Placement Year - UK&I PS Category Intern

HP; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

HP in the United Kingdom is offering a 13-month Placement Year in the Category intern role. You will bridge data analysis and business insights, supporting sales managers and category leaders across teams based in Reading and beyond.

This internship provides a hands-on opportunity to learn from multiple functions within a world-leading technology company. You will develop analytical skills, work with data tools, and gain experience across sales, marketing, and product management while building

Qualifications

• Placement year opportunity for 13 months, July 1 2027 to July 31 2028.
• Enrolled in a degree programme that includes a placement year.
• Able to live and work in the UK as a hybrid worker, with regular travel to Reading Headquarters.

Responsibilities

• Analyse market data and present results.
• Use data analysis tools to build out product unit plans.
• Aid category managers and product management.
• Support finance management duties.
• Attend local trade shows and partner shows.
• Assist End User Sales teams with analysed data.
• Support Partner Sales team as office-based support for online marketing, sales tools communications to partner channel.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Business Management

Economics

Finance

Marketing

Job description

Placement Year - UK&I PS Category Intern Description - UK&I PS Category Intern:

Join us as our UK&I Category intern in our Category department to jumpstart your career in a world leading industry and open doors to a successful and expansive future. HP attracts some of the greatest talent from around the globe and we are currently looking for ambitious and diverse students to join our Internship Programme to bring a new perspective to our remarkable team.

Requirements:

This is a placement year opportunity which will take place for 13 months, from July 1st, 2027, until July 31st , 2028. Enrolled in a degree programme that includes a placement year Able to live and work in the UK as a hybrid worker, with regular travel to the Reading Headquarters.

What you will achieve:

As a Category intern, you will be responsible for bridging the gap between raw data and readable data, using your analytical skills to assess sales information and present it back to sales managers, senior leadership teams, and the Category Director. You will work closely with numerous teams, from sales to marketing, based both locally and across the continent with many opportunities to expand your network globally. This role offers incredible opportunity to learn and collaborate with a wide range of amazing people dedicated to delivering the best user experience. What you put in is what you will get out. Many interns often return to HP after they have finished their studies, either in the same team or elsewhere across the company.

Responsibilities:

• Analyse market data and present results.
• Use data analysis tools to build out product unit plans.
• Aid category managers and product management.
• Support finance management duties.
• Attend local trade shows and partner shows.
• Assist End User Sales teams with analysed data.
• Support Partner Sales team as office-based support for online marketing, sales tools communications to partner channel.

What we are looking for:

• Someone with an eye for detail, strong organisation and time management skills.
• Problem solver who can think outside the box.
• Analytical mindset who is eager to learn and take advantage of the opportunities HP has to offer.

Preferred degrees, but not essential, include Business Management, Economics, Finance, and Marketing related courses.

Preferred degrees, but not essential, include Business Management, Economics, Finance, and Marketing related courses.

Further Opportunities:

• Assist with charity fundraising events and Business Impact Networks.
• Develop recruitment plan for your successor.
• HP Mentor Scheme Intern committee and Intern social events

Additional Information:

Throughout the programme, your manager will take vested interest in your development and dedicate time to set clear goals, providing you with feedback during your internship. You will also have access to 10,000+ learning nuggets to sharpen your business acumen and professional skills. Beyond that, you will work and have fun, alongside your intern peers, HP's best professionals, learning from senior managers that can help take your career forward. Internal global competitions and events will expand your international network and cross-cultural experience. At HP, we believe in the power of ideas. The future is yours to create. We are a technology company born of the belief that companies should do more than just make a profit. They should make the world a better place. They have evidence that we are doing everything in our power to make it so. With over 80 years of actions that prove our intentions, we have the confidence to envision a world where innovation drives extraordinary contributions to humanity. Our technology - a product and service portfolio of personal systems, printers, and 3D printing solutions - was created to inspire this meaningful progress. We know that thoughtful ideas can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. All it takes is one to change the world.

Job - Administration Schedule

Full time Shift - No shift premium (United Kingdom) Travel - Relocation

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