VAS Farm Performance Consultant Internship

Position Description 

VAS is seeking a Farm Performance Consultant intern to represent our suite of software products in the US market.  This is a sales and consulting internship that includes sales training, on-farm sales experience, on-farm consulting and close interaction with full-time staff, including support staff and senior leadership. 

Location: 

Will work and/or can be based out of the following states; Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, or South Dakota

Internship Timeline: 

• May – Create goals and establish the start and end dates 
• June – In-person orientation with VAS mentor to learn all things VAS (Sales, Support, Product, Marketing etc.) 
• July/August – Immerse within the VAS FPC team and customer/prospects to work towards the goal of your internship 
• August – Exit presentation 

Major Areas of Accountability:

• Gain an understanding of the VAS suite of software products and be able to accurately relay the benefits of those products to VAS customers and prospects. 
• Be willing to work with VAS full-time staff as well as independently calling on customers. 
• Represent VAS in a professional and friendly manner at all times. 
• Provide detailed feedback on the summer experience, customer and prospect feedback as well as needs within the industry 
• Complete administrative tasks such as weekly reports, expense reports and other items on a routine basis 
• Establish goals for the internship with your VAS mentor so that a plan is in place for success 
• Within the goals, a specific focus or project will be developed and agreed upon to set the direction of the internship 
• An exit presentation will be scheduled for VAS to learn of the successes throughout the internship   

Qualifications: 

• Preference toward a career in the dairy industry upon graduation 
• Pursuing a degree in Agriculture, preference for dairy, beef or ag communications/sales 
• Strong work ethic and accountability 
• Aggressive sales and service person who is self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Must possess communication and people skills 
• Willingness to learn and develop both personally and professionally 
• Computer skills are required 

Internship applications will close on November 14th, 2025, please note you may not be contacted until after this date.