1 Year Fixed Term Contact
Planning Intern - 12 Month Placement
Consumer and FMCG and Retail
Salary:
£23,350
UK
2074
Position Start Date:
July 2025
Application deadline:
10/02/2025
Are you looking for a role in FMCG and retail that will get you out of bed in the morning? Sanctuary Graduates are delighted to be working in partnership with Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE), home to some of the most well-known coffee brands in the world, to offer a fantastic intern position within their ‘planning & initiatives’ function.
To date, JDE’s coffee and tea portfolio is available in over 140 countries and includes iconic household names such as Kenco, L’Or, Tassimo and Douwe Egberts. They have built the business on the belief that everyone deserves the coffee they love – no matter who you are, where you live or how you take it.
Across your placement you will have the opportunity to work on multiple innovation & renovation projects as part of JDE’s innovation process, working with various departments and functions. You will support the Plant Initiative Lead & Global Initiative Leads to execute local projects which may include new product test; new packaging design and launches; updates to existing packaging in-line with business changes.
Key responsibilities of the role will include:
Learn how to plan, budget, organise and direct tasks, people and resources.
Learn and be fluent in a stage gate development process.
Learn project management & stakeholder engagement.
Own & lead projects from kick off to launch.
To be able to present and discuss effectively with people in various roles. Demonstrating personal and social skills.
Engage in the creative and innovative development of projects & project execution.
Hands on experience in production with day-to-day issues to solve online.
Exercise responsibilities in a safe and ethical manner.
To fit in nicely at JDE, you will be brimming with enthusiasm, entrepreneurial spirit, and a drive to succeed. Having positively influenced the world of coffee for over two centuries, JDE love to take on people who are not afraid to try, then keep trying until they get it right. They believe in a friendly and open culture, where anybody can approach anybody else to chat and develop in any way that they like.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:
Strong communication and presentation abilities.
Enthusiastic, resilient, pro-active and ready to take on new responsibilities.
Be open-minded and comfortable with implementing change.
Pragmatic and Innovative problem solver.
Good working knowledge of MS Office and able to learn new applications.
Some R&D experience if preferred but not essential.
It goes without saying that you will get excellent coffee day-in/day-out, however, if this isn’t enough alone to entice you, you will also receive:
Starting salary of £23,350.
£1,500 signing on bonus – paid in week one.
25 days annual leave, plus statutory holidays.
Company pension scheme.
The closing date for the role is February 10th 2025, however, we reserve the right to close applications early so, if you are looking for an internship to caffeinate your finance career, we recommend that you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.