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Position Snapshot
Business area: Nestlé Professional
Job title: Sales Intern
Location: North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid
A Little Bit About Us
Nestlé Professional is the global foodservice leader in developing and manufacturing innovative food and beverage solutions, and beverage equipment systems that enable foodservice operators across all channels to delight their customers and grow their businesses. We are the trusted Partner of Choice in the Out of Home Channel, providing category and channel expertise to our foodservice accounts. As a company, we support your personal growth with a people-focused culture and a flexible and diverse working environment.
Position Summary
We are looking for a Sales Intern based at our North York location for the months of May 2025 to August 2025. This role will be responsible for leading and supporting various projects within our division. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience and develop essential skills while supporting our Nestle Professional Sales Team achieve Sales and Financial goals.
A day in the life of a Sales Intern
As a Sales Intern, you will be working on various projects which will directly support Sales Team ability to reach as many customer as possible. Which may include connecting with customers directly to drive sales initiatives. The role would be working closely with Sales, Sales Operations, CSD, Marketing, Supply Chain and Finance.
You will also:
- Assist with research and data analysis to help find “white space” sales opportunities.
- Support project coordination and management of Sales data, such as Telemetry (product usage data through our trade assets).
- Contribute to creative problem-solving of challenges facing our Sales Team in their day to day efforts.
- Provide general administrative support to free up time for the Sales Team.
- Support with the ROI analysis and provide recommendations to improve profitability of our Trade Assets.
- Play a key role in working cross-functionally with a whole host of stakeholders internally and externally to Nestlé ensuring the successful implementation of our Sales plans.
What will make you successful?
As the successful candidate, you will be a self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills coupled with experience working cross-functionally with sales and marketing. You will have proven problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to gain insights and develop recommendations. You will need to be results focused, detail oriented and thrive in a fast-paced environment managing several complex priorities.
Also, you are/have:
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program with a focus on Business Administration, or equivalent.
- The ability to build great relationships with internal stakeholders from various backgrounds and work collaboratively on multiple projects.
- Passionate to build and grow brands and business, with ‘can-do’ attitude, and a willingness to challenge the status quo
- A results and detail-oriented professional with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Strong computer proficiency (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
- Previous Sales experience is an asset, but not mandatory.
Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
- Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
- Up to 50% off – Nespresso Coffee Machine, Capsules and accessories
- Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
- Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships
What You Need To Know
Applications close on October 16, 2024. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.
Nestlé is 308,000 employee strong and are driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. With more than CHF 91.4 billion sales in 2018, we have an expansive presence with 413 factories in more than 85 countries. We believe our people are our most important asset, so we'll offer you a dynamic international working environment with constant opportunities for development. Want to learn more? Visit us at www.nestle.com.