Sales Intern - ACH Seeds, Michigan

Sales Intern - ACH Seeds, Michigan

Field of Work: Marketing & Sales,
Legal Entity: KWS Seeds, LLC 
Contract Type: Temporary
Is Full Time: Yes
Job ID: 16857
Number of Vacancies: 1

We are looking for a Summer 2027 Sales Intern! Their task is to support the Great Lakes Regional manager in the promotion of ACH Seeds / Crystal Brand Sugarbeet Seed in the Michigan Sugar growing market.

Activities:

Travel to corporate office:

•  Spend time getting to know functional groups – Crystal Brand Sales Leader, Sales Operations, Sales IT, Marketing
• Visit Shakopee research location

Assist Region Manager sales and marketing activities/events:

• Coordinate with Independent Sales Agents (ISAs)
• Organize premium items • Homegrown Giving program - selection process
• MSC Young Farmers golf outing • MSC Youth Project field day – attend and assist
• MSC Ag Staff appreciation event • Oregon Tour – organize participant lists/info – attend tour and assist as needed
• Trial cooperator appreciation event
• County Fairs and local festivals

Agronomic:

• Assist in facilitating ACH Seed Strip Trial Program – planting, stand counts, soil sampling, tissue sampling, monitoring, and evaluation – collect and organize agronomic information from cooperators
• Assist with Sugarbeet Advancement Trials – stand counts, monitoring, and evaluation
• Monitor and evaluate Michigan Sugar Official Variety Trials
• Work with Michigan Sugar agriculturists – field visits, scouting, crop sampling

Field signs:

• Sign strip trial locations
• Distribution of materials to ISAs
• Assist ISAs with field sign placement and tracking when requested

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the Michigan beet growing area majoring in an 
  agricultural discipline
• Knowledge of agriculture and farming is a plus
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Skilled in using computer hardware and software including all Microsoft Office programs and comfortable with 
  social media
• Reliable personal vehicle – reimbursement for business miles at standard federal rate

About KWS

KWS is one of the world’s leading plant breeding companies and employs around 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries. With the tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for more than 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seeds for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflowers. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods and invests a significant amount in research and development.

At KWS, diversity is not just a value; it is an essential part of our success. Breeding resilient crops requires diversity; likewise, our strength comes from the diversity of our teams. Whatever your background or identity is, we invite you to join us.

Further information: www.kws.com/careers/. Follow us on LinkedIn® at https://linkedin.com/company/kwsgroup/.

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