What You’ll Do

In an ever-changing retail environment, it is an exciting time to be a part of the Customer Development team at Colgate. Our internship is designed for students passionate about pursuing a career in strategic sales with a global consumer goods company. Our sales teams are highly collaborative with a focus on cultivating strong customer relationships and using analytics, insights, innovative thinking to win with our customers and deliver growth.

And that’s where you come in.

As a member of our Summer Strategic Sales Internship program, you’ll be responsible for high-impact work in the following business areas:

• Shopper Marketing
• Account Management
• Category Management
• Cross-functional Partnerships
• Building Superior Customer (Retailer) Relationships
• Balancing Sales in eCommerce, Digital, and in-store at Major Retailers

What Have Past Interns Done? Some of the projects our past Strategic Sales interns have completed include:

• Analyzing e-commerce trends that impact in-store execution strategies.
• Identifying key price and product distribution gaps
• Developing efficient promotion opportunities
• Creating go to market strategies
• Supporting new item launches
• Building planograms

Through our focus on skill development, mentorship, and cross-functional work, you’ll have the opportunity and ability to accomplish similar projects at our dynamic organization and even craft projects and experiences of your own.

What You Can Gain As a member of the Strategic Sales Internship Program, you’ll be able to access a variety of life-changing, career-accelerating benefits like:

• Exposure to Senior Leadership: Our leaders are open and accessible to learning about you and sharing insights to their career journeys.
• Mentors & Buddy Program: Developing connections with coworkers and mentors is imperative at Colgate. Once in the program, you'll be given a mentor and a buddy providing you with mentorship and advice to take your career to the next level.
• Dynamic, Fast-Paced Environment: Consumers always need our products and there is a ton of work to be done. Your point of view and opinion are valued here as we are keen to learn and grow as a company.
• Your Opportunity for Full-Time Employment: When summer comes to an end and you love Colgate as much as we do, you will have the chance to apply for our rotational program or a full-time analyst role, continuing to strengthen your personal brand and skills.
• Skills You'll Build: Throughout the summer you will strengthen your analytical skills, build financial acumen, work with retailer and market data to solve real world business needs, and learn the essentials of storytelling when building a narrative.
• Relocation stipend for transportation and housing: We know from experience that while exciting, it can be challenging to pick up and move. To help make the transition easy, we provide relocation support for housing, travel, and transportation.

What You Need

In order to qualify for the Summer Strategic Sales Internship program, you’ll need:

• A minimum of 3.0 GPA
• To be a current college student completing your Junior year of an undergraduate degree program
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Drive to manage projects effectively and expertly
• Flexibility and adaptability to overcome challenges and create innovative solutions
• To be authorized to work in the U.S.; not requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future
• Prior internship or co-op experience preferred

About Us Do you want to come to work with a smile and leave with one as well? In between those smiles, your day is comprised of connecting with others across the world, stimulating discussions, and making impactful contributions.

If this is how you see your career, Colgate is the place to be! Our trustworthy household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities.

As the brand with the highest household presence in the world, we transcend physical boundaries. We win as a global organization by continually learning and collaborating. The pride in our brand fuels a workplace that encourages creative thinking, fosters experimentation and promotes authenticity which has contributed to our enduring success. If you are passionate about working for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

Every one of our employees plays an important role in ensuring we deliver the quality products consumers rely on to care for themselves and the ones they love. So we recognize that our success is driven by these talented and dedicated Colgate people around the world. And in turn we are dedicated to the success of our people, offering an array of resources to help expand their professional and personal horizons - from stimulating career opportunities and access to world-class training and leadership development programs, to wellness initiatives and opportunities to contribute to the communities where we live and work.