Food Service Sales Intern

About the Company:

Schwan's Company, a U.S. affiliate of the global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang Corporation, is a leading U.S. manufacturer and marketer of quality foods offered through retail-grocery and food-service channels. Its many popular brands include Red Baron®, Tony's®, Big Daddy's®, Villa Prima™ and Freschetta® pizza; Mrs. Smith's® and Edwards® desserts; and Pagoda® Asian-style snacks. To learn more about Schwan's, visit www.schwanscompany.com.

About the Program:

• 12-week long internship program (Typically May-August)
• Opportunity to work on and take responsibility for exciting, strategic projects that are relevant to your coursework with real-world applications.
• Exposure to upper level management, executives, and the CEO.
• Opportunities for career growth with a well-established food company. Internships at Schwan's often lead to full-time job opportunities upon graduation.
• A culture focused on ensuring the health, safety and well-being of its employees.
• Support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured and highly skilled.

What you will be doing:

• Focus on increasing sales of existing and new products via operator influence.
• Manage and maintain strong relationships with key distributor and operator accounts.
• Make regular calls/visits to major operator customers in the market.
• Coordinate direct sales activities with mentor RSM or TSR team member.
• Develop and leverage local operator opportunities (product and promotion).
• Create and maintain accurate customer profiles of key operators in assigned market area.
• Ensure accurate operator sales activity reports via a centralized reporting system (SFDC).
• Deliver product and manage/lead demos as needed.
• Focus on driving compliance and increasing sales of existing and new products via operator influence.
• Shadow and assist in sales planning activities, including going to market, setting strategies, and attending meetings.

What the expectations are of you:

• Must be a confident, driven, self-starter with a proactive approach to work.
• Excellent communications skills -- verbal, written, and interpersonal.
• Ability to build rapport quickly and build honest relationships with high integrity.
• Ability to effectively present information in group settings to a wide variety of audiences.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to meet important deadlines.
• Comfortable with numbers and financial analytics -- margins, labor costs, and pricing.
• Must be comfortable navigating through and managing ambiguity.
• Some travel required.

Qualifications:

• Candidates should be currently enrolled in a bachelor's Business Management, Sales, Marketing, Communications, or business-related program graduating December 2021 or May 2022.
• GPA of 3.0+ preferred.