Commercial Strategy and Sales Operations Intern

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Join Jack Link's as a Commercial Strategy and Sales Operations Intern during the summer of 2026 in downtown Minneapolis, MN! As an intern part of our sales department, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through formal and informal training, managing projects, attending customer meetings, networking with fellow interns, working with key Jack Link’s leaders and team members. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.

As a Commercial Strategy and Sales Operations Intern within Jack Link’s, you will work closely with Category Management, Shopper Insights, & Analytics teams. Interns will work closely with leaders on our Marketing and Sales teams to gain formal and informal training in the following areas:

 Sales & Category Management experiences:

• Retail visits across various channels
• Prepare and deliver special project assessment to sales alignment
• Participate in aligned sales meetings and customer presentation(s)

Analyst experiences:

Shadow Business Insights Analysts and Category Managers

• Develop selling story assessments for product/segment/channel/customer
• Assist in Monthly reporting development and updates for Channel alignment
• Manage retail sales dashboards and assessments
• Development and presentation of special project to CatMan/BI/Sales
• Synthesize data and insights across multiple sources
• Prepare and deliver final presentation to leadership team to recap experience

Qualifications

• A junior or senior level student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or Finance, with an interest in Data Analytics and Consumer Insights
• Ideal candidates demonstrate strong collaborative, analytical, data management and mining skills
• Very good communication skills, analytical thinker, and leadership skills
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within specified time constraints
• Team player with a “can do” attitude
• Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite; strong with Power Point and Excel, and familiarity with Power BI preferred but not required
• Quick learner

Additional Information

JACK LINK’S CORE VALUES:

Company values: Be Real, Speed Matters, Stewardship, Relationship Driven, Self-Discipline, and Show Awesome Character.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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