Sales & Customer Development Intern
About The Position
Miller Manufacturing Company is a family-owned, industry-leading manufacturer of more than 1,000 high-quality products for hobby farms, ranches, and pets. Our Little Giant®, API®, Hot-Shot®, Springer Magrath®, Double-Tuf®, Pet Lodge® and Lixit® brands serve the hardworking individuals who make it possible to put food on the tables of families across the country. At Miller, we believe in hard work worth doing. We take pride in what we do; care deeply for the health and safety of animals, live active and wholesome lives, and embracing the satisfaction of raising our own food. Our company is powered by exceptional employees, and our culture is defined by 26 core fundamentals that guide how we work and how we treat one another. This internship supports Miller Manufacturing’s sales organization through hands-on learning, analysis, and sales execution while developing future sales talent through structured exposure, real-world projects, and executive presentation experience.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business, Sales, Marketing, Agribusiness, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Interest in sales, business development, or sales operations.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to summarize insights clearly for stakeholders.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams (Sales Operations, Customer Service, Sales leadership).
- Comfort working with data to identify trends, segment accounts, and prioritize opportunities.
- Ability to create professional presentations and deliver a capstone project presentation to leadership.
Responsibilities
- Learn Miller products, markets, customers, and sales channels (farm, ranch, and pet) to support sales execution and customer development
- Assist Sales Operations, Customer Service, and Sales leadership with day-to-day activities to support efficient sales operations and customer service
- Observe sales calls, account reviews, and internal planning meetings to build selling and customer-development skills
- Support order entry, pricing, promotions, and sales documentation as assigned to ensure accurate and timely sales transactions and records
- Analyze customer data, sales trends, and seasonal demand patterns to support sales planning and execution
- Conduct basic competitive and pricing analysis and summarize findings for stakeholders to inform competitive positioning and pricing opportunities
- Identify customer growth, upsell, and expansion opportunities and document a rationale supported by data to recommend prioritized sales opportunities
- Create customer journey maps by sales channel to document key touchpoints, decision drivers, and opportunities to improve the customer experience
- Develop account segmentation and market analysis summaries to define target customer groupings and highlight priority segments
- Prepare and deliver a capstone project presentation to leadership; complete a final internship reflection to communicate project scope, recommendations, and key learning
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Career Level
Intern
