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Intern Business Development ǀ Coperama Benelux (Minor Hotels)
Are you in for a great and challenging internship where you can develop yourself and your knowledge and skills? And do you want to be part of a small team while managing real responsibilities and projects?
If you answered both with yes, continue reading!
Who are we?
Coperama Benelux is a procurement platform for hospitality, founded in 2016 and an independent part of Minor Hotels. Coperama’s goal is to improve the purchasing conditions of her members (hotels) by combining purchasing volume. Minor Hotels is our biggest member with 50 hotels in the Benelux.
Around 1800 hotels in various countries make use of the Coperama platform, making it the number 1 purchasing platform for the hospitality industry in Europe today.
What’s in it for you?
- Compensation of € 750 gross per month for all your hard work. Always paid in time!
- A young, informal and growing work environment
- About 50% of the week, we work on-site
- Great (international) career opportunity’s;
- Refer-a-friend bonus of € 500,- gross;
- Spend the night in hotels of Minor Hotels all over the world for €36,- or €72,- per night and enjoy a 30% discount in their restaurants/bars;
- Discounts up to 25% for your friends & family;
- Discounts in all kinds of (web) shops;
- Stay fit with our Company Fitness, Bicycle- and Sport Plan;
- A laptop.
Who are you?
- Education: Bachelor in Sales, Marketing or Hotel Management
- Duration: At least 20 weeks for 4 or 5 days a week
- Knowledge: Basic work experience
- Personal specifics: Real team player, able to show initiative, yes-minded approach, self-starter, Extensive knowledge of Social Media
- Skills: Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Languages: Dutch, English
- Start: Q1 2025
What are you going to do?
Within the Coperama Benelux team we are looking for an intern who supports the Coperama Benelux Team. You are part of a global team consisting of various colleagues in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and South America. You report directly to the Sales & Business Development Manager of Coperama Benelux.
Key responsibilities
As a Business Development intern, you will work closely with the Sales & Business Development Manager Benelux, and you are based in the regional Benelux office in Hoofddorp. Your main responsibility will be managing the different Marketing Publications as well as improving visibility in these channels. Besides this you will support sales activities, join meetings, and support the Sales & Business development Manager administratively. You are asked to give insight about strategies, plans and share your well underpinned ideas.
Part of your daily tasks:
- Creating content & optimizing Marketing publications (like newsletters & LinkedIn)
- Supporting and assisting clients with ordering through the Coperama website.
- Assisting in developing of the commercial plan for the BENELUX market
- Conducting market research (Dutch and Belgian Hotels) or
- Conducting a competitor’s analysis or
- Conducting a social media/Marketing plan
- Optimizing the online customer experience
This internship is a great opportunity to be part of a growing company and learn on the go about the procurement expertise.
Are you interested in this internship? Apply now!