Your new mission

Do you want to understand what really drives a category on the shelf? As intern in our Customer Strategy & Planning (CSP) team for Lipton Ice Tea, you work on the numbers behind the Belgian ice tea market: performance, pricing, promotions, innovations and in-store execution. You turn data into insights and presentations that our customer teams use with retailers.

Who are we?

We are the CSP team for Lipton Ice Tea in Belgium: 3 team members and our line manager. We manage the category dynamics of the ice tea market, from customer business reviews and planograms (shelf plans) to pricing, promotions and innovations. We work hand in hand with the customer teams, always looking for new growth opportunities.

Main purpose of the internship

You support the team with the analyses and materials that steer our category strategy. You prepare monthly updates, help build quarterly customer meetings and keep an eye on the competition, so the team can act faster on growth opportunities.

Your key responsibilities

• Preparing monthly performance updates for the ice tea category.
• Helping to prepare quarterly meetings and presentations for our customers (retailers).
• Building a competitive view of the market.
• Following up field topics: how our plans are executed in stores.
• Supporting innovations and product launches.
• Contributing to customer business reviews, planograms, pricing and promo analyses.

• You are enrolled as a Master student at a University, Business School or equivalent during the entire internship.
• You study Marketing, Business Economics, Business Engineering or a related field.
• You are available for 4 to 6 months (at least 32 hours a week), starting February 2027.
• You have strong analytical skills and like to solve problems.
• You work confidently in Excel, including pivot tables, and with think-cell.
• You are comfortable using AI tools in your daily work.
• You manage projects in a structured way and act proactively.
• You communicate openly and clearly.
• You are fluent in English. Knowledge of French and/or Dutch is a strong plus.

• Real responsibilities from your first week.
• Hands-on experience with category management: pricing, promotions, planograms and innovations.
• Direct input into presentations and quarterly meetings with retail customers.
•  A small team where your analyses are used right away.
• Coaching from experienced CSP and customer professionals.
• The opportunity to build your professional network within a leading FMCG company.
• A chance to make a visible impact on the growth of Lipton Ice Tea in Belgium.