Internship/Trade Marketing Assitant

TRADE MARKETING ASSISTANT INTERNSHIP

PRESTIGE BRANDS // FRAGRANCE AND MAKEUP

6 MONTHS INTERNSHIP FROM JANUARY 2027 TO JUNE 2027

The Trade Marketing Assistant internship at Coty offers unique multi-category exposure.

You will work across fragrances, fine fragrances and makeup within our iconic Prestige brands. You will thrive in a diverse, international environment with a passionate and supportive team that values ambition and good energy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Trade Marketing Assistant, your main focus is to ensure operational excellence and execution.

You will support the Trade Marketing team for our Prestige brands in implementing long-term global/local marketing strategies across the 4Ps and all retail channels, driving portfolio growth and market share expansion.

Based in Paris HQ, you will collaborate closely with worldwide market teams to ensure flawless execution of global strategies and launches, acting as the Voice TO and OF the markets.

Your main focus will be the following:

1 / Support global trade activities

• Assist the Global Trade Marketing Manager in daily coordination with key markets.

• Consolidate and track key files (Trade plans, OCD file, commercial readiness, …)

• Coordinate post-launch analysis and feedback collection from markets.

• Participate in top markets’ weekly calls and share market insights.

• Support markets with operational trade requests.

• Contribute to global visibility of best practices and local initiatives.

2 / Collaborate cross-functionally

• Liaise with internal teams (Business development, Product Marketing, 360 team, Gifting).

• Ensure brand consistency across all retail channels.

• Maintain smooth communication between global and local teams.

3 / Develop market & category knowledge

• Gather market intelligence on category trends, innovations, and competitors.

• Run ad-hoc Trade Marketing analyses and translate findings into actionable insights.

• Support the monitoring of regional and market performance.

Working for Coty means working at one of the world’s largest beauty companies, with an iconic portfolio of Brands, that is fully committed to a wide range of social causes and aim at minimizing their impact on the environment.

The team consists of the Trade Marketing Director, Senior Trade Marketing Manager and Trade Marketing Project Manager and you will work closely together with several departments such as Business development and Market teams. All your colleagues are passionate experts who thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, and international environment.

YOU ARE A COTY FIT

You like to learn and discover new industries and ways of working and you get energy from working in a fast-paced, diverse and international environment. Other than that, you:

• Are fluent in English (written and spoken); French is a plus.

• Are passionate about the beauty industry.

• You are a 1st or 2nd-year Master's student.

• Demonstrate solid business acumen and strong Excel proficiency, with the ability to interpret data.

• Show strong curiosity and a genuine eagerness to learn in a dynamic environment.

• Are able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with a solution-oriented mindset.

• Are rigorous, with strong attention to detail.

• Have a collaborative mindset and strong cross-functional teamwork skills.

BENEFITS

• A salary that matches your knowledge and experience

• Omni-Working: Hybrid flexible working model enabling employees to balance remote and office-based work and promote work / life balance

• Meal vouchers

• Public transportation refunds up to 50%

ABOUT COTY

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness. Therefore, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate against any candidate or employee and strive to be an open, inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self.

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