INTERNSHIP Ice Cream Innovation - Bars, Bites & Affiliates (starting from March)

For our Ferrero Headquarters in Luxembourg, we are currently looking for an Ice Cream Innovation - Bars, Bites & Affiliates Intern to join our Ice Cream Innovation Team.

In this role, you will work directly with the Senior Innovation Manager across Bars, Bites & Affiliates, contributing to innovation projects across the entire Ferrero Ice Cream brand portfolio, including Ferrero’s recently acquired brands.

You will support projects throughout the innovation journey, from the exploration of consumer, market and brand opportunities through concept and product development. Working closely with different teams and functions, you will have the opportunity to experience the different stages of the innovation process and understand how an idea evolves from an opportunity into a product, with a particular focus on Bites.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is passionate about Marketing and Innovation, curious about consumers and products, and eager to learn by doing, working on real innovation projects across bites and contributing to the development of one of Ferrero’s newest categories.

You will support the development of innovation projects from the exploration of opportunities through concept and product development, across the entire Ferrero Ice Cream brand portfolio, including recently acquired Ferrero brands.

You will analyze consumers, markets and competitors to help identify relevant trends, insights and new opportunities for the Ice Cream portfolio.

Moreover, you will contribute to concept and marketing mix development supporting work on product propositions, positioning, packaging, visual identity and price-pack architecture; and work hands-on on day-to-day project activities preparing analyses and presentations, coordinating inputs and following up on actions and timings.

On top of that, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams including R&D, Consumer & Market Insights, Packaging, Operations, Brand Marketing and Markets, supporting consumer research and translate key learnings into implications for concepts, products and the overall proposition.

To be eligible for the internship, you must be enrolled in an educational institution, or the internship must start and end within 12 months after your last school enrolment period. In addition, you must already hold EU citizenship or the necessary authorization to work in Luxembourg at least until the end of August 2027.

You are pursuing or have recently completed a degree in Economics or Marketing , or a related field, and you are eager to develop your career in  Marketing and Innovation within an international organization.

You will rely on your fluency in spoken and written English, while additional languages and previous experience in the FMCG market will be considered an advantage.

On top of this, the key to your success will be your strong knowledge of  MS Office applications and advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP.

Beyond your academic background, you are a dynamic, curious and hands-on person, eager to learn and not afraid to get involved, bringing energy, ideas and a collaborative attitude to the everyday work behind innovation projects. You enjoy working with different people, are comfortable managing different activities in parallel and approach challenges with curiosity and pragmatism. Thanks to your ability to work well in a culturally diverse workplace, you will contribute positively to a collaborative team environment.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are, dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

Are you ready for this great challenge? Don’t miss the chance to apply! 

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Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.
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