Food Service Ingredients Sales and Marketing Intern
About The Position
This internship is designed for individuals with a strong passion for sales and marketing, seeking to explore the challenging world of B2B sales and marketing. The intern will collaborate with cross-functional teams in Innovation, R&D, and Culinary, and will have the opportunity to lead and own real and relevant projects aligned with business objectives. The role requires leadership, collaboration, emotional intelligence, analytical skills, and critical thinking. Sargento offers a culture where employees are treated like family, encouraged to make a meaningful difference, and provided with diverse experiences and tools to learn and develop.
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, sales or other related field, having completed junior year prior to the start of internship or pursuing an MBA with year one completed prior to the start of the internship
- Passion for learning and growing in the sales field
- Ability to multi-task and take initiative
- Bring energy and enthusiasm for winning
- Strength with strategic and analytical thinking
- Proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance, and vehicle required.
Nice To Haves
- Leadership and collaboration skills
- Emotional intelligence
- Critical thinker
Responsibilities
- Engage in Customer Discovery to gain unique insights that will help lead to new business opportunities
- Support inside sales activities with a high level of independence – new item set up, customer request fulfillment and cross functional collaboration
- Support strategic customer presentations and meetings
- Support development & execution of innovation campaigns including the synthesis and communication of impactful insights, innovation product attributes and benefits for customer presentation
- Build marketing communication materials to drive customer interest aligning with key strategic initiatives
- Validate proof of concept with the appropriate SME (subject matter expert) and present materials in a strategic manner
Benefits
- Lead and own real and relevant projects aligned with business objectives
- Gain valuable skills and experiences to be prepared for entry level opportunities
- Mentorship and career development to learn and grow personally and professionally
- Volunteer in community service activities
- Social professional networking experiences
- Flexible work week onsite Mondays through Thursdays and optional remote Fridays; plus, half day Fridays
- Nationally competitive compensation
- Paid relocation and housing
- 5 unpaid days off for interns
- 401(k) employer contribution top 1% in the nation
- Discounts at the company cheese store and local attractions/events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
