Category Management Intern

Lindt & Sprüngli • Stratham, NH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Category Management Intern supports Lindt’s Category Management team, initially focusing on the Kroger business. The intern uses retail, shopper, category, and other available data to identify opportunities in assortment, merchandising, shelf execution, and store segmentation. The role includes ownership of meaningful projects, translating analysis into concise, actionable recommendations, and presenting findings to Lindt’s customer team.

The position is part of Lindt’s twelve-week summer Lindternship program, which provides undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on experience, practical skill development, and projects that directly affect the business. Interns are paired with a mentor and participate in career-development workshops and networking events. This position is based at Lindt’s satellite office in Mason, Ohio, and requires onsite work four to five days per week. Travel to Lindt’s headquarters in Stratham, New Hampshire, is required multiple times during the program; Lindt will pay travel expenses.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled as a sophomore, junior, or senior in an accredited undergraduate degree program.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and complete project work with attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.
• Clear written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and work independently with guidance.
• Curiosity about shoppers, retailers, consumer packaged goods, and the confection candy category.
• Ability to work onsite in the Mason, Ohio office four to five days per week during the twelve-week summer internship program.
• Ability to travel to Lindt’s headquarters in Stratham, New Hampshire, multiple times during the program.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; Lindt will not sponsor work visas.
• Must successfully pass a background screening and may be required to pass drug screenings.

Nice To Haves

• Coursework, projects, internships, or student leadership experience involving business analysis, marketing, consumer insights, retail, or related disciplines.
• Experience working with data and creating presentations.
• Preferred fields of study include Category Management, Business Analytics, Marketing, Consumer Insights, or a related field.
• Experience with syndicated data, shopper data, retail portals, or space-planning tools is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze retail, syndicated, shopper, and other available data to identify category trends, business opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Support planogram and merchandising analyses by reviewing shelf layouts, assortment, distribution, placement, and space productivity across stores or customer formats.
• Assist with store clustering and shopper segmentation to identify localized assortment and merchandising opportunities.
• Develop clear, unbiased, and actionable recommendations that support category growth and customer objectives.
• Create concise business stories and presentation materials synthesizing data, shopper insights, and marketplace trends for internal or customer-facing discussions.
• Partner with Category Management, Sales, Shopper Insights, and other cross-functional teams to advance projects and understand retailer strategy.
• Support organization, standardization, and maintenance of category data, analytical workspaces, planogram files, and shared resources.
• Own assigned project deliverables, communicate progress, and present final findings and recommendations to the Category Management team.

Benefits

• Mentor pairing during the internship program.
• Career-development workshops and networking events with colleagues across the organization.
• Travel expenses paid by Lindt for required trips to headquarters in Stratham, New Hampshire.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern