We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic college student to join the organization for a sales internship for the summer of 2024. As a Sales Operations Intern at Ingredion, you will have the opportunity to work with a number of go-to-market teams, as well as senior management, to support key initiatives focused on enhancing sales team effectiveness and customer experience.

Our Sales Operations Intern will support a variety of key activities, including sales process review and enhancement, customer forecasting accuracy, competitive intelligence gathering and more. Each area will require the intern to support various projects and initiative’s, all while working with Ingredion professionals from our sales operations, sales, technical service, marketing and customer service teams.

As a Sales Operations Intern, your responsibilities will include:

• Understanding larger strategies and how they are operationally executed

• Supporting one or more projects in assigned area and managing those project(s) from the implementing to recommending phase

• Supporting competitor intelligence gathering

• Assisting in the identification of improvement opportunities and development of action plans

• Maintaining strong collaborative relationships with partners internally to deliver results and support business performance

• Developing collaborative relationships with key contacts within the Sales, Technical and Marketing teams

The Sales Operations Intern position is well-suited for you if you are:

• Passionate and creative with a strong will to succeed in any task

• Bold, creative, and visionary, with positive thinking, and a willingness to help

• Able to prioritize and organize, and are dedicated and able to manage time well, while working within strict deadlines

Qualified candidates will have:

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Management, Marketing, Food Science or related field with a minimum GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 preferred

• Ability to work 40hrs per week during the summer internship term

• Proficiency in managing data within Excel or similar databases like Salesforce preferred

• Proven proficiency using MS Office Programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ect.)

• Excellent attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.

• Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s Degree Program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.

• If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at www.ingredion.com/careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, military status, or disability status.

Relocation Available:

No

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 12,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.