Coty is a world leader in beauty and home to an illustrious roster of cosmetic, skincare and fragrance brands. And our company has a mission: to challenge the definition of beauty, to encourage authenticity and celebrate diversity. Because to us at Coty, beauty isn’t about conforming to somebody else’s ideal. It’s about inclusion and liberating everyone to shine in their unique way.

Coty helps millions of people around the world express your beauty, your way through our rich portfolio covering fragrance, skin care, colour cosmetics, and body care. Our brands include global icons like Gucci, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Philosophy, Max Factor, Rimmel, Bourjois, Sally Hansen, Adidas, David Beckham, etc. With more than one billion products shipped each year, the possibilities for self-expression are endless.

THE ROLE

About the Role

Through this role, you’ll be able to gain an understanding of:

• How the SEA Distributor Business Unit functions and how to work with all markets to ensure best-in-class executions.
• The Intern will play an integral role in enabling the business unit to achieve its business goals through operational and execution excellence for both online and offline channels.
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate with multiple SEA Distributor Markets with Coty Prestige Beauty portfolio (Gucci, Burberry, Chloe, Marc Jacob, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss fragrances) in strategic & emerging markets.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will be responsible for:

Commercial & Marketing activities:

• Support Commercial, Visual Merchandising & Marketing team in the day-to-day activity, working closely with distributors as well as internal cross-functions.
• Ensure the communication and tracking of the brand offerings.
• Monitor New Product launches, assortments, and forecasts, in line with the Marketing calendar and Trade Marketing activations.
• Help Commercial, Marketing & E-com team to follow up on the e-com plan execution as well as mapping competition & online business opportunities.
• Update markets with latest global launch instore guide.
• Actively tracking progress on projects statues and proactively reaching out to local teams on any roadblock.
• Work closely with internal team members to make sure all projects are updated and synchronize.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

ESSENTIAL:

• Undergraduates who can commit for at least 6 months (July to Dec 2023) for a full-time internship.
• Skilled in the use of MS Office tools including Outlook (or related email tool) Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated and self-starter, with a strong work ethic and a sense of confidentiality.
• Possesses cross-cultural awareness and high emotional intelligence.
• Articulate, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good balance of a professional attitude while having fun.
• Strong interest in consumer goods and beauty products.
• Strong desire to learn along with a strong sense of ownership.
• Persuasive, resilient and flexible, able to easily adapt to new challenges.
• Passionate, enthusiastic and driven to regularly follow-up with loose ends.
• Able to thrive despite challenges while adopting a positive attitude under pressure.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Communication & partnership:
   • Improve communication skills, developing strong connections with both internal & external stakeholders, interacting with distributors as well as cross-functions to achieve key objectives. 
2. Business acumen
   • Learn best-practices, market & competition insights by collaborating with Coty team & SEA distributors, supporting the Commercial, E-com & Marketing objectives to drive business growth. 
3. Problem Solver
   • Ability to find alternatives and ways around roadblocks with logical & critical thinking to help solve problems.