Job Description

Shiseido NEXT Internship Programme 2027

Role: Regional Corporate Strategy Intern

Shape your future. Create beauty innovations for a better world.

At Shiseido, beauty goes beyond products. It is about empowering people, driving innovation, and creating meaningful impact.

Why Shiseido NEXT?

At Shiseido, we believe every career journey begins with opportunity.

Shiseido NEXT is designed to give aspiring talents meaningful exposure, real-world experience, and opportunities to grow alongside industry professionals.

Through the Shiseido NEXT Internship Programme, you'll gain hands-on experience working on real business projects, collaborate with colleagues across Asia Pacific, and learn from experienced professionals in a global beauty company with over 150 years of heritage.

This is more than an internship. It is an opportunity to discover your potential, develop future-ready skills, and take the next step in your career journey.

What You'll Do

As a Regional Corporate Strategy Intern, you will support the Regional Corporate Strategy team in preparing for the FY28 Pricing Exercise and advancing regional pricing analytics capabilities. This role provides exposure to pricing strategy, competitive benchmarking, data management, and business intelligence across APAC markets, supporting key commercial decisions and ongoing digitalisation initiatives.

You will:

1. FY28 Pricing Strategy Support

• Collect, validate, and maintain competitor pricing data across APAC markets.
• Conduct pricing research using official brand websites, e-commerce platforms, department stores, and other approved sources.
• Verify and update pricing information within existing databases to ensure data accuracy and completeness.
• Consolidate distributor market pricing across all brands and markets.
• Support the preparation of pricing databases, benchmarking analyses, and materials required for the FY28 pricing cycle.
• Identify pricing gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improving data quality.

1. Pricing Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Support the maintenance and enhancement of the regional Pricing Power BI platform.
• Consolidate and manage pricing data across Shiseido brands, competitor brands, and all markets, including distributor markets.
• Build and maintain structured datasets covering historical pricing, current pricing, competitor benchmarks, and cross-market comparisons.
• Standardise data formats and improve data governance to support reporting, analytics, and future automation initiatives.
• Prepare datasets for Power BI integration and dashboard development.
• Support data validation, reporting, ad hoc analyses, and dashboard enhancement projects.
• Where applicable, assist with Power BI development, automation opportunities, and process improvements.

What You'll Gain

• Gain hands-on experience in regional pricing strategy across Asia Pacific (APAC) markets.
• Contribute directly to the FY28 pricing cycle and regional commercial initiatives.
• Develop practical expertise in competitor benchmarking, business intelligence, Power BI, and data analytics.
• Play a role in shaping the team's future pricing analytics and automation capabilities.

Who We're Looking For

You are:

• Undergrad / Postgrad pursuing Business, Economics, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data management techniques.
• Experience with Power BI, Power Query is required.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately with large datasets.
• Comfortable conducting independent research and translating findings into actionable insights.
• Interest in commercial strategy, pricing, business intelligence, and data analytics.

A proactive, detail-oriented individual who enjoys working with data and solving business problems. The ideal candidate is comfortable managing large datasets, has a strong interest in pricing and commercial strategy, and is eager to apply analytics and Power BI capabilities to support regional decision-making across multiple markets and brands.

Learn. Contribute. Grow.

Take your NEXT step with Shiseido.