Sales and Marketing Insights Intern

When you intern at Land O’Lakes, you’re joining a Fortune 250 agribusiness and food production leader with more than 100 years of operations as a farmer-and member-owned cooperative. With business units spanning crop insight and inputs, animal nutrition, dairy foods, and sustainability solutions, you will get a hands-on, purpose-driven internship experience.

You’ll have opportunities to network with industry leaders, view our state-of-the-art facilities, and be challenged with business-critical projects, all while gaining the skills necessary to be successful as you continue your career trajectory.Launch your career with us by applying to an internship with one of the nation’s most well-known cooperatives.

Dairy Food Sales and Marketing Insights Internship

Step into the dynamic world of Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) and represent some of America’s leading dairy brands. Develop valuable skills through structured rotations in Sales and Insights & Analytics, where you’ll apply the 4 P’s of Marketing (Product, Price, Place, Promotion) through analyzing data to solve real-world business challenges.

What will I learn? Gain exposure to Sales, Marketing, Insights & Analytics, and other cross-functional teams to understand how a CPG company operates. Learn about the Retail and Foodservice business from multiple perspectives including channels, formats, retailers/operators, competitors, and shoppers/patrons. Learn category management techniques, develop an analytical thought process and build your presentation skills. Work in a team environment, including working closely with past interns.

What are my rotations as an intern?

Sales Rotation: Support key customers like Target, Kroger, Walmart, Publix, Stop & Shop, Sysco, and more.

Project examples: Analyze a customer’s product assortment to present an opportunity for increased distribution, Create a presentation for a buyer with a promotion strategy recommendation.

Insights Rotation: Support the Research, Insights, and Analytics team by leveraging data and insights to grow the business.

Project examples: Learn category management techniques, data visualization, and data analysis skills on the Customer Insights & Analytics team, create a data-driven selling story to support new item innovation, analyze promotion and pricing to provide recommendations, utilize market research in the restaurant industry to identify opportunities for innovation.

Enterprise Engagement

You will be part of an enterprise-wide internship cohort, with opportunities to network across business units, and additional training and development focused on early talent. You can also get involved with our ERGs which include Women Leadership Network, African Ancestry, Asian Affinity, LOL Amigos, Pride Alliance, and many more.

What is the next step after the internship?

Join Land O’Lakes full-time as a Dairy Foods Analyst supporting Sales, and the Research, Insights, & Analytics team. Further develop an analytical thought process, presentation skills, and support cross-functional teams. The Land O’Lakes Mentor Program will expose you to future roles within the organization and begin to build the critical knowledge and skills required for those roles.

Required Qualifications:

Currently enrolled as a Junior, graduating in May 2027 or December 2026

Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business Analytics, Sales, Business, or a related field

Interest in a career in Sales, Marketing, Category Management or Research & Insights

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, charting)

Exposure to data analysis, market research, or storytelling with data

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Effective planning, organization, and time management

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in a sales, retail, or foodservice environment

Previous internship in a related field

Involvement in student organizations or community leadership roles

Familiarity with analytical tools such as Power BI or Tableau

Experience with retailer or syndicated data (Circana or Nielsen)

Ability to influence and collaborate across teams

Compensation: $24/hr

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Neither Land O’Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested.

Sales and Marketing Insights Intern

Land O'Lakes

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