Commercial Strategy and Sales Operations Intern

About the role

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks. Join Jack Link's as a Commercial Strategy and Sales Operations Intern during the summer of 2027 in downtown Minneapolis, MN! As an intern part of our sales department, you will have the opportunity to gain hands\-on experience through formal and informal training, managing projects, attending customer meetings, networking with fellow interns, working with key Jack Link’s leaders and team members. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Category Management, Shopper Insights, & Analytics Teams.
• Work closely with leaders on Marketing and Sales teams to gain formal and informal training in the following areas: Sales & Category Management experiences; Retail visits across various channels; Prepare and deliver special project assessment to sales alignment; Participate in aligned sales meetings and customer presentation(s).
• Analyst experiences: Shadow Business Insights Analysts and Category Managers; Develop selling story assessments for product/segment/channel/customer; Assist in Monthly reporting development and updates for Channel alignment; Manage retail sales dashboards and assessments; Development and presentation of special project to CatMan/BI/Sales; Synthesize data and insights across multiple sources; Prepare and deliver final presentation to leadership team to recap experience.

Qualifications

• A junior or senior level student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or Finance, with an interest in Data Analytics and Consumer Insights
• Ideal candidates demonstrate strong collaborative, analytical, data management and mining skills
• Very good communication skills, analytical thinker, and leadership skills
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints
• Team player with a “can do” attitude
• Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite; strong with Power Point and Excel,