Ecommerce Trainee
Colgate-Palmolive · Madrid, Spain
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Job Number #175826 - Madrid, Madrid, Community of, Spain
Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!
Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
We are looking for an Ecommerce Trainee to assist the Ecommerce team with website operations, product content, online promotions, and performance reporting across the eCommerce environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Product & Content Management:
Support setup and maintenance of product listings and digital assets (images, banners, PDFs, videos), ensuring accurate, up-to-date, SEO-friendly content aligned with brand guidelines.
- Site Operations & User Experience:
Help execute online promotions, implement basic on-site merchandising (featured products, sorting, cross/upsell), and perform checks on product pages/navigation to ensure a smooth user experience.
- Performance Tracking & Reporting:
Assist in tracking campaign and channel performance (traffic, clicks, conversions, sales KPIs), maintain simple tracking files/dashboards, consolidate weekly/monthly reports, and flag obvious issues.
- Campaign & Cross-Functional Support:
Support digital campaigns (email, paid media, social, search) by coordinating materials with internal teams/agencies and following up with marketing, sales, supply chain, IT, and customer service on launches, promos, stock, and website fixes.
- Administrative & Process Support:
Help prepare presentations, documents, meeting agendas/notes, and contribute to updating eCommerce processes and documentation, as well as handling ad hoc tasks assigned by the eCommerce Manager.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Team work spirit, curiosity, energy and positive attitude.
- Eye for details and comfortable working with numbers, metrics and spreadsheets.
- Flexibility to adapt.
- Highly organized.
- Results-oriented with strong communication skills.
Required Qualifications
- University degree at a minimum, BS degree in marketing or a related field.
- Previous experience in companies would be preferable.
- English fluency is mandated, other European languages would be a plus
- Excel know how is mandated.
Why an internship in ColgatePalmolive?
- The learning & development opportunities: You will refine your commercial and marketing mind-set as well as continue to learn new skills working closely with a cross-functional team.
- The challenge & variety: You will operate in a fast paced operational environment, directly impacting the day-to-day performance of the business.
- The global experience: You will have the opportunity to work with global brands, in a multinational environment.
The Colgate Values: Caring, global teamwork and continuous improvement are integral to how we operate every day.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.
Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.
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