Sales Planning Intern- Summer 2025

Post Holdings - Lakeville, MN

Full-time - Intern

Onsite - Lakeville, MN

251-500 employees

Repair and Maintenance

About the position

The Sales Planning Intern at Post Consumer Brands will engage in a 12-week immersive internship during the summer of 2025, focusing on the sales process that drives company growth. This role offers hands-on experience in a consumer-centric organization, allowing interns to collaborate cross-functionally on meaningful business problems and present solutions to improve the business. The internship emphasizes the company's core values and mission to make delicious food accessible for all.

Responsibilities

• Assist with assigned projects and tasks, demonstrating an understanding of consumers and customers.
• Support collaboration with customer selling teams to integrate customer data and insights into trade and brand strategies.
• Help deliver accurate brand planning and trade spending information in the trade planning system.
• Collaborate in designing and implementing promotional programs with customer selling teams.
• Consolidate and share insights regarding sales, promotion effectiveness, and merchandising results with internal stakeholders.
• Develop tools to improve communication across the enterprise.
• Provide planning reports and analysis to support management.
• Assist in developing joint business plans and quarterly business reviews with customer selling teams.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities for driving sales volume.

Requirements

• Pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree with a graduation year in 2025.
• Proven leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Analytical skills and a passion for data.
• Self-starter with initiative to identify areas of opportunity.
• High competence in computer applications and technology as a decision-support tool.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Previous internship or work experience (strongly preferred).
• Interest in the consumer packaged goods/manufacturing industry.

Nice-to-haves

• Desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation (strongly preferred).
• Experience in consumer packaged goods or manufacturing.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Access to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, and social activities
• Eligible for subsidized housing and $2,500 relocation stipend
• Free cereal and oatmeal options in the break room, along with free milk and coffee.