This opportunity on the Category Management team provides participants with hands-on experience in supporting cross-functional teams to develop and refine products for test and launch. Interns will collaborate with Culinary Development and Consumer Insights teams to ensure product concepts align with brand strategies and customer needs. This experience will equip you with the skills to contribute to category management strategies, fostering creative thinking and strategic decision-making.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support cross-functional stage gate teams & processes  

• Support culinary development teams to refine concepts and develop products for test/launch  

• Collaborate with Consumer Insights to test product concepts  

• Learn category management strategies that align with brand objectives and customer needs  

*EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS: *

• Required Minimum: Pursuing a 4-year degree (preferably in Management, Marketing, or other related programs of study) 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, or ABILITIES:

• Creative thinker and problem-solver  

• Excellent oral and written communication skills  

• Ability to make recommendations and decisions in a timely manner  

• Working towards being a strategically minded marketer 

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.