Territory Sales Intern (SpartanNash)

TITLE: Territory Sales Intern SpartanNash

REPORTS TO: Customer Category Manager, Meijer Spartan

LOCATION: Chicago, IL

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is currently seeking candidates to join our team in Chicago, IL.

Lactalis Group, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do.

If you're looking for a unique experience with a company that offers strong brands, professional expertise, and a dynamic work environment that champions entrepreneurial spirit, hands-on responsibility, and real opportunity for career development, we want to hear from you!

Lactalis Heritage Dairy: inviting you to share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE.

From your PASSION to ours

The Territory Sales Intern is a 10-week hybrid internship based in Chicago, IL. This internship will provide hands-on experience in sales and analytics. This role provides an opportunity to contribute to gain insights into sales processes and contribute to initiatives that drive business growth and efficiency.

Internship Dates: June 2nd - August 7th

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Analyze SpartanNash data to identify regional opportunities across the Distribution Centers
• Outline any Base or Promotion opportunities by DC that should be pursued with SpartanNash Corp. or the CCM's
• Utilize competitive consumption reporting out of Circana
• Utilize LHD Circana data to review consumption and distribution opportunities
• Conduct market visits to assess best in class shelving practices, distribution, competitive intel, pricing, etc.
• Execute any customer visits at non-covered accounts
• Execute in-store resets as needed to support the GTIN transition
• Participate in sales meetings, training sessions, and customer interactions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing and operations to optimize sales efforts

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in General Business, Sales, Marketing, Management, or related fields
• Passionate about sales operations, process optimization and data-driven decision making.
• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• A self-starter who thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment

Lactalis Heritage Dairy is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.