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Jacobs Douwe Egberts

E-Commerce Intern Review

at Jacobs Douwe Egberts

Placement (10 Months+)

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Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
• Support the National Account Manager in all aspects of customer management, to deliver profitable growth with Amazon
• Volume forecasting and input to demand planning processes
• Promotion & Sales tracking, analysis & input
• NPD listings (internal approval, new line forms, content optimisation etc)
• Managing invoices for Amazon, matching invoices to the budget to track spend
• Supporting the activation process on Amazon – this includes evaluating online activation (banners & sponsored search) and using learnings to propose and optimise plans
• Optimising online content for Amazon, including product titles, images & descriptive content, to increase conversion and therefore sales
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes from the very beginning I have been given a lot of responsibility - from day to day tasks for Amazon and Ocado to my very own projects including running promotions. I feel a valued member of a team where the work I do is important. Much more so than expected.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- Developed skill in software such as excel and data systems
- Greater commercial awareness
- Business and financial acumen
- Handling responsibility
- Presenting internally and externally communicating with customers
- Understanding of customers including Amazon and Ocado
-Developed my creativity in creating and managing online promotions and looking at how to analyse the uplift of these
- Knowledge in how to improve online content
- Experience in FMCG
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support and guidance from managers and colleagues at JDE. It is a genuinely very friendly environment where everyone is willing to help. But equally they allow you the opportunity to figure things out for yourself and be independent where you want to be.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very good company culture. People are genuinely very nice and want to help. I quickly made many friends and a lot of good professional relationships. This is very encouraged in the office with it being quite social and relaxed. Only problem would be the location of the office making it hard for people to come in all the time. However, working from home from my experience my team have frequent calls - both work related but also catch ups to check how you are doing.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Very much enjoy my placement. The role, the company, and the people are all great. I did not know what to expect before joining but could not have been any happier with my placement. Provided me with so many opportunities to learn and grow valuable knowledge and experience.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Jacobs Douwe Egberts
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Jacobs Douwe Egberts to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Understand what you are applying for and ask questions at the interview/assessment centre.
Also, recommend having a car for this job - it is not required as you can get the mini bus from Maidenhead but it is so much more convenient because of the office location and for trips to Banbury. Try not to live too far that you can go to the office plenty (I lived with others I worked with).
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