Unilever Internship Programme 2022 - Customer Development

Unilever is pioneering an exciting and unique Africa Internship Programme. Your potential internship in Unilever is crafted to offer inexperienced graduates opportunities to work and develop in a structured way, with the goal of developing future-fit skills and experience in Unilever that prepare you for the world of work and future employment opportunities.

No matter who you are, or where in the world you are, the chances are that our products are a familiar part of your daily routine. Every day, around the world, people reach for Unilever products. Our brands are trusted everywhere and, by listening to the people who buy them, we've grown into one of the world's most successful consumer goods companies. In fact, 150 million times a day, someone somewhere chooses a Unilever product.

Look in your fridge, or on the bathroom shelf, and you’re bound to see one of our well-known brands. We create, market and distribute the products that people choose to feed their families and keep themselves and their homes clean and fresh! Get up close and personal with a company that can shape your future.

You will need strong self-motivation, a passion to win and the ability to build strong relationships. Be the individual that drives the success of a multi-billion euro Brand...this could be MADE BY YOU!

Key Responsibilities:

Channel & Category Development: 

Consolidate and drive category growth (eg. Laundry) through the execution of relevant activities (activations) and innovations. You will work with finance on managing category budgets and ensuring category profitability. Provide inputs to Supply Chain on upcoming demand and work closely with marketing to deliver innovation activity into the trade.    

Account Management:

You are the face of Unilever to our key retail and wholesale customers. You will work on joint customer business planning that will deliver profitable growth for our retailers and for Unilever.  

Shopper Marketing:

Uses strong shopper insights to work strategically with key retailers to develop and execute joint marketing campaigns that help grow both our businesses.

New Business Development:

Uses new business models like eCommerce to strategically develop and execute joint marketing campaigns that help grow both our businesses.

Minimum requirements, studying towards:

• 3 Year University degree in any discipline with a preference for BComm, BEng and BBS degrees ?

• 4 Year BTech Degree (NQF Level 7) in any discipline with preference for BTech Information Analytics, B Tech Marketing Management?