About this role
Job Description:
About Mars, Incorporated
Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $45 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, ROYAL CANIN®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.
Job Purpose As a Customer Activation Working Student, you will gain hands-on experience by supporting exciting brand activations, product launches, and in-store initiatives that bring our brands to life. Working closely with cross-functional teams, external agencies, and sales, you will help coordinate projects, prepare sales materials, manage promotional assets, and support packaging and co-packing activities. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop practical FMCG experience while contributing to the successful execution of key customer activation initiatives.
What will be your key responsibilities?
• Brand Activations Support: Managing agencies, collaborating with the field team, and handling promotional materials.
• Product Launches Support: Coordinating with the field team, preparing sales documents, and providing support for sales tools.
• Co-Pack Briefings: Displays, mixed cases, and special items.
• Packaging Materials Ordering: For co-packing and standard items in coordination with Supply.
What are we looking for?
• A genuine interest in Sales & Marketing within the FMCG industry.
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn,
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• A collaborative, team-first mindset.
• Creativity and curiosity to bring fresh ideas.
• Great attention to detail.
What can you expect from Mars?
• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Part-time opportunity with a contract of up to 12 month.
• Monthly base salary of €1.316,93.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.