Intern - Business

Smithfield Foods • Smithfield, VA

19h

About The Position

If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub. A great job-and a great future-awaits you at Smithfield Foods. We are an American food company with a leading position in packaged meats and fresh pork products. We’re looking for motivated people who want to join our team and grow lasting and meaningful careers with us. Apply Now! THE VALUE YOU’LL BRING As an Intern in Business, you’ll support the Business team in managing the performance of a product category and helping connect plans with operational execution. You’ll assist with pricing and profitability analysis, promotion and trade activity tracking, and forecast and volume reporting, while partnering with Sales, Marketing, Supply Planning, and Operations. You’ll love the fast-paced, collaborative environment and the opportunity to strengthen our reporting, planning, and decision-making with timely insights and clear communications.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled college student in an accredited four-year college or university program in Business, Agribusiness, Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Marketing Analytics, or a related field.
• Must possess a high level of professionalism.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• High standards of accuracy.
• Travel up to 10% of the time. Periodic overnight travel may be required.
• Currently authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in a team-based environment within manufacturing, supply chain, sales, or merchandising/category management.
• Experience with SAP and its related supply chain/commercial applications.
• Strong self-motivation and organization skills.
• Strong interpersonal and technical skills required; presentation skills preferred.
• Comfort working with data (pivot tables, basic modeling, trend/variance analysis) and translating it into clear takeaways.

Responsibilities

• Assist in analyzing category performance (volume, margin, pricing, and key business drivers) and summarizing insights for the Business team.
• Support pricing and promotion processes, including maintaining documentation and tracking price changes, promotional activity, and post-event learnings.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, R&D, and Supply Planning to support business priorities and ensure alignment of plans and execution.
• Assist with inventory and supply visibility reporting
• Support the creation of reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate category performance, market/context updates, and recommendations.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute to project-based work, including process improvements, documentation, and ad hoc analysis as needed.

Benefits

• Smithfield is proud to offer robust, flexible and affordable benefit plans and programs to support our team members and their loved ones, and with out-of-pocket costs, on average, 20 percent less than plans offered by other employers.
• Beyond our medical plans, our Be Well programs offer tools and resources to enhance your quality of life, at no additional cost. These programs are uniquely tailored to our Smithfield team and provide support for elective surgeries, weight loss, mental health, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes, smoking cessation, asthma, maternity management and more.
• Our company invests in your future. We offer comprehensive training and professional development programs designed to help you reach your full potential. Our partnership with GUILD supports your continuing education with tuition assistance covering English language learning and various certificate programs, while our leadership development initiatives nurture high-potential talent. For those looking to build specialized skills, we offer apprenticeship programs that combine hands-on experience with focused learning.
• We also offer unique benefits like our Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees’ children.
• Smithfield’s Education Reimbursement Program provides financial reimbursement to team members who want to further their formal education by obtaining a GED/High School Equivalency (HSE) Diploma or by pursuing an academic degree at an accredited college or university that is not a Guild learning partner.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern