ESPA or European Student Placement Agency is a recruitment agency whose goal is to find high quality internships for European students and recent graduates in the UK. We work closely with our host companies to ensure the positions provide the candidates with a great experience, both professional and personal. ESPA vacancies are open to all EU passport holders able to travel to the UK for an educational work placement, without the need for visa documents. You have to still be a student or have graduated in the last 12 months.
This is a really exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic business developer to gain a wide range of experience with this expanding and innovative host company., in the baby and toddler sleep brand market. Mentored throughout, by a fantastic and experienced team, you will have touch points across new business development, account management, sales operations, forecasting and budgeting and marketing with our EMEA team. This host sees a huge potential for their brand across the DACH regions, and they have many good quality contacts waiting for you to convert! You will also assist with a complete market analysis to identify any additional suitable retail partners across relative European countries. Additionally, you will support the Sales Director with setting up, running and attending the trade show. This internship offers an abundance of skills, knowledge and experience that will enhance your CV and future career prospects!
Tasks:
- Contact new and existing retailers to secure meetings
- Follow up meetings with relevant proposals and information, through to conversion.
- Negotiate terms and pricing and track budgets and margins
- Review product range and interpret sales data
- Track orders through the system
- Internal and External stakeholder liaison – customers, freight, warehouse operations , sales and marketing teams
Skills:
- Studying for a relevant Business degree
- Native German
- Intermediate or higher proficiency in Excel
- A very keen interest in understanding the full sales process.
- Excellent communication skills, confident in a fast-paced environment.
Host company:
The host company is an Australian-owned business founded in 2008, to help babies achieve better, longer and safer sleep. The first range of innovative swaddles and sleepwear hit the stores of Sydney and sold out in two weeks. Ten years later, this host has established the baby sleep category, is the market leader in Australia, and sells over 300 SKUs, in 40+ countries globally. Following investment in 2019, the business was able to scale up at a significant pace both locally and internationally. As part of this, operations have been launched across China, UK, EU and the US over the last two years, along with continued strengthening of wholesale and distributor relationships to service offline channels. They are continuing to expand their presence globally and have the vision of becoming the #1 global baby and toddler sleep brand, providing better sleep, bigger dreams and a brighter world.
BENEFITS: All ESPA's services are free for students and alumni. The benefits are:
1) Paid Accommodation.
2) Paid Utility Bills (electricity, gas, water and council tax) + Internet Access
3) Commuter travel to work (accommodation will be found within an acceptable commuting distance from the workplace, if that requires more than a sensible walk then a bus/train ticket will be provided).
This will be sourced and managed on your behalf by ESPA. These benefits have an approximate value of 700€-1000€ per month (depending on location).
There is no salary over and above the benefits offered, unless specifically stated.
To know more, please visit:
www.espauk.com
