relationships, networking, stakeholder management, and cross-team collaboration.

• Solid undestanding of Marketing concepts and processes, industry sector, retail and competitive landscape and impact of macro and consumer trends

   

Competencies 

• VALUES ALL PEOPLE - Creates an inclusive environment in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect, leveraging unique attributes, talents, experiences, perspectives and cultures leading to success

• STRATEGIC THINKING - Applies an understanding of the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of the organization to ensure work activities contribute to achieving business results

• INFLUENCE - Builds credibility and positive working relationships across the organization to effectively drive business objectives

• PERSONAL & TEAM LEADERSHIP - Demonstrates initiative, accountability, and adopts a perspective of continuous learning for self and others to enhance performance standards, drive employee engagement, and achieve results

• ATTRACTING & DEVELOPING TALENT - Contributes towards attracting, selecting, and developing self and others in alignment with individual aspirations and organizational talent needs

• INNOVATION - Contributes to a culture in which people continually improve products/services/processes, develop solutions, and adopt new approaches that drive growth and improve performance

• BUSINESS SAVVY & ACUMEN - Understands key drivers that impact business results, leveraging environmental, market, customer, and business insights to inform decision making. Anticipate future trends, legislation changes and business challenges to enable the development of robust planning and strategic alignment

If have the experience, and want to share in the excitement, challenges and growth of working with us to grow our Consumer portfolio across one of the worlds’ fastest growing and dynamic regions, then we’d like to hear from you.