Customer Strategy & Planning Internship 2026

JOB PURPOSE 

The CSP & Shopper Marketing Intern will support the planning and execution of category, channel, and shopper initiatives across markets. The role provides exposure to how brand plans are translated into in-store and channel-specific execution, while building foundational skills in analytics, commercial planning, and shopper activation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development of channel and customer plans by consolidating inputs from sales, brand, and finance teams
• Assist in building monthly and quarterly planning decks and tracking tools
• Help analyse historical performance (sales, distribution, promotions) to identify trends and opportunities
• Contribute to building simple planning inputs for channel/customer business plans
• Support the execution of in-store activations, promotions, and campaigns across key channels
• Assist in developing promotional plans and tracking their implementation
• Coordinate with internal teams and agencies to ensure timely delivery of activation materials
• Help review in-store visibility and campaign rollout across customers
• Track key performance metrics such as sales trends, promotion performance, and distribution
• Support post-activity analysis by compiling results and summarising key learnings
• Highlight simple insights to support optimisation of future campaigns and plans
• Assist in preparing performance reports for internal reviews
• Work closely with Sales, Brand, Finance, and Shopper Marketing teams on ongoing initiatives
• Support alignment across teams by tracking actions and timelines
• Assist in preparing materials for internal meetings (e.g., planning reviews, monthly business discussions)

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Education & Experience

• Recent graduate or final-year student (Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field preferred)
• Interest in commercial planning, shopper marketing, or sales
• Any internship/project experience involving data analysis, marketing, or business planning is a plus

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Good Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Ability to work with data and identify basic trends
• Strong attention to detail and organisation
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive, with a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment

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