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Consumer Insights Intern - General Merchandise - Hybrid: Mexico City

Associate (Intern) - General Merchandise

Let’s be unstoppable together!

Circana is a leading provider of technology, AI, and data solutions for consumer packaged goods companies, manufacturers, and retailers. Our predictive analytics and Liquid Data® platform help clients measure market share, uncover consumer behavior, and drive growth—powered by six decades of expertise and an expansive, high-quality data set.

At Circana, we are fueled by our passion for continuous learning and growth, we seek and share feedback freely, and we celebrate victories both big and small in an environment that is flexible and accommodating to our work and personal lives. We’re a global company dedicated to fostering inclusivity and belonging. We value and celebrate the unique experiences, cultures, and viewpoints that each individual brings. By embracing a wide range of backgrounds, skills, expertise, and beyond, we create a stronger, more innovative environment for our employees, clients, and communities. With us, you can always bring your full self to work. Join our inclusive, committed team to be a challenger, own outcomes, and stay curious together. Circana is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work®. This prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Circana.

Learn more at www.circana.com.

Our Critical Sales Skills

At the heart of our commercial success is a team of professionals who combine strategic insight, customer-centricity, and executional excellence. These skills represent the core capabilities required to drive value for our clients and sustainable growth for our business.

• Effectively Presents Solutions: Delivers tailored, compelling solutions that align with customer needs and drive action.
• Knows the Buying Influences: Identifies key decision-makers and understands their motivations and influence.
• Manages Buyer Indifference: Recognizes and explores customer hesitation to uncover new needs or opportunities.
• Understands Customer Needs: Operates as a recognized expert to articulate customer needs in the customer's business language and business context.
• Being Resilient: Bounces back from setbacks with composure and positivity; helps others stay productive during tough times.
• Manages Ambiguity: Stays focused and calm in uncertain situations; guides others through change.

What will you be doing?

This internship is designed for students to get hands-on, real-world experience working with a Client Development Team. The internship is for rising year 3 students, interested in pursuing a career in Insights, Analytics, CPG, Retail, Gen Merch or Market Research post-graduation.

Circana offers a full program to ensure ALL our associates gain:

• Knowledge about the industry we exist in and the clients we serve.
• Experience working on active projects that have actual impact on our business.
• Training on technical tools and behavioral skills that are critical to an employee’s success.
• Networking and mentor opportunities that can create personal connections.

Job Responsibilities

• Support a team responsible for helping a General Merchandise client (or multiple clients) understand their performance relative to the market and identify opportunities to grow their business and share of the market.
• Understand how to leverage Circana analytics to address clients’ business challenges and market opportunities.
• Translate data into actionable, analytic insights to drive Circana’s clients’ business performance.
• Shadow client meetings to present market research and insights.
• At Circana lateral, promotional, and cross-functional moves are encouraged and part of our culture. While your initial role will be in one of these groups, you’ll have the chance to grow your career both within your initial assignment and into other opportunities that meet your career goals.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree required in Marketing, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field with a quantitative component, expecting to graduate between June 2027 and December 2027.
• Experience in or knowledge of the Retail or CPG industry preferred (e.g., School projects, case study, or relevant work experience).
• Academic knowledge/coursework in finance, economics, statistics, marketing or marketing analytics, data visualization, and/or logic is preferred.
• Strong intellectual curiosity and critical thinking ability, relentless attention to detail, strong written/verbal communication, ability to work collaboratively on a team, etc.
• Familiarity with Excel and PowerPoint is a plus but not essential. Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, etc.)
• Technology aptitude and willingness to learn and work on new solutions and platforms.
• Creative problem-solving skills, ability to frame a business problem, design and execute an analysis plan, and understand and synthesize data findings into business insights and translate into creative data visualizations.

Circana Behaviors

As well as the technical skills, experience and attributes that are required for the role, our shared behaviors sit at the core of our organization. Therefore, we always look for people who can continuously champion these behaviors throughout the business within their day-to-day role:

• Stay Curious: Being hungry to learn and grow, always asking the big questions.
• Seek Clarity: Embracing complexity to create clarity and inspire action.
• Own the Outcome: Being accountable for decisions and taking ownership of our choices.
• Center on the Client: Relentlessly adding value for our customers.
• Be a Challenger: Never complacent, always striving for continuous improvement.
• Champion Inclusivity: Fostering trust in relationships engaging with empathy, respect, and integrity.
• Commit to each other: Contributing to making Circana a great place to work for everyone.

Location

This position can be located in the following area(s): Hybrid, Mexico City, Mexico

Prospective candidates may be asked to consent to background checks (in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice ) Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission.

An offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check in accordance with local legislation and our candidate privacy notice. Your current employer will not be contacted without your permission.

You can apply for this role through the Circana careers website or Intranet site for internal candidates. This role is subject to AI-assisted screening. Circana uses artificial intelligence (AI) to assess resumes for alignment with job requirements by helping locate details in resumes that relate to the job description.