Strategy & Strategic Business Development Intern

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

As a Strategy & Strategic Business Development Intern (m/f/d) you will be an integral part of the small Global Strategic Initiatives Team that is working on key strategic initiatives within the Taste & Wellbeing (T&W) Division. You will meaningfully contribute by gathering market insights and maintaining the competition overview. You will also support the team to drive and monitor our 2025 strategy initiatives and to update high-level team members. You will work with our Global Category Management and other teams within the T&W organization.

This position is limited for 12 months and based in Kemptthal. You will directly report to the Business & Category Development Manager.

You will:

• Improve the competitive landscaping and market understanding over the food and beverage ingredients market by conducting deep dives on selected companies & segments of interest to Givaudan
• Produce insight reports and identify strategic opportunities & recommendations
• Support the team on different strategic initiatives & business development projects related to the Taste & Wellbeing 2025 & 2030 Strategy
• Monitor the essential movements from our competitors and create our bi-monthly business development newsletter

You bring:

• You are currently attending or have just finished a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business or similar field (Business Administration, Economics, Management, Finance, etc.)
• An interest in the fast paced world of Strategy & Strategic Business Development in the Food & Beverage sector
• Fluency in English
• Good MS Office skills (PowerPoint and Excel)
• Analytical skills
• A growth mindset and open personality
• High motivation and curiosity to learn various strategic business development approaches
• An interest in research, in company and market analyses, and in projects and project management; experience in those fields is a plus
• Flexibility and ability to work on several projects simultaneously and switch priorities on a short notice basis

Your benefits in Kemptthal:

• Excellent opportunities for progressive learning and development
• 40 hour working week, Flexible working model
• Additional paid days off
• Favorable pension fund contributions
• Subsidized meals in the Staff restaurant / You benefit from a discounted catering offer (incl. lunch)
• Sport and leisure club (amenities/showers on site)
• Discounts at the company shop
• Free Staff Parking and Bike Badge
• Subsidized: REKA vouchers and SBB half fare travelcard
• Complimentary beverages (tea, coffee, water)
• Worldwide private accident coverage and free choice of hospital
• Worldwide private accident insurance
• Additional family/education allowance (if applicable)

Every essence of you enriches our world.Givaudan is committed to equal opportunities. Therefore, we welcome applications regardless of cultural and social background, gender, age, religion or sexual identity. We also have a safe working environment, progressive working conditions and are certified as an equal pay employer.