Category Management and Shopper Insights Intern
Shelton, CT, US
For over 75 years, BIC has been creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that are a part of every heart and home.
As a member of our team, you'll be a part of reigniting a beloved brand as we continue to reimagine everyday essentials in new, sustainable and responsible ways.
Our "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" approach to work creates an environment where self-starters, problem solvers and innovative thinkers thrive. BIC team members are empowered to take ownership of their careers and bring their unique perspectives to the table to make a meaningful impact on our mission.
It's a colorful world - make your mark by joining the BIC team today.
What You Will Do:
- Development, documentation and presentation of at least one in-house Back to School survey.
- Development of Back-to-School Sales support presentations based on research.
- Participating in team meetings, brainstorming sessions, and presentations to showcase progress and findings.
- Assist Category Management team with presentation development
- Leverage data to develop actionable insights
- Meet with cross functional leadership to learn all functions involved in bringing innovation to the Retailer customers
- Gain knowledge of Channel needs for the Human Expression category
- Present at the end of the summer to the marketing and category team the customer selling story created during the internship
- Present to VP of Sales the Channel Strategy created during the internship
- Track BTS performance: Capture Images from Stores and create an internal recap of top customer performance
- Creative, curious, analytical, self-starter
Qualifications:
- Methodical with a strong attention to detail.
- Business, marketing, or analytics related major - Degree or graduating May, 2025
- Experience working on group projects but also comfortable working independently
- Excel and PowerPoint proficient
- Ability to work within ambiguity
- Ability to work in Shelton two days a week
- Experience in Retail Store employment preferred
- Experience with Data Analysis preferred
- Experience volunteering, Clubs, or led a small project team preferred
BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
BIC is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means
Nearest Major Market: Bridgeport
Nearest Secondary Market: Danbury