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2024 Summer Internship | Sales

Who we are looking for: December 2024 or May 2025 graduates

Dates of Summer Internship: June 17th - August 2nd, 2024

Desired Majors : Business, Sales, Marketing, Communications, etc.

Southern Glazer’s Internship Program

The Southern Glazer’s Internship Program was established to develop the next generation of Sales, Trade Development, Operations, Technology 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!

Overview

The Sales Internship is about 70% working with our current sales reps and about 30% based out of our Cerritos office. The interns will experience sales in both on and off premise accounts (grocery chains, liquor/convenience stores, bars, restaurants, hotels, etc.). In the office, the interns will get the opportunity to network with executives and hear from management from other departments, such as Trade Development, Customer Service, and Inside Sales. The interns will also work on sales related projects throughout their whole time that will be presented at the end of the internship.

Primary Responsibilities

• This internship works closely with our different sales divisions to learn about and support the team along the way
• Intern will learn multiple sides of the business, including, but not limited to sales, product knowledge, operations, trade development, and mixology
• Intern will stay up to date with all of the different sales divisions they work with
• Intern will plan and execute a local volunteer project
• Intern will use their knowledge of the sales divisions to create and present their final project

Additional Primary Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a Junior in college and graduating the following year completing a Bachelor’s degree in the following majors: Business, Sales, Marketing, Communications, etc.
• 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
• 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 40lbs

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.