About the role#
This paid, full-time internship offers college students hands-on experience in a sales environment within a vertically integrated poultry company. You will work alongside experienced professionals to learn how customer relationships, sales strategies, and market opportunities drive business growth. The program lasts 10 to 12 weeks, running from late May to early August 2027.
What you'll do#
- Learn how sales professionals manage customer relationships, develop strategies, and support business growth.
- Explore the sales process through exposure to account management, product offerings, pricing, market trends, and sales planning.
- Assist with sales reporting, market research, data analysis, and identifying opportunities to improve performance.
- Collaborate with customers and internal departments to meet business needs.
- Contribute to a sales or business improvement project and present recommendations to leadership.
- Explore how customer service, product knowledge, and collaboration with production and logistics contribute to company success.
- Participate in coaching and feedback sessions.
What you'll need#
- Currently enrolled full-time in college during the semester preceding the internship.
- Upcoming sophomore, junior, senior, or grad student in good academic standing.
- Pursuing a degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Organizational skills, attention to detail, and a customer-focused mindset.
- Good analytical, problem-solving, and computer skills.
- Demonstrated leadership potential, initiative, and a willingness to learn.
Location & details#
- This is an on-site role.
- Locations include Tuscaloosa, AL; Gordo, AL; West Point, MS; Bay Springs, MS; Walnut Grove, MS; Canton, MS; Batesville, AR; and Pocahontas, AR.
About PECO FOODS INC
Peco Foods Inc. processes poultry products for national restaurant chains, retail grocers, and food service distributors. Founded in 1937, the company maintains headquarters in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Operations span across Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi. It employs between 5,001 and 10,000 people.
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