Product Innovation Trainee

Description

Description

The Estee Lauder Companies is the global leader in prestige beauty: a well-diversified, brand-building powerhouse of unrivaled creativity and innovation. We are a family company, with family values that recognize our people as our most important asset.

The Product Innovation Trainee Rotational Program offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across the end-to-end lifecycle of a beauty product. This trainee will rotate through Marketing, Product Development, and Supply Chain , building an understanding of how consumer insights inform product concepts and how those products are developed, commercialized, and delivered to market.

Working alongside cross-functional teams, the trainee will contribute to meaningful business projects while gaining exposure to brand strategy, product innovation, and global operations.

Roles & Responsibilities

Marketing

• Support brand and marketing initiatives through consumer insights, competitive analysis, and market research.

• Assist with digital marketing, consumer engagement, product marketing, and marketing analytics projects.

• Track consumer and industry trends and help translate findings into actionable business recommendations.

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to understand how consumer needs influence product and brand decisions.

Product Development

• Support the product development process through trend research, competitive product tracking, and concept development.

• Assist with formula and product evaluations, sample preparation, and creative requests.

• Help develop seasonal trend reports and competitive evaluation materials to identify innovation and white-space opportunities.

• Partner with Product Development, R&D, Marketing, and Supply Chain teams to understand how products move from concept through commercialization.

• Learn how to assess and communicate product texture, aesthetics, materials, and overall consumer experience.

Supply Chain

• Gain exposure to areas such as demand planning, supply planning, procurement, manufacturing operations, global brand supply chain, customer service, and continuous improvement.

• Support projects related to product availability, operational efficiency, and process improvement.

• Analyze business processes and data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand how products are sourced, produced, and delivered to consumers.

• Explore opportunities to use AI and automation to improve reporting, generate insights, and streamline workflows.

Qualifications

Desired Qualifications

• Strong interest in the beauty, luxury, consumer products, or creative industries

• Curiosity about marketing, product development, and supply chain

• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

• Strong attention to detail

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

• Experience using AI, automation, analytics, or digital tools to generate insights or improve processes is a plus

• Previous internship, project, or extracurricular experience in a corporate, creative, design, or operational environment is preferred

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Marketing, Business, Supply Chain Management, Product Development, Product Design, Consumer Analytics, Engineering, Interior Architecture/Design, Business in the Creative Industries, or a related field.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to their religious observance or practices. Should you wish to apply for this position or any other position with the Company and you believe you require assistance to complete an application or participate in an interview, please contact [email protected].