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Job Description

Are you studying Business Administration, Marketing, or a comparable course of study and are you greatly interested in taking a look behind the scenes in collaboration with the world's best-known and largest sports brands and supporting our Brand Product Development Team? Then you've come to the right place!

In this position, you will be the organizational support for our Brand Product Development (BDP) team. Your main task is to support our Brand Product Developers in their day-to-day operations. You will accompany the product development process from the first idea to final implementation, gaining valuable insights into a global work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in the Product Development Process: You assist with the administrative process - from the initial customer briefing and the creation of artworks to the final sample (sampling) and approval.

• Data and System Maintenance: You maintain product specifications (e.g., for heat transfers, woven labels, printed fabrics) and update the status of projects in our databases/systems.

• Calculation & Pricing: You support the preparation of global price proposals by researching data, preparing tables, and maintaining calculation templates.

• Coordination & Communication: You handle written correspondence and scheduling with our worldwide Global Product Deployment (GPD) Hubs and follow up on open tasks.

• Sample Management: You support digital and physical sampling initiatives, manage sample collections, and handle shipping to customers or internal teams.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Approximately 15–20 hours of time, alongside your ongoing studies, preferably in Marketing / Business Administration.

• Very good English skills (written and spoken).

• You work in a structured, detail-oriented manner and do not lose track even with several tasks running in parallel.

• You are reliable, communicative, and enjoy providing support to others.

Additional Information

What We Offer

Here is a glimpse of the great benefits you can expect:

• International Environment: Gain valuable practical experience in a Fortune 500 company and insights into global business operations.

• Exciting Tasks: You can expect varied and responsible activities in which you actively shape the product life cycle.

• Top Location: Benefit from a modern workplace in our excellently connected office in Erlangen.

• Work-Study-Balance: We offer flexible working hours that can be optimally reconciled with your lecture schedule.

Why Join Avery Dennison

We are a global material science and digital identification solutions company with locations in over 50 countries and around 35,000 employees worldwide. We develop and manufacture a variety of labeling and functional materials that enhance brand packaging, carry or display information that connects the physical and digital worlds, and improve customers' product performance. Find out more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, we work with the biggest brands in FMCG (Consumer Goods), Apparel, Automotive, and Pharma. Our Erlangen location offers a dynamic and collegiate work environment. The local team of around 13 people supports our 'Apparel Solutions' division. Erlangen is one of our Commercial Offices from which we serve global key accounts—including some of the world's largest and best-known sports brands.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Avery Dennison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to ethnic or national origin, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to a disability, please contact us to request a reasonable accommodation: [email protected]. In the EMEA region, we promote an inclusive culture through active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) such as Elevate, Unite, and our Mental Health group. Please visit our DE&I page to learn more about our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Compensation Transparency Statement

The aforementioned range of entry-level base income represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position at the time of this publication. Actual salaries vary within the range and may in some circumstances be above or below the range, based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's relevant skills, experience, education, and training, as well as the candidate's location, the scope and complexity of the position, responsibilities, and regular and/or required travel, which may change depending on the applicant pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to change this information at any time in accordance with applicable law.