Sales & Marketing Account Management Intern - Summer 2026

Cretex Companies, Inc.•Brooklyn Park, MN

1d•$23 - $26

About The Position

Cretex is a diversified family of manufacturing companies serving the medical contract manufacturing market. For over a century, Cretex Companies has been expanding to new industries, investing in innovative technologies, making strategic business acquisitions, and cultivating our team. Our strong financial position and long-term perspective enables us to better serve our customers in the manufacturing and engineering services now and for years to come. We're excited to have you join our team! What to Expect from an Internship with Cretex Companies? Each summer, we are excited to offer interns countless opportunities to network, learn more about the Cretex family of businesses, and have fun! Here are some things you’ll get to experience as an intern with Cretex Companies and its businesses: Work with the latest technologies Challenge yourself and grow your skills Find opportunities to move across our family of businesses Cretex offers internships in many different areas, including Engineering, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Accounting, Business, and Production Operations. We encourage you to explore the many internship opportunities Cretex Medical could offer you. Internships are available in a variety of locations within the Minneapolis/St. Paul (Minnesota) metro area, including Elk River, Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, Coon Rapids, Anoka, and Dassel. Here are some of the things that interns have said about working at Cretex: “I enjoyed how integrated the interns were in the workflow. We were working on projects that made an impact for the company. I had opportunities to work with employees from all areas of the company as well as other interns.” “During my internship, I gained firsthand experience in project management, quality systems, and manufacturing best practices. I was able to grow my skills in design by focusing on creating more ergonomic processes for manufacturing. I enjoyed the learning experience and the relationships I developed.”

Requirements

Pursuing a degree in Engineering, Finance, Business or another related field.
Interested in entering the sales field upon graduation.
Possess an active interest in learning about products in these target medical markets.
Have an aptitude for the connection between the medical device technologies and the clinical benefit of such technologies

Responsibilities

Learn and understand core competencies of the assigned operating business.
Research competitive landscape for these core competencies, identifying strengths and weaknesses of top competitors in this space.
Research and identify top customer targets in each of Cretex target markets.
Identify key products of targeted customers within those markets, researching market share, market price position and competitive advantages of such products.
Learn the clinical benefits of different procedures, products.
Research the "start-up" companies in these key target markets and identify what funding stage they are at, and where their funding is coming from.
This role is mostly research based, reporting to leadership team via excel files, PowerPoint summaries and the like

Benefits

Eligible for Housing Stipend for Relocation
Eligible for Health and Wellness Benefits
Career Development Activities
Opportunities to Interact with Leadership
Company Events
Facility Tours
Summer Intern Event
Our 401k retirement savings plan with a company match contribution; onsite health clinics, discretionary holiday bonus program (based on years of service), Cretex University, 24/7 employee assistance program with access to five confidential visits with a licensed counselor at no cost, wellness program with incentives, an employee death benefit, and employee sick and safe leave are available to all Cretex employees.
Cretex’s medical benefit package includes: comprehensive medical insurance with access to virtual providers; dental insurance (Little Partners Dental benefit covers services 100 percent for children 12 and younger when seen by a Health Partners in network provider); vision insurance; a pre-tax health savings account, healthcare and dependent care pre-tax reimbursement accounts; paid holidays, paid time off; and our discretionary profit sharing program are available to employees working 20+ hours/week.
Parental Leave, accident and critical illness benefits, optional employee, spouse, and child life; short and long term disability; company provided life insurance; and tuition assistance programs are available to employees working 30+ hours per week.