Intern - Sales Business Development

Welcome to Haleon. We’re a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we’ve grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne®, Panadol®, Advil®, Voltaren®, Theraflu®, Otrivin®, and Centrum® – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it’s time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

Why Haleon?

Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.

This is an exciting time to join us and help shape the future. It’s an opportunity to be part of something special.

Job Purpose

We are looking to provide a learning opportunity for an intern to support the General Sales Team to support in delivering sales result. The intern will be working closely with Haleon Key Account Manager, External Distributor Team (Sales Manager and Sales Rep) to drive sales objectives.

Position of Hiring Manager: Key Account Manager

Number of internship positions: 1

Preferred Period of Internship Required: June/July to December 2026

Preferred School/Course of Intern: Business Students

Key Responsibilities:

You will be required to Collaborate with the Key Account Manager on projects and activities that contribute to the 2026 Sales Growth Plan.

Administrative & Distributor Support

• Coordinate requests from external distributor teams (Managers and Sales Representatives), including regular visits to distributor offices in the West area.

• Assist the Distributor Sales Manager with sales projects and reporting activities, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

• Work closely with trade marketing functions to manage POSM material requirements and ensure timely delivery to distributor teams.

Sales Review & Analysis

• Conduct sales data analysis to identify opportunities, gaps, and areas for improvement.

• Prepare insights and reports to support decision-making and performance tracking.

New Business Development

• Perform strategic market landscape reviews to identify potential growth opportunities.

• Gain exposure to the end-to-end sales cycle: prospecting, crafting proposals, conducting meetings, supporting deal closure, monitoring performance, and assisting with post-sales follow-up.

• Contribute to white space development initiatives by exploring untapped customer segments.

Data Analytics

• Competitive pricing monthly data capture and insights sharing to channels
• Promotion analysis for key channels to provide insights on selected channel promotion effectiveness (Descriptive analysis)
• Channels scan update to provide sensing of long-term trending

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the internship, you will

• Gain industry exposure by working within the General Trade sector, engaging directly with distributor sales teams and collaborating with internal cross-functional partners (Brand Marketing, Trade Marketing).

• Develop commercial exposure through hands-on experience in sales data analysis, reporting, and translating insights into actionable business strategies.

• Build business development capabilities by participating in sales growth initiatives, exploring new market opportunities, and supporting end-to-end account development processes.

• Enhance professional competencies such as stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving in a dynamic, fast-paced commercial environment.

Why You?

We are seeking candidates with the following skills and competencies:

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies, Management or equivalent.

• Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and organized.

• Positive can-do attitude, with a keen interest to learn.

• Excellent professional communication skills – both verbal and written

• Able to work both individually and as a team-player.

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, problem-solve, work in teams, and focus on delivering assigned work.

• Ethically grounded due to the nature of information that you will be in contact with.

• Good time management skills; deadline-driven, flexible with self-reliance to work in an empowered environment.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Strong work ethics

• Chinese Speaking Preferred (Main language that the customers are conversing in)

• Please state your internship duration in your profile

• Willing to get out of office environment regularly to hunt for opportunities.

Interested?

Upon submission of applications, we will be contacting shortlisted candidates for an initial conversation to share more about Haleon and our recruitment process. We recommend you apply as soon as possible, because we accept ongoing applications and offer positions on a first come, first served basis.

 Job Posting End Date

Equal Opportunities

Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It’s important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

Adjustment or Accommodations Request

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We’ll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

Note to candidates

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account (@haleon.com). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.