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in Bellevue, WA
Summer Intern - Full-time
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time |
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Location | Issaquah, WA Bellevue, Washington |
About this job
Overview:
157288 - Issaquah, WA
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 to 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
Requirements
- Candidate must be a college sophomore or junior pursuing a Bachelor degree
- Student must be in good academic standing
- Prior related experience (as defined by business) preferred
- 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
Acosta Sales & Marketing is an Equal Opportunity Employer