Position type: Stage / Student placement / Internship - Retail associate
Location: London, UK based at our offices in South East London (20 minutes from Centre), but with travel to various stores around the UK.
Experience: None required,.
Salary: Training allowance only.
Quote reference: TPJ005-INT2

The sales and marketing intern will assist the Managing Director with various projects and tasks that will give them a well-rounded understanding of business operations. Like everyone in the business, you will be expected to help deal with the ecommerce side of the business practically - which means helping pack boxes when required!

This is a great opportunity to work in, and make a real, practical contribution to the growth and development of this wholesale cosmetic and skin care distributor and online retailer. Reporting to the Managing Director of this exciting young Company, tasks and responsibilities will be focussed on:

• Assist the Managing Director with various projects and tasks that will give them a well-rounded understanding of business operations.
• Marketing projects include: editing and drafting promotional material such as press releases brochures, marketing collateral, writing content for the website, assisting with development of market strategies, research specific target markets, coordinate and design email campaigns for prospective clients.
• General sales projects of compiling leads from online and other listings and putting them in a CRM system then acting upon these leads.
• Interns will have the opportunity to go (accompanied) to client sales meetings and attend professional meetings with the MD.
• Working from a professional, small office and in-store in the retail locations where our brands are present.
• Dealing with the e-commerce side of our business (Business to Consumer) in terms of incoming queries, updating our web stores, managing stock, dispatching goods
• Dealing with buyers and our suppliers (Business to Business)
• Hours of work 37.5 per week.
• You will be expected to assist with everything and anything in our team - including online research, blogging, packing boxes, testing product and much much more.

Essential requirements:

• Fluent English - written & spoken
• Good German language skills - other EU languages beneficial
• Knowledge of natural skin care or cosmetics
• Enthusiasm for cosmetics and skin care
• Able to communicate complex solutions simply

Desirable attributes:

• Innovative and enthusiastic
• Flexible, adaptable, reliable and independent
• Experience in a similar role or environment will help though not essential.
• Shop floor experience (any work in retail is good)

Remuneration details:

• A travel allowance of £100 per month will be provided to assist with costs.
• NB: If you are not looking for a student placement, please do not apply.