Commercial Operations Intern (CO24) Leatherhead, England
Internship Opportunity at Zoetis: Empowering Future Innovators in 2024
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Are you ready to dive into the world of animal health and contribute to ground-breaking innovations? Zoetis, a global leader in animal health, is excited to announce internship opportunities for the year 2024/2025. We are looking for driven and passionate students from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of animal well-being.
About Zoetis: At Zoetis, we are dedicated to advancing the health of animals and improving the lives of both animals and the people who care for them. As the world's leading animal health company, we leverage cutting-edge science and technology to develop innovative solutions that address the evolving needs of our customers and their animal companions. As an intern at Zoetis, you will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts, gain valuable hands-on experience, and make a meaningful impact on the health and welfare of animals worldwide.
Internship Details: Duration: August 2024- August 2025
Location: Leatherhead - The hybrid working pattern at Leatherhead entails working 2-3 days in the office and the remaining days remotely.
Available Positions: Internships in various departments including research & development, marketing, finance, supply chain, IT, and more.
Eligibility: Open to all students passionate about animal health, regardless of academic discipline or level of experience.
Benefits:
- Mentorship from experienced professionals in the animal health industry.
- Exposure to cutting-edge research and development projects.
- Networking opportunities with peers and industry leaders.
- Potential for future career opportunities within Zoetis.
- Competitive compensation package.
Job purpose
The role is based at our UK HQ in Leatherhead and is an opportunity to work with a variety of skilled individuals in the Animal Health industry and experts in their professional field. The overall purpose of the role is to work alongside the team of Head Office, supporting them towards achieving their commercial and strategic goals.
This role supports the team to ensure delivery of activities such as
- rebate calculation and payment
- Participate in commercial operations projects
- cluster initiatives including corporate, parasiticide, pain and dermatology projects,
- Data quality, management and governance throughout different data sets and systems in the UK ensuring accurate and insightful data is available to BU’s as per their agreed strategic priorities.
- Commercial activities including field engagement and tender proposal creation.
- Customer and product mapping enabling our systems to extract, translate and present data accurately.
- Investigating and resolving field issues with data and systems – interacting within cluster and above cluster in support of resolution
This role supports the team to ensure delivery of activities such as projects, new product launches, training interventions and new services – all of which aim to satisfy the business units strategic objectives and comply with regional and local policies and procedures.
During your time at Zoetis, you can expect to develop key planning, project management and communication skills as well as developing operational expertise. You will gain a good understanding of how a support function delivers targeted support and solutions to Business Units.
You will gain invaluable experience of working in a fast-paced, fluid, complex business environment, learning how to prioritise, multi-task and flex your skills and working style to meet the needs of the business.
Core Responsibilities
Business Unit Support
- Provide competent and professional administrative support to commercial operations and business support services as required
- Plan, organise and prioritise requests in order to meet deadlines, team expectations and own workload
- Work with commercial business units to venue source, plan and organise commercial events and meetings across Ireland, co-ordinating all logistics
Compliance
- Maintain high standards of business conduct and compliance, adhering particularly to Pharmacovigilance Policy, Global vet Policy, Zoetis values and local codes of practice
Key Skills
Capability in, or potential to develop;
- Analytical thinking with attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Communication skills; written and verbal.
- Organised and effective ways of working; recording of data, prioritising, time management.
- Creative thinking and application in the business
Behaviours
Our Colleagues make the difference
- Have a positive attitude that encourages positivity in others.
- Don’t be afraid to speak up and tell your colleagues what you know.
Always do the right thing
- Embrace change and move forward with it.
- Be open to the views of others and willing to learn new things.
Customer obsessed
- Deliver the very best service to every customer, every time.
- Treat each customer as an individual – communicate at the right level and offer a personalised service.
Run it like you own it
- Take ownership for your role and your department. Aim to be part of a best-in-class operation.
- Use initiative when you see things that need doing – even if it’s not your job
We are one Zoetis
- Know what’s going on across the business and talk about it to customers.
- Cooperate and collaborate with those you work with. Share in successes and achieve things together
Training & Qualifications - Current undergraduate student in relevant field to the internship being recruited.
Experience - No experience is required for this role
Travel Requirement - Occasional travel within the UK
Deadlines
- Deadline for applications are 20th of March 2024
- Estimation of screenings and assessment centre April 2024
- Placement is meant to start in August 2024