Strategic Portfolio & Project Intern

IFF Italy; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship from senior leaders

Cross-functional exposure

Career development opportunities

Job summary

IFF Italy in Lombardia is seeking a Strategic Enablement & Innovation Team intern to own recurring portfolio and pipeline processes and contribute analysis that guides decisions across R&D, Commercial, and Operations.

You will work hands-on with data, map information across systems like Salesforce and SAP, and collaborate with senior leaders to develop decision-ready insights using Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or recently completed Master’s degree in Business, Operations, Data Science or related field.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deliverables with competing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with Power BI is a plus.
• Experience with Salesforce or SAP is a plus.
• Great attention to detail and ability to reconcile numbers across sources.

Responsibilities

• Own recurring portfolio and pipeline processes for the function.
• Compile monthly commercial pipeline reviews end-to-end: data extraction, quality checks, reconciliation, drafting messages.
• Maintain R&D stage-gate project records and dashboards for governance meetings.
• Lead quarterly regional and portfolio deep dives and present findings to stakeholders.
• Provide project management support and analysis for strategic projects (market sizing, scenario analysis).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and validate data (Salesforce, SAP).
• Capture decisions and action items in governance meetings and drive closure.
• Document processes for handover after the internship.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Communication

Data interpretation

Education

Master's degree

Operations

Data Science

Tools

Power BI

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

IFF Italy in Lombardia is seeking a Strategic Enablement & Innovation Team intern to own recurring portfolio and pipeline processes and contribute analysis that guides decisions across R&D, Commercial, and Operations.

You will work hands-on with data, map information across systems like Salesforce and SAP, and collaborate with senior leaders to develop decision-ready insights using Excel, Power BI, and PowerPoint.