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Dawn Foods is a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. As the partner of choice for inspiring bakery success, we help customers grow their business through meaningful partnerships, research-driven insights and innovations, and products and expertise they can depend on. As a family-owned company, our commitments to our people, products, customers, and corporate values, are all part of our recipe for success.

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Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. PRODUCTS. CUSTOMERS.

About the Job

Dawn’s Inspire Internship Program offers students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the dynamic world of the Global Bakery Industry. With over 100 years of expertise, Dawn provides a platform for interns to experience our vibrant company culture, embrace our core values, and gain valuable knowledge for their future careers.

Dawn Inspire Internship Program interns will benefit from:

• Exposure to various aspects of the business, including operations, marketing, finance, and more.
• Opportunities to develop new skills and gain hands-on experience through meaningful projects and assignments.
• Mentorship and Networking opportunities with professionals in the industry.
• Direct connection with a Manufacturing Maintenance team in the bakery industry.
• Exposure to bakery product manufacturing processes and equipment.

Work Eligibility & Travel Requirements: Hybrid internship - 3 days a week onsite at our Jackson, Michigan Home Office, with regular travel to the Detroit Distribution Center and customer locations to support business needs—typically at least once per week.

Interns will be required to be on-site at the Corporate Jackson office from May 18 - May 21 for onboarding, and from August 4 - 7 for final presentations. These are mandatory in-person participation dates for the internship program.

What Does It Take to be a Sales Operations Field Analyst Intern?

Below are the minimum qualifications for the Dawn Inspire Internship Program.

• Must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree or graduate degree centered around business, strategic communication, and/or IT.
• The candidate should be entering their junior year or beyond.
• Current academic status must reflect good performance in relation to institutional academic standards.
• Experience with selling and Salesforce/CRMs would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines. Adaptability and willingness to embrace feedback and eagerness to learn, and take on new challenges.

• Eagerness to learn and take on new challenges.

What Will Set You Apart?

• Strong data management and analytical skills.
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, preferably Salesforce, is highly preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including dashboard creation and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across diverse teams.
• Prior sales experience preferred.

What You'll Do as a Sales Operations Field Analyst Intern

• Collaborate with the Sales Operations Team and select Market Sales Team Members to align Salesforce (CRM), the Dawn selling process, and how sales teams use Salesforce to manage customer accounts.
• Gather feedback and field experience to recommend process improvement, and automation recommendations related to Salesforce utilization.
• Capture field notes from those visits to support our efforts in continuously evolving the Salesforce environment and selling capabilities of our sales teams.
• Take part in market visits and ride-a-longs with Sales team members (30%).
• Collaborate with other cross-functional team members (finance, supply chain, customer service, HR) to brainstorm ideas and contribute to problem-solving efforts.
• Take initiative to and contribute innovative ideas.
• Demonstrate the “Dawn Values” of Team Dawn and support our culture throughout the duration of the Internship Program. 
• Identified projects that you will be responsible for include but may not be limited to:
• Work with sales team to update customer data in Salesforce.
• Document current sales practices and partnering with cross functional teams to identity process improvements.
• Partner with learning and development team to evaluate sales training programs.

• Other duties as assigned

Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required to use motor coordination with arm, hand, finger, and leg dexterity.
• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects 25 pounds.  
• Normal setting for this job is office environment.

Note: The level of physical effort may vary from site to site and in some cases be greater or lesser than documented here.

Compensation

Undergraduate - $26/hr

Graduate - $28/hr

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An Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other status or condition that is protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID: 37415