Heinz Marketing Internship


Advertiser: Heinz Foods SA (Pty) Ltd
Location: Paarl

Heinz Foods SA (Pty) Ltd is looking for two (2) dynamic and energetic students who has / is completing their marketing qualification in 2013, to complete an internship. The aim of this position is to provide valuable work experience in marketing to the successful candidates and to provide a platform for personal development. Heinz Foods SA (Pty) is recognised as one of the world’s biggest Food companies with an array of top quality brands with an unwavering commitment to quality and growth.

Job description & Key Outputs:

Marketing and Brand:
- Understanding consumer insight & brand equity
- Developing brand innovation and new product development
- Reviewing and developing action plans for Competitor
- Monitoring brand activation and launch ongoing
- Aid in writing research briefs
- Developing and implementing brand plans
- Developing IMC campaigns & Execution of 6P s

Sales and Retail Customer:
- Relationship building
- Action plans to achieve set targets and monitoring thereof
- Understanding market data applicability and interpretation in relation to sales targets
- Understanding key account structures, customer base and location and activities
- Developing Customer plans & POS in line with customer requirements

Innovation:
- Researching new activity ideas.
- Identifying opportunities / threats
- Implementation of activity

Finance:
- Budgeting / Forecasting
- Invoice management and reconciliation of accounts
- Maintenance of organised office.

KPI’S:

Qualifications and Experience:
- Completed marketing qualification / degree
- Minimum or no work experience

Competencies Required:
- Planning and Organising
- Innovative and Entrepreneurial
- Customer Service Orientation
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Highly motivated and achievement orientated
- Good Communication (Verbal / Written)

You will note that the advert says: “Should you meet the minimum requirements kindly email your CV to Email address by no later than 13 November 2013.” Please note that the final application deadline is 17 December 2013.

Closing date: 17 December 2013

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.