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Field Sales Intern (Sacramento, CA) - Summer 2027

Role overview

Summary

This internship with the Away From Home team at J.M. Smucker Company focuses on building relationships with major retailers and supporting sales strategies. You will engage with various departments to drive business results and gain hands-on experience in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

  • Junior or Senior status in college with an interest in pursuing a career in sales.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid environment on a team.
  • Self-starter attitude.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with sales, marketing, and replenishment to drive business results with national retailers
  • Build relationships with external partners
  • Support in building the sales strategy with critical retail customers
  • Assist in analyzing competitive and internal data to deliver sales results

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Sales
  • Relationship Building
  • Teamwork

About the company

The J.M. Smucker Co. logo

The J.M. Smucker Co.

  • Food & Beverage
  • XLarge
  • 5,001–10,000
At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to make food people and pets love by offering a diverse portfolio of brands available across North America. We are proud to lead in the Coffee, Consumer Foods, Dog Snacks and Cat Food categories by offering brands consumers trust for themselves and their families each day including Folgers®, Dunkin’®, Café Bustelo®, Jif®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables®, Smucker’s®, Milk-Bone® and Meow Mix®. Through our unwavering commitment to producing the highest quality products, operating responsibly and ethically and delivering on our Purpose, we will continue to grow our business while making a positive impact on society. For more information, please visit jmsmucker.com.

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Job description

Your Opportunity as an Away From Home Sales Intern 

As a Sales Intern with the Away From Home team, you will have an exciting opportunity to work for one of the oldest and established American food company building relationships with some of the largest retailers in the nation and world. 

Location: Must live within 50 miles of Sacramento, CA

Work Arrangements: Remote, must be willing to travel 

In this role you will: 

  • Engage with sales, marketing, and replenishment to drive our business results with national retailers 
  • Build relationships with external partners  
  • Support in building the sales strategy with critical retail customers 
  • Assist in analyzing competitive and internal data to deliver sales results 
  • Create sales presentations with sales leaders to present to customers 

What we are looking for: 

  • A Junior or Senior with an interest in pursuing a career in sales 
  • Self-starter who can work in a hybrid environment on a team 

Why Choose the J.M. Smucker Company’s Internship Program? 

Are you seeking an exceptional internship experience at a Fortune 500 company? At Smucker, we are dedicated to providing a world-class, award-winning internship that offers you the opportunity to: 

  • Learn: Unlock your potential in a collaborative and supportive environment where you are treated like a true peer and challenged to be your best. 
  • Grow: Benefit from hands-on training with a dedicated mentor and connect with peers and leaders throughout the company. 
  • Lead: Contribute to high-profile projects that support our Company’s growing categories like snacks, coffee and pet food. 

Additional Perks: 

Along with engaging work, we offer a variety of benefits to ensure your internship is both rewarding and memorable. These include: 

  • Unique opportunities to network and interact with company leadership 
  • Customized professional development sessions 
  • Networking events and social outings with fellow interns 
  • Access to a fully equipped fitness center, complete with a basketball court, indoor walking track, and recreational league sports 
  • The Orchard, our gourmet cafeteria, offering breakfast and lunch with seasonal and locally-sourced ingredients 
  • A competitive compensation package, including paid corporate holidays 
  • Compensation range: $19/hr - $23/hr 
  • **Actual hourly rate is determined based upon the year of college that will be completed at the start of the internship** 

Experience an internship where you can learn, grow, and lead — all while being part of something special at Smucker. 

The Right Place for You 

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs. 

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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. 

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