Trade & Customer Planning Intern

Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link’s team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don’t shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won’t find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get… authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!

Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side® with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link’s produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, LK, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.

Join Jack Link's as a Trade & Customer Planning Intern during the summer of 2025 in downtown Minneapolis, MN! As an intern on our sales team, you will be responsible for working with the Director & Trade Strategy in developing and executing the strategic sales business plan to realize improved gross revenue, net revenue, and operating income. Work with Field Sales to identify and implement profit positive business growth opportunities.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Utilize syndicated data and internal metrics (revenue, spend, ROI) to evaluate and select customer-specific trade rates and slotting approvals with minimal risks.

• Review customer promotional spending plans in MEI for effectiveness, efficiency, and compliance with guidelines and budgets.
• Identify specific examples of trade spending effectiveness best practices and share across the Retail Sales team.
• Create and deploy tools to track trade spending budgets, while identifying areas to enhance efficiency.
• Assist the Director on all major MAPS initiatives (annual planning, core void identification and closure, new item launches budget reconciliation, and customer specific growth projects
  • Assist in the development of the strategic sales and trade plans. Conduct pre- and post-promotional analysis for key accounts and across channel archetypes.
  • Develop promo event-level guidelines.
  • Work with Sales to develop ROI-informed promotional calendars/plans.
  • Maintain promo effectiveness scorecards.
  • Develop quarterly promo effectiveness reviews.
  • Run analytics to understand effectiveness of trade terms (e.g., incremental margin or growth per dollar invested in a given account) and make recommended changes.
  • Partner with Trade Strategy team to develop, implement, and manage trade spend architecture by channel.
  • Partner with Sales & Marketing to develop customer sell-in stories when needed.

• Working towards a bachelor’s degree in Sales & Marketing / Business Admin and completed at least one year of coursework.
• Ability to work well under pressure with strong ability to multi-task.
• Highly detailed with strong organizational and operating skills.
• Proficient computer knowledge: Microsoft Office, Work, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Power Bi.
• Communications skills- writing and communication skills, and be able to interact and persuade individuals levels senior to him or her, as well as actively participate in meetings and group discussions with individuals from various parts of the organization (e.g., Marketing, Sales, Finance)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

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