Sales Leadership Development Associate

Key Responsibilities

• Support senior sales leaders across food, mass, drug, and specialty retailers, including top national chains, club, and category-leading specialty banners.
• Build and present data-driven sales stories using syndicated data, retailer portals, and internal sales reporting.
• Learn forecasting, promotional planning, and post-promo analysis for assigned categories and customers.
• Develop pricing recommendations, promotional calendars, and planograms that drive sell-through at the shelf.
• Prepare line reviews, new item presentations, and buyer meeting materials end-to-end.
• Track competitive activity, category trends, and shopper behavior. Turn insights into action.
• Partner with marketing, supply chain, and finance to execute the customer plan.
• Travel to customer headquarters, trade shows, and store visits to learn the business in the market.
• Present your work to senior leaders and, over time, to buyers.

Qualifications

• 0 to 2 years of professional experience. If you are a recent college graduate, we want to hear from you!
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
• Strong academic track record. Top of your class, honors, dean's list, or equivalent recognition.
• Excellent verbal communication and executive presence. You can walk into a room, command attention, and tell a clear story with confidence.
• Excellent written communication. You write with clarity and precision.
• Track record of high performance in academics, work, athletics, or extracurricular leadership. You compete and you win.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with Excel. Curiosity about syndicated data and retailer reporting tools.
• Ownership mindset, self-motivation, and a results-oriented approach. You move with urgency and follow through.
• Detail-oriented and organized. You manage multiple priorities without dropping the ball.
• Hungry to win, coachable, and excited to build a long-term career in CPG sales.
• Relevant internship experience in CPG, retail, sales, category management, or analytics.
• Coursework or projects involving consumer behavior, retail, marketing analytics, or sales strategy.
• Leadership roles in student organizations, athletics, or campus business programs.