Function Overview at Coca-Cola 

 
The Customer & Commercial Leadership function drives growth by delivering exceptional value to our customers, partners, and consumers. We focus on building strong relationships with customers and executing strategies that support Coca-Cola’s market leadership across the globe.  

What will you do as a Coca-Cola Ignite Intern?  

Cultivate 

• Gain hands-on experience, develop critical skills, and handle complex projects with real business impact. 
• Get an opportunity accelerate your career growth within Coca-Cola's global networked organization. 

Connect 

• Network with leaders and colleagues, learning from their expertise through various engagement opportunities.  
• Be part of a vibrant global community of interns and early career professionals, sharing experiences and insights. 

Captivate 

• Represent Coca-Cola as a campus ambassador in university events, sharing our brand story and values with peers. 
• Contribute to meaningful initiatives promoting social impact and sustainability, making a positive impact in our communities.  

Key Responsibilities  

As a Customer & Commercial Leadership Intern, you will be exposed to Coca-Cola’s commercial and customer-focused strategies. You will help manage customer relationships, optimize sales operations, and ensure Coca-Cola’s products are available and accessible to consumers. 

• Assist in managing key customer accounts and relationships. 
• Support the execution of promotional and sales strategies. 
• Analyze sales performance data to identify growth opportunities and drive results. 
• Collaborate with marketing and supply chain teams to ensure seamless execution. 
• Help implement sales training and development programs for field teams. 
• Support customer negotiations and contribute to business growth.  

Requirements 

• Educational background: An undergraduate student, pursuing a bachelor's degree, or master’s student, completing a master's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, or related field. 
• Right to work: Legal authorisation to work in the UK. No visa sponsorship is provided. 
• Commitment: Must be available to start October 1st 2025 and commit to 36.25 hours/week for a 9-12 month internship. 
• Language: Fluency in English (with strong verbal and written communication skills) 
• Attributes: Enthusiasm towards Coca-Cola, its brands and its values. Curious, agile, creative and passionate about learning and making a true impact in a high-performance and diverse environment. 
• Relationship skills: Being inclusive, team-oriented, and adept at building relationships. 
• Relevant Knowledge: Basic understanding of commercial and strategies as well as market trends. Strategic and critical thinking with a customer centric approach. Good negotiation and persuasion skills. Analytical skills to understand market trends. 

Internship Program Allowance
As a Coca-Cola Ignite Intern, your contributions make a real impact – and we highly value that. That’s why you’ll receive an internship allowance to recognize your hard work and dedication.

Skills:

organization

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.