Business Planning & Market Operations Intern - Make-up

Estée Lauder Companies · Neuilly-sur-Seine

Key Responsibilities

Support Marketing Calendar and Go-to-Market Coordination

Help consolidate and update regional marketing calendars across key launches, campaigns, and commercial moments.
Support the preparation of planning documents and presentation materials for internal meetings.
Assist in tracking key milestones, deadlines, and follow-ups related to launch and campaign planning.

Support New launches : Pricing, Forecasting, Visual Merchandising

Help build regional recommendations for new launches
Help coordinate new product integration to VM configurations according to distribution strategy
Help build pricing recommendation

Support Portfolio management

Build categories analysis to support brand strategy: market data, consumer insights, trends, recommendations
Support in managing brand assortment and manage assortment file: new launches, discontinuations, mix per channel

Support Launch and Business Performance Tracking

Help collect, organize, and summarize launch and business performance data from different sources.
Prepare simple analysis and dashboards to support business reviews and team discussions.
Track key initiatives and highlight updates, gaps, or information still required from markets or internal teams.

Assist with Cross-Functional Coordination

Support day-to-day coordination with Global and Regional teams: Marketing, Visual Merchandising, Demand Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, Retail, and Online teams.
Help follow up on action points, timelines, and information requests.
Contribute to making planning tools, trackers, and templates clear, accurate, and easy to use.

Support Business Presentations and Team Deliverables

Prepare and format PowerPoint presentations, Excel trackers, recap documents, and meeting materials.
Support the consolidation of market feedback, competitor insights, and internal updates.
Assist the team with ad hoc projects related to commercial planning, product launches, or operational execution.

Profile / Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Business, Marketing, International Business, Finance, or a related field.
First internship experience in marketing, business analysis, luxury, beauty, retail, FMCG, or commercial operations is a plus.
Strong interest in beauty, consumer trends, brand strategy, and commercial planning.
Strong analytical skills and comfortable working with numbers and data.
Excellent attention to detail and ability to produce accurate, well-structured documents.
Good organizational skills, with the ability to manage several tasks and deadlines.
Strong communication skills and ability to work with different teams.
Proactive, curious, reliable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced international environment.
Good command of Excel and PowerPoint.
Fluent in English; French or another language is a plus.

Key Skills