Marketing Analyst, Industrial Coatings

OUR COMPANY
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable solutions. From light OEM vehicles, automotive refinish and commercial vehicles to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the materials we coat to last longer. With more than 150 years of experience in the coatings industry, the 12,000 people of Axalta continue to find ways to serve our more than 120,000 customers in 130 countries better every day with the finest coatings, application systems and technology. For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com and follow us @Axalta on twitter.

INTRODUCTION

Axalta Coating Systems’ Leadership recognizes the business value of introducing young, new talent into the organization through our internship program. The Axalta Internship Program provides a meaningful professional experience to college students and is supported by a hands-on supervisor and a peer mentor to help with the daily maneuvering. To enhance the real-world experience, the Interns are provided with a unique project designed by the functional leadership that possesses true business value. At the conclusion of the internship, the interns are then provided an opportunity to establish their own brand through a formal business presentation of their key project to senior leaders sharing the outcomes of their work and the value their work will provide to Axalta. Additionally, the interns are provided direct exposure to Axalta’s senior level executives through our ExecuCom lecture series which includes a live question and answer session with the leader. The interns will also be provided the opportunity to meet, network and spend time with the rest of the Axalta summer interns during the 4-day Summit held at our Global Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. These are all keys to insuring a robust, meaningful and value adding real-world experience to these students.

The Internships will last a minimum of 10 weeks. Preferred starting dates are at the end of May with the target completion timeframe in mid-August.

THE INTERNSHIP

During your Axalta Internship, you will:

·         Have the opportunity to work on real and meaningful projects

·         Bridge the gap between business frameworks learned at school and problem solving in real business world

·         Gain experience in the coatings or specialty chemicals industry and win an opportunity to land a great job

·         Perform quantitative and qualitative custom market research

·         Manage at least one market research project from the beginning to the end, i.e. design the project, carry out first-hand and/or second-hand research, manage project timelines and milestones, communicate internally and/or externally on the progress and final results

·         Analyze sales statistics to support business growth

·         Translate raw data into presentable and easily understandable findings for the global and regional leaders

·         Prepare and present a report summarizing your internship

QUALIFICATIONS

·         Working towards an undergraduate or Master’s degree, preferably in Marketing or Business

·         A minimum GPA of 3.2

·         Be an effective problem solver with strong analytical and numerical skills

·         Results oriented with the ability to take initiative

·         Excellent interpersonal skills with strong written and oral communication skills

·         Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

·         Project Management skills

·         Business acumen and interests in international business

·         Online research skills

·         Accuracy and attention to detail

BENEFITS

Salary: Commensurate with experience and education

Travel Reimbursement:  Axalta will pay you a pre-determined lump sum to cover your round trip between your school and the Axalta location to which you are assigned.

Housing: Axalta will provide interns in need of housing a lump sum of money to assist in covering living expenses

Candidates seeking US-based internships need to have the ability to work legally in the United State (e.g. US Citizen, US permanent resident of qualifying refugee or individuals granted asylum). Applicants who do not indicate having the necessary work authorization will not be considered for US-based internships.