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About Mercedes-Benz Malaysia

As one of the most well-known and dependable brands in the industry of luxury automobiles, Mercedes-Benz has a long and rich heritage in Malaysia, dating way back to the beginning of the 20th century. This heritage has grown even stronger with the incorporation of DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn Bhd, now known as Mercedes-Benz Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between Daimler AG and Cycle & Carriage Bintang Berhad on 1st January 2003.

Your role

This role will be divided into the following:

• Communications
  • Responsible for all communication initiatives, including drafting creative content to spark curiosity and strategy for both internal and external purposes for social media channels for both Malaysia and Singapore markets.
  • Seeks new methods and creative strategies to increase internal and external awareness of key events
  • Prepare and deliver presentations in the company to share information
  • Plan, executed, and facilitated annual Strategy Offsite and Rollout with the Senior Management Team
  • Support the company’s Senior Management Team with defining the strategy within the framework of the global MBM strategies.
  • Ensure strategic action plans are communicated and executed, for example, Corporate Citizenship activities (CSR) and promoting suitability awareness
  • Support on deliverables to stakeholders and other presentations as required, ie PowerPoint, and video presentations.
  • Support the Managing Director with all deliverables to the Head Quarters, and other presentations as required – e.g. the quarterly Business Development Meetings, quarterly Supervisory Board Updates, Business Updates to Brand Partner, Townhalls, and Huddles.
  • Responsible for social intranet management and other applicable social media.
  • Ensure social media content, articles, and press releases are aligned with MBM guidelines.
  • Plan and coordinate activities for the cluster Malaysia Singapore
• Business Control Management
  • Ensure all business control issues are consistently remediated throughout the company in line with global requirements as identified by the global and functional business controls group for both the Malaysia and Singapore markets.
  • Ensure risk and audit items are appropriately addressed in the local board of management and steps are taken to mitigate future risks
  • Ensure business processes are adhering to local guidelines and global policies
  • Able to understand process flow and advice on process flow improvement
  • Advising business units on process and business controls-related topics
  • Ensure all business control issues are consistently remediated throughout the company in line with global requirements as identified by the global and functional business controls group
  • Ensure risk and audit items are appropriately addressed in the local board of management and steps are taken to mitigate future risks
  • Focus on key systems, processes, and their documentation in BIC process design
  • Track and follow up on the completeness of the findings from all review bodies, assess any commonalities or recurring themes, update on the status of remediation of issues, outline upcoming reviews, and assess the need for new reviews/actions based on the discussions
  • Oversee Planning and developing internal audit schedules to identify gaps in business policies and processes
  • Oversee execution of audits and ensure appropriate analysis, documentation, and reporting to Management in the Internal Controls Committee (ICC)
  • Ensure audit action plans of internal audits are followed up as scheduled
  • Ensure internal assessments and reviews are conducted periodically
• Overall Project Management
  • Project planning and providing transparency within the project (scope, time, budget, risk, quality, etc)
  • Monitor and control the realization of assigned tasks and deliverables
  • Identify and resolve project issues and constraints regarding time, risks, deliverables, and quality and coordinate with line management for solving those issues; adjust project baseline in case of changing needs
  • Regular communication of project progress and relevant information to the Project Team, Project Lead, management, and Project Steering Committee
  • Coordinate project meetings
  • myProjects coordination responsible for both the Malaysia and Singapore market
• Other assistance as required in supporting the role of the Manager

Training & development 

Mercedes-Benz offers many exciting internships and supports you in taking initial steps toward your career. Interns can collect initial practical experience and work on tasks independently from the very beginning. The company provides an advisor who supports you if you have any questions or requests. Training formats ranging from classically intensive to cutting-edge digital deliver the appropriate solution to suit any aspiration, schedule, or required level of intensity.

Benefits

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia offers the benefits below:

• Mentorship and guidance from experienced peers.
• Hands-on experience working on real-world projects.
• Opportunity to network with professionals in the industry.
• Flexible working environment.
• Potential for future full-time employment based on performance.

Career progression

Your performance during the internship program could lead to future full-time employment opportunities. Moreover, having internship experience with a prominent company like Mercedes-Benz will significantly enhance your CV and expand your career prospects.

Work-life balance

Mercedez-Bens Malaysia is highly rated in work-life balance (WLB), scoring 5 out of 5. Their previous interns who left online reviews also mention that they can work within flexible hours, which will make your work-life balance even better during the program. In addition, the company granted 1 day of leave for every month of the internship.

Company culture

Mercedes-Benz is based on the idea of co-creation: ascending via an open culture rich in imagination and trust. It expands on the idea of co-creation. Diversity, sustainability, and honesty serve as the cornerstones on which the business is built. They lay the groundwork for loyal, thankful, and productive partnerships.

About you

The important qualifications you need to have to apply for this role:

• Education:
  • Currently pursuing a degree in Marketing/Advertising/Communications/Business Management/Project Management/Business Development or similar
  • Requirement: Mandatory internship by University (preferably 6 months duration) 
  • Work experience is an added advantage: Audit/Marketing/Advertising/ Communications/ Business Management/Project Management/Business Development or similar
  • Industry experience: Financial Services/ Corporate Communication
• Competencies:
  • Strong communication skills and facilitation skills
  • Writing and content editing skills
  • Demonstrated integrity within entity/business unit and detailed knowledge of relevant internal policies, business processes, and guidelines
  • Experience in process mapping, process improvement, and process reengineering is an added advantage
  • Fluent in spoken and written English, local language is a plus
  • Very oriented with keen eyes for any violation of rules
  • Analytical thinking and results-oriented
  • Intercultural understanding and knowledge
  • Quick and strong learning ability
  • Application-oriented IT system knowledge
  • Microsoft Office skills essential especially in PowerPoint, Excel, and Words
  • Editing skills including creation of media and videos, posters, and content creation (Video)
• Critical and soft skills:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Team player with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Focus on punctuality and strictness, keeping timelines and budgets
  • Excellent communication skills; strong ability to communicate orally and in writing
  • Ability to handle multiple initiatives at once and work under tight deadlines with attention to detail

How to apply

Your Application should include:

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum vitae with a photo (passport-sized)
• Certificate of intermediate diploma (English)
• Academic transcripts (certified translation to English)
• Certificates of training/internships,
• Letter from the university to confirm status as a student and requirement for the internship in English.

Note: Successful candidates must provide all original documents submitted with their application to Mercedes-Benz Malaysia for certification as true-copy on their 1st day in the office to fulfill Malaysian Immigration regulations.

Sources

We gather information on this page based on the sources below:

• mercedes-benz.com
• group.mercedes-benz.com/careers/students/internship/
• group.mercedes-benz.com/careers/about-us/locations/location-detail-page-5069.html
• glassdoor.com/Reviews/Mercedes-Benz-Group-Malaysia-Reviews-EI_IE114120.0,19_IL.20,28_IN170.htm?filter.iso3Language=eng&filter.employmentStatus=INTERN