Business Planning & Analytics Intern

The Company is one of North America’s leading sales and marketing agencies specializing in outsourced sales, merchandising, category management and marketing services to manufacturers, suppliers and producers of food products and consumer packaged goods. The Company services a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. We bridge the gap between manufacturers and retailers, providing consumers access to the best products available in the marketplace today.

Advantage Solutions is hiring for our 2027 Summer Internship Program. This individual will be with us for 10 weeks (May 24th
- August 6th, 2027). Internships provide students with challenging, relevant work experience in their field of interest as well as introduce them to additional career opportunities. Internships may lead to future opportunities within the Company, although there are no guarantees for full-time employment. We are seeking and enthusiastic intern to join our team and provide invaluable support to various business areas that include but not limited to:

• Marketing
• Communications
• Branded Services

The Business Planning & Analytics Intern will support business analysis across workforce planning and sales and operations planning activities. The intern will use existing reports and operational information to identify trends, explain what the information means, and develop practical recommendations that support sales demand, field operations, workforce planning, and talent decisions.

This is a business-analysis opportunity rather than a coding-heavy or administrative assignment. The intern will own meaningful work, build a clear story from existing information, and demonstrate the business value of their recommendations.

• Responsible for leading or assisting in the completion of business unit projects as assigned
• Assist the business unit team with day-to-day work that covers activities across the division
• Work with others in the business unit group on initiatives aimed at process improvements
• Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) activities, including demand forecasting, supply alignment, and monthly planning cycles
• Assist with analyzing sales trends, inventory levels, and forecast variance to help inform planning decisions Support Sales & Operations Planning activities, including demand forecasting, supply and workforce alignment, and recurring planning cycles.
• Review key performance indicators, sales trends, forecast variance, workforce information, and other operational data to identify patterns and business implications.
• Analyze information related to event demand, hiring needs, location needs, seasonality, attrition, teammate utilization, and retention.
• Prepare clear reports, presentations, and recommendations for cross-functional business reviews.
• Partner with commercial, sales, field operations, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and other teams to gather context, understand priorities, and validate findings.
• Identify opportunities to improve or modernize processes and support change across the organization.
• Own a substantive summer project that can be presented as part of the internship capstone experience.
• Participate in team meetings, internship programming, manager check-ins, and other development experiences.
• Perform other duties and project work as assigned based on evolving business needs.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Applicants must be attending any accredited four-year degree-granting institution or an accredited Graduate Master’s or MBA program, in the United States
• Applicants must be rising juniors, rising seniors, or working toward a graduate degree.
• Applicants must…