Trade Marketing Intern (m/f/d)

About HOLY:
• HOLY is the soft drink revolution: With our powdered drinks HOLY Energy®, HOLY Hydration®, HOLY Iced Tea®, and HOLY Milkshake® you get amazing taste across 50+ flavors while maintaining a good conscience—for your body & the environment.
• Over 2M loyal customers: Started in a shared apartment by three best friends, we have scaled to Europe's fastest growing consumer brand—and our cult-like community, the HOLY Squad, loves it: 4.6 stars on reviews.io speak for themselves.
• From D2C to Global Omnichannel: In less than four years, we've profitably scaled HOLY to more than €150M D2C revenue in DACH, FR, UK and PL. Now scaling our retail business, we're on an exciting transition to becoming a true omnichannel rocketship.
• We are still just getting started: Backed by the world's best consumer investors, we aim to revolutionize the soft drink industry and build a generational love brand: tastier, healthier & more sustainable. Our team of 150+ people aims high (Coca-Cola, we're coming for you!).

About the Position:
HOLY is growing fast and has shaken up the retail business, already creating waves and being stocked in the biggest supermarkets across Germany. As we scale our presence in retail, we need strong operational support to ensure flawless campaign execution and coordination across teams.

In this role as a Trade Marketing Intern alongside Marina, Maarten, and Anita, you will support the planning, coordination, and execution of retail campaigns, displays, and promotions. You'll help create transparency, maintain timelines, and ensure smooth collaboration across Sales, Design, Supply Chain, and Field Sales teams—contributing directly to HOLY's commercial success in retail.

Responsibilities:

• Drive Trade Marketing Execution
Support the planning and rollout of retail campaigns, displays, and promotions, ensuring timelines, deliverables, and execution milestones are met across multiple customers and channels.
• Coordinate Cross-Functional Projects
Work closely with Sales, Design, Supply Chain, Field, and external partners to align assets, quantities, and deadlines, gaining hands-on experience in end-to-end campaign management.
• Manage Project Tracking & Structure
Maintain launch grids, stage-gate trackers, and timelines to create transparency, identify risks early, and support on-time go-lives.
• Support Performance Tracking & Learnings
Assist in collecting and structuring basic performance data, documenting campaign outcomes, and preparing summaries to support continuous improvement.
• Grow into Ownership & Responsibility
Gradually take on more responsibility for defined projects and workstreams, building a strong foundation in trade marketing, project management, and retail execution within a fast-growing consumer brand.

About You:
• Fluency in both German and English is a MUST.
• Structured and organized mindset: Able to manage multiple tasks, deadlines, and stakeholders while keeping a clear overview and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills: Comfortable coordinating with different teams and clearly following up on actions and timelines, especially via Slack.
• Hands-on and proactive attitude: Takes initiative, supports where needed, and actively contributes to getting things done in a fast-paced environment.
• Technical proficiency: Confident using digital tools such as Canva for basic asset handling, Notion for documentation and organization, and Slack for daily collaboration.
• Analytical curiosity: Interested in understanding numbers, performance data, and campaign results, and able to structure insights clearly.
• Fast learner with interest in marketing and retail: Motivated to learn about trade marketing, shopper behavior, and in-store execution within a consumer brand.

Our Offering:
In today's job market, A-players have many options to choose from. As part of our offer, we prioritise providing a productive working environment and opportunities for growth. In addition to competitive compensation you can expect:

• A successful and growing company: Join a company that has been growing profitably and quickly for the last 36+ months and have raised a series B, while many other e-commerce companies are struggling.
• Huge impact and career growth: Enjoy huge impact and hence explosive career growth, build your own market, and shape HOLY’s internationalisation in a top market
• Awesome team: Join an awesome team of colleagues who are ambitious, funny, down-to-earth, and authentic. Get to know us and see for yourself!
• Top product: Marketing is important, but a good product is essential. Our differentiated soft drinks have won over customers. Check out our Trustpilot reviews or contact us for free samples.
• Future of e-commerce: Be part of the future of e-commerce and help set new standards in many areas. Work with the best minds in the industry.
• Startup culture: Join a startup culture that values flat hierarchies, fast pace, and personal development. With us, you can make a real impact.
• Perfect setup: Enjoy a perfect setup that includes all the requirements of a modern employer, such as a central office in Berlin Prenzlauerberg, flexible working hours, and much more.
• How we support your growth: flexible hours, 28 vacation days, 30 work-from-abroad days, €1,500 learning budget, Urban Sports Club membership, public transport subsidy, and biannual 360° feedback tied to your compensation.

Find out more about HOLY and our team on our careers page.

The Process:
As we are experiencing rapid growth and have ambitious plans, the optimal start date for the position is today. Nonetheless, we are prepared to patiently await the arrival of the ideal candidate, recognizing that quality ultimately yields the best results.

• Getting to know you: We will have a 30 minute screening interview where we will talk to you more about HOLY and the position and see if our expectations match.
• Case study & on-site interview: As soon as you have successfully completed the first interview, you will receive a case study. In a second meeting at our office, the team will discuss your case study with you and answer questions about our workspace, the HOLY Temple.
• Leadership Interview: As a strong cultural fit is important to us, you will have a final meeting with one of our HOLY Founders or upper managers. This gives both you and us the opportunity for a final check.
• Job offer and decision: If everything goes well, you will receive an offer and we are ready to embark on this journey together with you!

Typically, his process should take around 2 weeks.

Any questions or concerns?:
If you have any questions or feedback, please send an email to [email protected].