Winland Foods, Inc., based in Oak Brook, IL, is a global manufacturer of private label and branded foods for retail and co-pack customers. We use only the finest ingredients, and ensure every product we make meets the highest standards of taste, quality and accessibility. Across all our food categories, we offer customers a range of premium and value solutions to meet the evolving needs of the consumers. We work closely with our customers to offer consumer-loved brands and custom private label products, and also create new innovative products. We specialize in pasta, sauces, syrups, dressings, jams and jellies, pie fillings, pita chips, dry dinners, dry baking ingredients, and more. We have 20 manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, and Italy.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

IL Oak Brook

Job Type:

Administration

Job Posting Title:

Sales Intern

Job Description:

Position: Sales Intern
Location: 2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Hybrid Schedule: Monday and Friday are remote, while Tuesday-Thursday are in office
Perks: Paid Internship with an additional one-time lump sum payment to support expenses
Duration: Summer Internship- May 20th to Mid/End-August 
 

Job Summary:

Winland Foods is looking for students who are passionate about learning with a desire to work in manufacturing and sales!  Our summer intern will complete tasks assigned by their manager, which may include identifying business opportunities, pulling reports, analyzing key product and customer data, participating in meetings, and assisting the Sales department.Our ideal intern will have a strong attention to detail, take direction well, and be a self-starter who is eager to learn. During your internship you’ll gain hands-on experience working on challenging, meaningful projects with guidance from a mentor and other members of our team.

Position Responsibilities:

Collaborating with cross-functional departments to create plans- accelerating sales with key customersAnalyze raw data and providing useful insightsUpdate documents, to include sales recordsReviewing sales performance against targetsIdentifying potential weaknesses, while offering suggestions for process improvement

Experience you will gain:

An understanding of manufacturing and sales in the food industryExposure to various systems and processes, with opportunities to shadow a leader on our sales teamActive participation in projects allowing you to:Establish relationships with peers and leadersLearn fundamentalsPartner with a mentor while receiving feedback from your internship managerPresent to your peers, manager(s), and members of the Senior Leadership TeamHigh-level, but comprehensive understanding of our commercial organization

Qualifications:

Full-time student in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in business or related field, entering Junior or Senior class statusRequires an overall and within major GPA of 3.0 or higherSelf-motivated and good communicator with the ability to communicate with broad groups of peopleTeams, MS Office, PowerPoint, word, and excel experience/knowledge

EEO Statement:

Winland Foods believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Winland Foods is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.