Fresh Food Solutions Sales Internship

Charlotte
3540 Toringdon Way
Ste. 500
Charlotte, NC 28277, USA
Description  Tekni Plex is a globally integrated company that provides innovative solutions through materials science and manufacturing technologies. A global leader in the Healthcare and Consumer Product markets, Tekni Plex provides medical device components and a multitude of material science solutions that lead to a healthier and more sustainable world. Its solutions are found in some of the most well-known names in the Healthcare, Personal Care, Household, and Food and Beverage markets.
Headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, Tekni Plex employs 7,000 people throughout its operations in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Northern Ireland and the United States. For more information visit

Summary:

The Tekni Plex Fresh Foods Solutions team is seeking a summer intern who is prepared to assist with business development, sales, and market research activities. During your 12 weeks in this role, you will conduct secondary and qualitative market research, participate in strategic lead generation activities, develop go-to-market strategy for targeted markets and support the construction of benchmark and price analysis tools, among other Sales related activities.

You will be working on a joint project giving you exposure to the entire Sales, Marketing and business operations of the company. Bring your A game and learn valuable critical sales and business development skills, and client relationship building. You will report to the Segment Director of Sales.
Responsibilities and learning opportunities:
Conduct market analysis, and refresh competitive landscape assessment
Gather market intelligence and assist in evaluating new growth opportunities
Research and develop lead generation tools
Set up conference calls with potential customers in partnership with the Sales team, and conduct qualitative market analysis
Provide input on customer briefs, presentations and sales literature
Conduct cost and pricing analysis for strategic decision making
Conduct research on IA applications for the Sales functions
Support various tasks i.e. surveys, analysis, processes etc. involved with commercial excellence
Minimum Skills, Knowledge and Ability Requirements:
Kelley School of Business MBA student is highly preferred - or at minimum full-time undergraduate degree in Sales, Marketing, Engineering or Business major
Demonstrated initiative, uncompromised integrity, and a results-oriented mindset
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Acute attention to detail with strong quantitative and analytical skills
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as AI tools
Strong motivation and work ethics and the ability to work independently, ability to balance multiple projects and competing deadlines
Available to work at least 40 hours per week, 5 days per week
Candidates must pass a background check and drug test prior to hiring
Candidates should be able to work in the United States with no restrictions
Domain of Spanish language is a plus
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and often required to stand; walk; use hands & fingers; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in a typical office work environment, which can be occasionally and under a hybrid model, the intern’s home, provided the environment has a low to moderate noise level.
The job duties, physical demands and work environment characteristics described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Where possible, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions where it does not cause undue hardship or safety risks to the company and/or the employee.
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