Commercial Excellence Intern

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

Within the Commercial Excellence team, experience the cutting edge of Commercial, Marketing & Sales strategy in action, and apply it across Syensqo!

The Commercial Excellence Team sits under Syensqo’s Group Customer Officer

As a Commercial Excellence Business Analyst Intern, you will drive sustainable transformation and deliver tangible impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support our Global Business Units (GBUs) as an internal advisory team

• Grow topline & market shares through right capabilities, tools & governance
• Capabilities: Accelerate value capture through Customer Segmentation, Channel Management, Key Account management, Pricing, NPS, Incentive structures, and Marketing
• Tools: Steer the development of AI & digital solutions enabling the commercial teams to work better, faster (AI algo for leads generation, pricing; advanced analytics & dashboarding)
• Governance: Set-up & support the required strategic (Market Growth Plans, C-level insights) and operational governance (Sales Team Winrooms)

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization to identify pain points & opportunities, develop & implement solutions, and measure actions impact - with an iterative approach
• Leverage and support development of digital tools (Advanced Analytics Dashboards & Datalakes, AI models)
• Develop & deploy playbooks (e.g. customer segmentation, value based pricing)
• Contribute to upskilling the broader Syensqo Commercial organization
• Develop & leverage advanced understanding of markets, products & customers

We’ll count on you to :

• Support to Commercial Excellence programs & projects run in GBUs:

• Perform sophisticated quantitative analyses (e.g. market & customer dynamics, pricing & volume trends), literature research (e.g. competition, products), and interviews
• Structure & synthesize information, driving actionable insights & recommendations
• Help formalizing presentations & documents
• Animate workshops and team discussions
• Collaborate across functions & teams (e.g. GBUs, IT/ AI, Finance, HR)

• Support internal team activities (e.g. knowledge management,...)

You will bring:

• Be in their last year of completing a Master degree as Business Administration, Marketing, Applied Economics, Commercial Engineer, Civil Engineer, Bio-Engineer
• Be a highly motivated and fast-learning team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude who shows initiative, flexibility, determination and professionalism
• Have strong communication skills in English, both verbally and written. French is a plus
• Have excellent analytical and problem solving skills, including problem structuring and synthesis
• Have demonstrated a strong ability to work collaboratively in a multi-cultural and international environment
• Advanced mastery of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

You will get:

• Competitive gratification
• Food allowance according to the Syensqo bar

Additional information: 

• Position located in Belgium, Brussels
• Hybrid working model

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.

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