Description
Acosta Internships are an 8-12 week program that allows college sophomores and juniors to develop an opportunity to learn about the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
Acosta seeks to provide a rewarding opportunity for interns to develop technical, management, and leadership skills outside of the classroom.
Responsibilities
• Receives training and performs duties in several functional areas such as sales support, marketing, retail, sales or other administrative support departments.
• Learn line and staff functions, operations, management viewpoints, and company policies and practices that affect each phase of business.
• Sets performance goals and objectives with upper management.
• Monitors performance progress with management and key trainers/mentors.
• Observes experienced workers to acquire knowledge of methods, procedures, and standards required for performance of departmental duties.
• Receives training in functions and operations of related departments to facilitate subsequent transfer between departments and to provide greater promotional opportunities.
• Attends company-sponsored training classes.
• Completes a project assigned through management at the beginning of the internship. With the guidance of an assigned mentor, will present out the project work and results to the local leadership team
• Prepares and submits a summary of experiences at the end of the internship to recap learning achievements.
Qualifications
Education:
• Some College
Work Experience:
• Candidate must be a college sophomore or junior pursuing a bachelor's degree
• Student must be in good academic standing
• Prior related experience (as defined by business) preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Strong communication skills and proven time management and meeting facilitation skills
• Ability to adapt to various situations – work in a fast-paced environment, flexible and resourceful
• Demonstrate leadership and can take the lead with little or no guidance – work independently
• Builds rapport and can interact professionally with various business partners at all levels
• Critical thinking and creative program solving skills
• Team-oriented and strong partnership skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Physical:
• Seeing
• Listening
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About Us
Acosta, and its subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Category: Administration
Position Type: Full time
Business Unit: Sales
Salary Range: $17.00 - $20.00
Company: Acosta Employee Holdco LLC
Req ID: 23986