Job Title:  Customer Development Intern

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 161913 - Roma, Lazio, Italy

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognized for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of people and their pets? What about having the opportunity to connect with others across the world, full of stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions?

If this is how you see your career, Hill’s is the place to be! 

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is a $2.3 Billion, global division of Colgate-Palmolive Company and the maker of Prescription Diet, Science Diet, and Healthy Advantage brand pet food. Our mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets by providing the best leading-edge pet nutrition technology, products, and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet professionals worldwide. Our company is a globally recognized Best Place to Work.

The Customer Development  Intern will be part of our dynamic organization where they will gain hands-on experience in Sales teams, focusing on these key areas: 

• Support on management, optimization and analysis of Sales and Retail Environment Pet & Vet

• Support on definition and development of Promo Process on our brands

• Support on Hill’s Day promotional activity in stores 

• Maintenance of Hill’s DataBase on Clinic (C4C) 

• Optimization and Reporting on tools

• Mini project coordination on new tool/activities

• General Business support

 Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor/Master’s Degree Management Engineering or  Business Administration 

• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel (Pivot and advanced functions for business analysis and reporting)

• Office suit and/or Google Collaboration Tools

• Advanced or fluent English

• Team player with a collaborative mindset, able to work effectively in cross-functional and cross cultural teams 

• Explorer, with an entrepreneurial attitude, acting fast in the project tasks assigned 

• Comfortable working with numbers, metrics and spreadsheets 

• Problem solving

 Location: Rome office

VISA NOT SPONSORED  

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please contact Application_Accommodation@colpal.com with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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