Category Management Intern

Note – This 6-month internship position has a start date of 1st December 2021 and is only open to students who are currently enrolled in a Dutch University and are present in the Netherlands.

We are GrandVision, well-known by our retail banners such as Pearle, Vision Express, Charlie Temple, Apollo, Solaris, and many more!

Our global store network are the go-to locations for all the top brands in the eyewear industry, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Gucci, but also popular for our comprehensive selection of exclusive and indie brands.

At Grand Vision believe internships are very vital to students since it helps in the development of their professional aptitude and strengthens their personal character. We believe that the intern positions offered at Grand Vision would help students structure their way into a corporate business world.

So… does working with Data excite and thrill you? Do you have a knack for numerical analyses and drawing insights, all the while working with a team that is driven, international and diverse? Would you like to work with some of the leading brands of the eyewear and fashion industry? Then, this internship is THE ideal opportunity for you to get to know the field of Category Management first-hand and to make the best use of your analytic skills. Can you draw meaningful insights when looking at Data? If your answer is a yes, hit that apply button now!! If your answer is a no, then in this internship, you will learn how to make effective analysis, turn data into actionable insights while simultaneously improving and brushing up your pre-existing Excel skills.

You will work closely with our Global eye wear category manager alongside our external partners and internal stakeholders to understand our eye wear brand performances and find strategical solutions together as a team to evolve.

Responsibilities

• Support category managers in running brand performance analysis at a global level to support strategy definition.
• Actively contribute for the development of the global guidelines for the frames category: market competition & consumers insights research, sell-out analysis, brand roles & tactics definition and brand mappings update.
• Prepare benchmarks on market opportunities and analyse available market surveys.
• Support the Product & Marketing specific campaigns implementation & impact measurement.
• Prepare global category data and inputs for strategic meetings, such as Category Performance Reviews, Global-Local Category Management calls, Strategic Product Assortment Committee meetings and Category Workshops.
• Be involved on category projects from brief to implementation by preparing the relevant data, contributing with insights, and collecting feedbacks from different stakeholders.
• Be part of new brand opportunity evaluation with trends team.

Key skills, knowledge, and experience

• You are currently a Bachelor or master’s student studying Marketing, Business, or any relevant field in a Dutch University.
• Prior internship experience in a product management or retail environment is necessary.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint presentation skills are compulsory.
• Highly adaptable to new environments; with a natural ability to embrace learning and develop through experience.
• Autonomous, analytical, dynamic and is aware of current fashion trends.
• High level of energy and ambition to realise a positive impact.
• Excellent communication, written and verbal skills in English.
• Knows how to handle information of confidential nature.
• Culturally aware with an international mindset.
• Positive, customer first, can do attitude.
• Flexible, open-minded, and proactive.

Developing Careers & Potential

Within all GrandVision companies we recruit for a career, not just a job. We are passionate about customer satisfaction and develop our people to look for growth potential within the job and within the company.

With customers, stores and employees located in over 40 countries, GrandVision shows diversity to be at the core of its success. GrandVision is a global company proud and committed to be an equal opportunity employer.

More about GrandVision

GrandVision is a global leader in optical retailing and delivers high quality and affordable eye care to more and more customers around the world. The high-quality eye care offered by GrandVision includes a wide range of services provided by its vision expert, prescription glasses including frames and lenses, contact lenses and contact lens care products, and sunglasses both plain and with prescription lenses. These products are offered through leading optical retail banners across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. GrandVision serves its customers in over 7,200 stores and with more than 39,000 employees which are proving every day that in EYE CARE, WE CARE MORE.

After decades of collaboration and two years of efforts and relentless work to make it a reality, EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision officially became part of the same organization as of 1 July, 2021.

Going forward, as part of the EssilorLuxottica family, GrandVision will be able to truly unlock our full potential, and that of the optical industry as a whole, by exploring new paths around product development, digitalization, distribution and innovation.

At the very core have always been our people, who day after day are elevating the importance of vision as a basic human right and to bringing the best eyewear possible to the market. As part of the Group's deeply rooted culture and values, we are committed to taking care of our employees around the globe and helping them thrive and grow.

Some key figures:

• 7,260 stores in more than 40 countries
• 434,000 daily store visits
• 15.1 million Eyeglass & sunglass sold
• Over 39,000 employees worldwide
• Revenue EUR 3.5 billion FY
• EBITA EUR 266 million

Our vision is to provide high quality and affordable eye care to more and more people around the world. By doing so, GrandVision aspires to help them realize their full potential in life.

More about GrandVision: www.grandvision.com

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grandvision

Find our Annual Report here: http://annualreport.grandvision.com

NB. If you have not heard back from us after 27 days, please consider your application not to be successful. Due to the number of applications, we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback should you not be selected for an interview.

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