Commercial Strategy and Business Planning Intern - Spring 2025

Summary

Come join us at Corporate HQ for Spring 2025! Our Commercial Strategy and Business Planning Team is offering students hands-on, real-world experience within the company. Come experience an inside look in the world of Customer Marketing, Business Planning, consumer packaged goods and food production. What can you expect from a Perdue summer internship?

• Competitive Pay

• Hands-On, Real World Work Experience 

• Learning Workshops

• Interaction with Senior Leadership

This position has a target wage of $21.90 - $28.13 per hour, based on shift, experience and qualifications. Overtime may be available.

What You Will Learn & Main Responsibilities

• Working with a summer mentor learning different aspects of how Commerical Strategy and Business Planning  works while getting hands-on, real world work experience.

  • Business areas include but are not limited to: Sales Planning, Revenue Growth Management, Category Management, Sales, Product Marketing and Finance

• Complete a project that will utilize the skills learned during the internship. Provide weekly project updates to manager. Present final project at the end of internship

• Understand Business Planning functions (i.e. customer planning, assortment, pricing strategies, promotional activities, etc.)

• Understand the Sales Process and the relationship between retailers and CPG manufacturers

• Gain basic understanding of shipment and consumption data, using Circana and Power BI Tools

• Understanding of customer profitability analysis and program financials

• Will be able to interact with Senior leadership.

• Will be able to tour different company business functions and locations such as the Innovation Center, Perdue Learning University and Live Production Farms.

Minimum Education

• This position is open to graduate and undergraduate students.

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university in a relevant field of study. Sales, Marketing, Finance, Accounting,  Information Systems, Business Degree or related majors preferred.

• Must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Experience Requirements

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and able to learn new tools and software

• Have strong communication skills, including written and verbal

• Must be able to work independently or in teams

Experience Preferred

• 3.25 GPA or higher is highly preferred

• Completed at least 2 college-level Sales and Marketing Classes

• Student extra-curricular experiences