Sales & Marketing Intern
Pures Food Specialties•Melrose Park, IL
•Onsite
About The Position
This internship offers exposure to customer-facing commercial strategy in a manufacturing setting, with hands-on experience in product commercialization and plant operations. Interns will collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, R&D, Operations, and Quality teams, and will have opportunities for real-world project ownership and impact. Travel is required between locations.
Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Food Science, or related field
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Interest in food manufacturing, CPG, or commercialization processes
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Assist in preparation and execution of customer visits, presentations, and plant tours
- Support customer product trials, including coordination with cross-functional teams (R&D, Operations, Quality)
- Help gather and organize materials for customer meetings (samples, decks, data)
- Support development and refinement of sales presentations and capabilities decks
- Assist with updating product portfolios, sell sheets, and customer-facing materials
- Conduct competitive benchmarking and market research
- Analyze sales data, production outputs, and trial results to support business decisions
- Build and maintain reports (Excel, PowerPoint) for internal and customer use
- Identify trends and provide insights to support commercial strategy
- Assist with tracking timelines, milestones, and action items across key projects
- Support cross-functional coordination for new product launches and commercialization efforts
- Help maintain documentation and follow-ups for ongoing initiatives
- Provide on-site support during production trials
- Assist with trial planning, sample tracking, and post-trial summaries
- Help ensure alignment between commercial expectations and operational execution
Benefits
- Exposure to customer-facing commercial strategy in a manufacturing setting
- Hands-on experience with product commercialization and plant operations
- Cross-functional collaboration with Sales, R&D, Operations, and Quality teams
- Real-world project ownership and impact
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