Sales Intern-Farmers Choice Food Brands

Job Details

Job Location

Park Ridge - Park Ridge, NJ

Description

Are you a student that loves candy, snacks, jams, jellies and more?

Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team for the 2025 Summer?

Farmer’s Choice Food Brands, a Division of PIM Brands, might just be exactly what you’re looking for!

Farmer’s Choice Food Brands is seeking bright, eager interns for our Sales Department. PIM Brands, Inc. is the world's largest maker of Real Fruit Snacks and related treats and is also one of the world's largest makers of chocolate and non-chocolate confections. Currently ranked as #26 on Candy Industry Magazine's "Global Top 100" confectionery companies in the world and #10 in North America by Candy Industry Magazine. Farmer’s Choice Food Brands, a Division of PIM Brands, serves as a key partner to over 500 small businesses, across the USA, in building their Brand offering of Private Label gourmet specialty foods that create a delicious and memorable experience for their customers while expanding sales.

PIM Brands, Inc. has also been named as one of the fastest-growing Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies in the U.S.A. by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) six times in the last decade.

Millions of times each day all across the world, consumers enjoy PIM's vast array of loved brands including Welch's® Fruit Snacks, Welch's® Juicefuls® Juicy Fruit Snacks, Welch's® Fruit' n Yogurt™ Snacks, Welch's® Fruit Rolls, Welch's® ZERO SUGAR Fruity Bites, Welch’s® Absolute Fruitfuls, Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins, Toggi® Fine European Chocolate Wafers, Tuxedos® Chocolate Almonds, Original Gummi FunMix®, Sour Jacks® Sour Candies, Slice™ Fruit On the-Go™ Fruit Bars, Nuclear SQWorms® Sour Gummi Worms and many more.

We are looking for aSales & Marketing Intern--Farmer’s Choice Food Brandsinterested in starting a SWEET career as at our g lobal corporate headquarters in Park Ridge, New Jersey.

Overview

• Communication with current customer base via phone, email and mailings in soliciting interest as well as further developing awareness of new products.

• Data Mining – Uncovering new leads within both the current market as well as new channels of business.

• Work in tandem with Sales Manager and Broker Sales Team to provide sales historical data, by customer (current and former), to grow current business.

• Market Analysis – collect and present data, through Retail Audits, from non-customer Markets to build a case for purchasing Farmer’s Choice Product.

• Product Innovation – Research and collection of new product opportunities to add to Farmer’s Choice current offerings by way of market visits, internet searches, and industry publications.

• Make a difference by joining an evolving rapidly growing sales division of PIM Brands, Farmer’s Choice Food Brands!

• Opportunity to enhance focus within the areas of sales and marketing of Consumer-Packaged Goods - Consumables.

• Excel in purposeful customer acquisition and retention.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

• Rising Senior in college/university, pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management/Marketing or related field

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better

• Strong business acumen and analytical ability

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and organization skills

• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong relationships

• Effective problem-solving skills

• Self-motivated and bias for action

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Demonstrated personal and professional values

  Required Skills/Experience :

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

• Ability to manage multiple projects.

• Passion for customer development.

• Have access to housing and reliable transportation

• Able to work a 40-hour week, beginning June 2nd, 2025

• Must be able to work in the office Monday thru Thursday; Friday is Work from Home

  It would be sweet if you also had:

• Knowledge of customer/consumer practices within Consumer-Packaged Goods Consumables in Grocery/Farm Market.

• Knowledge of Independent Retailer and Farm Markets.

• Knowledge of and passion for the specific business you are interested in at PIM Brands

• Strong passion for and knowledge of the Food and CPG industry

• Leadership experience on or off campus

  Excited about this Internship opportunity, please apply!

  Don’t be discouraged if you don’t hear from us right away. We’re taking our time to review all resumes, and to find the best people for PIM Brands.

  Thanks for your interest in working with us.

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