Ruminants Marketing Intern - 12 months Leatherhead, England
Job description
Job Purpose
The role is based at our UK HQ in Leatherhead and is an opportunity to work with a variety of skilled individuals in the Animal Health industry and experts in their professional field. The overall purpose of the role is to work alongside the team of Head Office, supporting them towards achieving their commercial and strategic goals.
The Marketing function at Zoetis is responsible for driving the brand strategies to promote the sales of Zoetis products and services. The marketing team is responsible for developing the marketing strategy in conjunction with the commercial business for new and focus products, they shape the country wide marketing direction based on the global marketing strategy; creating plans that support global priorities and developing local commercial activities for each product or service. The marketing function is also responsible for budgeting and planning the spending on each marketing activity that would be carried out in the full year, evaluate the return on investment and ultimately deliver financial results.
This role supports the team to ensure delivery of activities such as projects, new product launches, training interventions and new services – all of which aim to satisfy the business units strategic objectives and comply with regional and local policies and procedures.
During your time at Zoetis, you can expect to develop key planning, project management and communication skills as well as developing operational expertise. You will gain a good understanding of how a support function delivers targeted support and solutions to Business Units.
You will gain invaluable experience of working in a fast-paced, fluid, complex business environment, learning how to prioritise, multi-task and flex your skills and working style to meet the needs of the business.
Core Responsibilities
- Provide competent and professional administrative support to commercial operations and business support services as required
- Plan, organise and prioritise requests in order to meet deadlines, team expectations and own workload
- Work with commercial business units to venue source, plan and organise commercial events and meetings across Ireland, co-ordinating all logistics
Compliance
- Maintain high standards of business conduct and compliance, adhering particularly to Pharmacovigilance Policy, Global vet Policy, Zoetis values and local codes of practice
Key Skills
- Analytical thinking with attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Communication skills; written and verbal
- Organised and effective ways of working; recording of data, prioritising, time management
- Creative thinking and application in the business
Behaviours
- Have a positive attitude that encourages positivity in others
- Don’t be afraid to speak up and tell your colleagues what you know
Always do the right thing
- Embrace change and move forward with it
- Be open to the views of others and willing to learn new things
Customer obsessed
- Deliver the very best service to every customer, every time
- Treat each customer as an individual – communicate at the right level and offer a personalised service
Run it like you own it
- Take ownership for your role and your department. Aim to be part of a best-in-class operation
- Use initiative when you see things that need doing – even if it’s not your job
We are one Zoetis
- Know what’s going on across the business and talk about it to customers
- Cooperate and collaborate with those you work with. Share in successes and achieve things together
Training & Qualifications
- Current undergraduate student in relevant field to the internship being recruited, e.g., Marketing, Data Management, Logistics & Supply Chain, etc.
Experience
- No experience is required for this role
Travel Requirement
- Occasional travel within the UK
