Corporate Sales Intern Summer 2027

Post Holdings, Inc.; New Albany (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is offering a 10-week Sales Department internship designed to expose students to trade promotion management and revenue growth strategies.

The intern will work on projects involving planning sales growth, promo analysis, and a capstone project on Selling Story Development and business opportunity identification. Join a program that emphasizes core values like safety, teamwork, integrity, courage, and results.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

Responsibilities

• Assist in administration of strategic sales and trade plans for Retail Sales Team
• Work with a Trade Manager mentor on fundamentals of the 4P’s (Product, Price, Promotion, Placement) process focusing on promotional analysis
• Leverage data analytics to track and monitor ROI of Sales/Trade Investments
• Support customer specific programs that align with brand objectives to drive retail activities in support of the company’s growth and profit objectives
• Collaborate in the preparation of product mix reviews, submissions & daily imperatives
• Gather competitive intelligence and evaluate impact on the market

Skills

Collaborative work

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Self-motivated

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Job description

Business Unit Overview

About Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

For over 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the No. 1-selling refrigerated dinner sides*, including many varieties of wholesome, feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese, sold in grocery stores across the country. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and egg products including liquid eggs. In addition to our flagship Bob Evans® brand, our product portfolio includes Simply Potatoes® , Egg Beaters® and Owens® Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio, and is owned by Post Holdings, Inc., a consumer-packaged goods holding company. For more information about Bob Evans Farms, Inc., visit www.bobevansgrocery.com.

Responsibilities

Position Overview

Join our 10-week program in the Sales Department working with the Trade & Category Management teams to gain an understanding of the department’s initiatives. This intern will work on projects that include but are not limited to planning sales growth and trade promotion management against revenue, working on profit objectives for Post Refrigerated Retail Business and a two-part Capstone project (Selling Story Development and Identifying a Business Opportunity). Responsible for positively impacting Bob Evan’s business and consumers by completing challenging and meaningful projects. Demonstrate our core values: Put Safety First, Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Be Courageous and Drive for Results.

Accountabilities

• Assist in administration of strategic sales and trade plans for Retail Sales Team
• Work with a Trade Manager mentor on fundamentals of the 4P’s (Product, Price, Promotion, Placement) process focusing on promotional analysis
• Leverage data analytics to track and monitor ROI of Sales/Trade Investments
• Support customer specific programs that align with brand objectives to drive retail activities in support of the company’s growth and profit objectives
• Collaborate in the preparation of product mix reviews, submissions & daily imperatives
• Gather competitive intelligence and evaluate impact on the market

Program Highlights

Sales Strategy Experience

• Gain exposure from various different areas of the sales organization and cross functional teams to understand market data and analysis and what is takes for a product to go to market and drive results.

Intern Project

• Lead or contribute to a cross-functional intern project that delivers real business impact and showcases learnings.

Professional Development

• Learn Sales principles
• Gain exposure to Sales operations and cross-functional collaboration.
• Participate in team meetings, mentorship sessions, and intern events.

Qualifications

Education

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in a related discipline.

Skills & Attributes

• Ability to work collaboratively and cohesively with company peers and Post Holdings partners.
• Strong interpersonal skills - Listening and informing others effectively; excellent negotiating and influencing skills at all levels both internal and external.
• Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimal direction. Must be a self-motivated self-starter.
• Must possess the ability to always maintain external and internal confidentiality.