Lagardere Services Singapore Pte Ltd – Operations & Marketing

Operations & Marketing

Jul - Dec 2013

Retail / eCommerce

$1,000 monthly

Lagardère Services is a leading international group based on its expertise in Travel Retail and Distribution.

The Group is present in more than 20 countries, on 4 continents. Lagardère Services has a global presence with local expertise : in each area of activity, our global footprint is combined with a decentralized culture that gives our teams the autonomy to provide our customers with dynamic, locally-focused support that meets their unique needs. In 2011, Lagardère Services generated a turnover of nearly 5 billion Euros.


POSITION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION

Overview
Our company is seeking to employ a highly motivated Intern to support the Marketing and Operations Asia support team of Lagardère Services businesses in Asia

The role requires someone who is capable of quickly gaining an understanding of the business operations at a high level as well as the ability to work in a detailed, analytical and hands-on manner.
Role

• To research and analyse business parameters, market studies, etc in order to better understand local needs and requirements, to ensure reliable and accurate Business Plans
• Prepare and conduct projects / presentations to support the Operations and Marketing team and project team, for internal reviews for decision-making and approvals.
• Collaborate and support Operations and marketing / Business Development in setting-up and maintaining internal system to allow for benchmarking, database, etc, in order to optimise the response time to respond to tenders.
• Organise scheduling, agenda and meetings of the project team
• Interpret financial, statistical and other information and provide value adding analysis in terms of cost, budgets, policies, operations, trends and opportunities to improve project profitability
• Extend to support to the Operations and Marketing team various projects

The role reports to the Operations and Marketing Director, ASIA and will work closely with an international project team and external partners

Qualifications & Experience
• Pursuing tertiary qualifications in finance or related discipline with excellent knowledge of accounting concepts.
• Excellent MS Excel spreadsheet skills
• Well versed in preparing quality presentations (to state software skills) as well as confidence in presenting plans/ projects
• Good fluent English is mandatory
Personal Attributes
• Independent and self motivated
• Team orientated with excellent communication skills
• Flexible time constraints

Internship Term
• 6 months (minimum), based in Singapore
• Own airfare to-and-return from Singapore
• Own accommodation in Singapore
• Annual leave entitlement: About 6 days over internship term