Sales Graduate

Sales Graduate

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®.  At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Sales Intern to join our dynamic commercial team. This role provides hands-on experience in sales execution while offering valuable cross-functional exposure to Marketing, Finance, and Shopper teams.

The intern will support day-to-day sales operations, contribute to business growth initiatives, and gain a holistic understanding of how different functions collaborate to drive commercial success.

Key Responsibilities:

Sales Support

• Assist the sales team with daily administrative tasks and reporting
• Support account managers in managing customer relationships
• Help track sales performance, orders, and pipeline activity
• Participate in customer meetings and internal sales reviews
• Conduct market and competitor analysis
• Cross-Functional Exposure

Marketing

• Support execution of marketing campaigns and promotions
• Assist with gathering customer and market insights
• Collaborate on brand activation initiatives

​Finance

• Gain exposure to pricing structures, budgeting, and forecasting
• Assist in basic financial analysis related to sales performance
• Support tracking of trade spend and ROI on promotions
• Shopper / Trade Marketing
• Assist in execution of in-store activations and promotions
• Support development of shopper insights and category analysis
• Work with teams to optimize product placement and visibility
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• End-to-end understanding of the commercial business cycle
• Exposure to strategic planning and execution across functions
• Development of analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Mentorship from experienced professionals across departments

You will be maintaining equipment associated with the production, packaging and distribution of Kimberly-Clark products through preventative, predictive and corrective maintenance work. This role is part of Kimberly-Clark’s investment in creating new jobs and expanding its capabilities to produce premium products that are essential to millions of lives around the world. It starts with YOU.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field
• Strong interest in sales and commercial operations
• Basic understanding of business principles is advantageous
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail
• Proactive and eager to learn
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Good organizational and time management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Self-starter with a positive attitude
• Adaptable and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Curious and willing to take initiative
• Strong work ethic and accountability

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Primary Location

Bryanston Office

Additional Locations

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time