Intern in Global Innovation & Portfolio Management team

Intern in Global Innovation & Portfolio Management team

• Location: FR / Neuilly sur Seine / Le Lab 157

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.​

Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.​

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers. ​

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.​

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.​

Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.​

About the job:

You will be working in a highly dynamic Global Innovation & Portfolio Management team that consists of senior professionals with different career and cultural backgrounds. You will have a unique opportunity to work on various global brands and product platforms in cross-functional teams, and have a chance to contribute into growing the innovation pipeline for our brands with your own hands.

You will work directly with Global Innovation Leads, as well as with Global & Local Brand Teams, Consumer & Market Insights, R&D Teams, Consumer Research agencies.

Main responsibilities:

As an Intern in Global Portfolio & Innovation team, you will lead the execution of assigned projects, as part of a team and independently, to deliver upon company Innovation strategies and objectives. We provide you with opportunities to develop your skills to grow in innovation & portfolio management or brand innovation development career paths, achieve your goals, and contribute to consumer health innovations.

1. Product Innovation Projects (50% of time)

·  Support Innovation Lead in front-end innovation projects to transform consumer & business insights into innovation ideas to make the pipeline bigger across multiple brands, including conducting market research, data analysis and initial business opportunity assessment in various markets

·  Collaborate with Global Brand Leads to advance innovation projects from early idea to development stage by help shape winning product concepts & prepare for consumer testing

2. Innovation Portfolio Management (30% time)

·  Track & analize global Innovation Portfolio on a regular basis across all countries and brands to ensure accuracy and reliability of data

3. Internal Growth Hub Communication & Culture building

·  Develop internal Growth Hub coms to drive the Challenger Mindset culture with best cases across brands and countries

·  Develop further internal learning courses for our brands and capabilities, including innovations.

About You

Desired Profile :

·      1-2 years of professional experience, in brand building / product innovation

·      Ideally Junior/Assistant Brand Management experience within FMCG/OTC companies but not mandatory;

·      Business/Marketing degree qualified, preferably Master’s;

·      English professional fluenc