Job Description
The Trade Marketing Intern provides structured office-based support to the Trade Marketing & Distribution team across Somalis and Rwanda. The role is designed for an entry-level employee who is building practical trade marketing capability while supporting the team with coordination, reporting, documentation, market follow-up and execution tracking.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate trade marketing trackers, activity calendars, action logs and performance reports covering market execution, stock visibility, customer activity, competitive updates and agreed follow-ups.
- Support the preparation of weekly and monthly updates by collecting inputs, checking data quality, consolidating market feedback and presenting information in a clear and usable format for the Trade team.
- Assist with coordination of trade marketing activities, including agency brief follow-ups, approval tracking, market requests, purchase order support, document filing and confirmation of delivery against agreed timelines.
- Prepare meeting notes, action trackers, presentation inputs, customer summaries and briefing packs to support discussions with internal stakeholders, market teams and external partners.
- Follow up on assigned actions with internal teams, market contacts and agency partners, escalating delays, gaps or risks early so that the line manager has visibility of issues affecting delivery.
- Monitor and organise basic market intelligence, including competitor activity, trade feedback, execution observations and emerging issues that may affect brand visibility, availability or customer engagement.
- Support compliance with company processes by ensuring trade documents, approvals, claims, agency records and activity evidence are complete, properly stored and aligned with required standards.
- Build practical knowledge of trade marketing, route-to-market execution, commercial systems, distributor ways of working and customer engagement through active learning, feedback and participation in team routines.
- Contribute to a disciplined office operating rhythm by keeping files, trackers and follow-up routines organised, current and easy for the wider team to use.
- Support ad hoc project as may be assigned by the line manager.
Requirements
Experience: Entry Level
Gender: Both
Qualification: Bachelor Degree
Strong organisation, attention to detail, responsiveness, curiosity and the discipline to follow through on assigned tasks.