WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR: December 2023 or May 2024 graduates

DATES OF SUMMER INTERNSHIP: May 22nd - August 4th, 2023

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

OVERVIEW

The Southern Glazer’s Internship Program was established to develop the next generation of Sales, Trade Development, Operations, and Corporate leaders. Each summer, the program offers interns the opportunity to engage in career building activities while simultaneously learning and applying industry-leading practices.

This hands-on experience gives interns the chance to explore and understand the adult beverage industry. The knowledge gained from industry leaders will allow you to build a network of professionals within the beverage alcohol industry and here at Southern Glazer’s. Being a Southern Glazer’s intern means you’ll be invited to our Leadership Spotlight Series, a Community Service day exclusive to our intern class, as well as access to Professional Development workshops and trainings!

COMMERCIAL STRATEGY TEAM OVERVIEW

The Commercial Effectiveness Strategy and Operations team develops the “Go-To-Market” model and playbook for the deployment of best-practice Commercial Operations structures, processes, applications, and commercial execution solutions; strategically design our overall RTM and organizational structure, compensation model, and transformative initiatives while utilizing strategic customer data and insights to maximize commercial execution.

• Support market level testing, roll-out and implementation of trade development program management technology/platform

• Support market level testing, roll-out and implementation of incentive planning technology/platform

• Support planning, setup, and implementation of pilot program to test a third-party promotion planning and execution technology

• Support documentation of commercial operations processes and development of associated playbook/guide materials

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide analysis on Route-to-Market design, sales planning/execution, sales force size/coverage, org. structures, etc.

• Develop customer/account modeling and analysis: account segmentation, channel strategy, cost-to-serve analytics, ROI, etc.

• Support operational efficiencies and cost savings initiatives.

• Support salesforce effectiveness initiatives and projects and efforts in the regions/states.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Reside in the vicinity of the internship or have ability to obtain housing

• 21 years of age or older at the start of the internship

• Must be a Junior in college and graduating the following year Completing BS/BA in Business, Finance, Marketing, or a similar field

• Ability to organize and manage multiple projects

• Teamwork approach to accomplishing goals

• Attention to details

• Self-starter & demonstrated leadership experience

• Working knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint

• Good written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to secure and maintain a valid driver’s license and auto-liability insurance in accordance with state laws

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine

• Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping

• May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO STATEMENT

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is the world’s preeminent distributor of beverage alcohol, building brands for moments that matter. The multi-generational, family-owned company has operations in 45 U.S. states and Canada, as well as brokerage operations through its WEBB Banks division in the Caribbean, Central and South America. At Southern Glazer’s, we strive to be more than a company that distributes wine and spirits. We are committed to our communities, to innovating the way we operate, and continuing to build on our rich history.

With over 23,000 employees, Southern Glazer’s is one of the country’s largest privately held companies, has been recognized on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for New Grads 2024, and named by Newsweek as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity and Women. We offer internships, rotational programs, and early career opportunities in Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, IT, Finance, and more across the United States.