Sales Co-Op (5-Month Assignment)
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Job Summary
Launch your commercial career with Clearwater Paper! We are seeking a motivated, high-potential student to join our Sales, Marketing & Product Development team for a 5-month co-op. This opportunity is designed for students interested in commercial leadership, product development, customer strategy, and the paperboard packaging industry.
The co-op will contribute to meaningful projects across Product Development, Sales, and Marketing while gaining exposure to Clearwater Paper's customers, products, manufacturing operations, supply chain, and commercial organization. The program complements Clearwater Paper's Sales Development Trainee Program and serves as a pipeline for future early-career talent.
This opportunity will be based onsite at either our Spokane, WA corporate office, Lewiston, ID mill, or Augusta, GA mill.
Launch your commercial career with Clearwater Paper! We are seeking a motivated, high-potential student to join our Sales, Marketing & Product Development team for a 5-month co-op. This opportunity is designed for students interested in commercial leadership, product development, customer strategy, and the paperboard packaging industry.
The co-op will contribute to meaningful projects across Product Development, Sales, and Marketing while gaining exposure to Clearwater Paper's customers, products, manufacturing operations, supply chain, and commercial organization. The program complements Clearwater Paper's Sales Development Trainee Program and serves as a pipeline for future early-career talent.
This opportunity will be based onsite at either our Spokane, WA corporate office, Lewiston, ID mill, or Augusta, GA mill.
Essential Functions
- Support product development, marketing, and commercial strategy initiatives
- Conduct market, customer, product, and competitive research
- Assist with product commercialization, launch tracking, and sales enablement materials
- Support sales activities, including quote preparation, order processing, and customer record maintenance
- Assist with customer segmentation, win/loss analysis, and account planning
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Operations, and Technical teams
- Participate in site visits, customer engagements, sales shadowing, and commercial meetings
- Support product development and new product trials, coordinating activities among customers, operations, and sales and marketing teams
- Other duties as assigned
What You'll Gain
- Make an Impact: Contribute to sales goals and business-critical projects with measurable results
- Grow Your Skills: Gain exposure to the full commercial process, from customer engagement and pricing to proposals and sales execution
- Own Real Projects: Take on meaningful responsibilities and hands-on work that builds career-ready experience
- Discover Your Strengths: Explore different areas of the commercial organization and potential career paths
- Develop Business Acumen: Learn how customer needs, market trends, pricing, product strategy, and financial goals drive business decisions
- Learn from Leaders: Gain exposure to business leaders and see how decisions are made in a customer-focused organization
Requirements
- Pursuing a bachelor's degree with a 3.2+ overall GPA
- Prior sales or paper industry experience preferred, including internships
- Junior or senior standing in a bachelor's degree program
- Effective verbal and written communication skills; self-motivated and results oriented• Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service, and Supply Chain
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Project
- Travel up to 25%
Physical Demands & Work Environment
- Work primarily in an office environment with extended periods of sitting, frequent computer use, repetitive hand and arm movements, and periodic standing, walking, and movement throughout office and meeting areas
- Entry into manufacturing, warehouse, or operational areas requires compliance with safety procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including eye and hearing protection, hard hat, and steel-toed footwear
- Occasional physical activities such as lifting, carrying, bending, reaching, walking on uneven surfaces, or moving materials, as required by the role
Clearwater Paper will not offer sponsorship for employment-based visa status (including, but not limited to, H-1B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require Clearwater Paper's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.
This role will be open for a minimum of 2 weeks or at the point a successful candidate is selected.