Intern, Field Sales (Spring 2010)

We are seeking top talent that has a passion for winning and making a difference.  The Intern, Field Sales position at The Hershey Company provides the opportunity to work with our customers and build upon your business acumen skills.

Your introduction to the consumer products industry and selling will be delivered through real world experience with our grocers, convenience, and mass merchandiser customers. You will sell and negotiate distribution of Hershey products through the use of weekly sales figures and market data with a territory of high volume chain grocers, convenience, and mass merchandiser customers.

 

Training is on the job and focused on developing skills in driving business at retail.  As an intern with our field sales organization, you will be responsible for supporting the sales team’s efforts covering a geographic territory of established retail accounts. 

Our interns possess strong selling and communication skills.  In addition, critical thinking, leadership, and organizational skills are key to planning, prioritizing, and executing our business plan.  Successful job performance comes from a commitment to generating results. 

 

We offer a competitive hourly wage based on years of college completed and reimbursement for business mileage.

 

The qualified, successful candidate will possess the following:

• Valid driver’s license in good standing
• Reliable transportation to complete multiple sales calls per day
• Ability to lift 40 pounds repeatedly
• Willingness to learn and motivation to succeed
• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program

**This internship is available beginning in the Spring semester of 2010 and will require a commitment of approximately 20 hours per week.  Successful interns will be eligible to continue their internship into the Summer of 2010 with a commitment of 40 hours per week. Candidates must reside in the Dearborn, MI, area for the duration of the internship.**

 

If interested, please apply online at http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=832854-1789-872

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., The Hershey Company has operations throughout the world and more than 13,000 employees. With revenues of nearly $5 billion, Hershey offers such iconic brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Kit Kat, Twizzlers and Ice Breakers as well as the smooth, creamy indulgence of Hershey's Bliss. Hershey is a leader in the fast-growing dark and premium chocolate segment, with such brands as Hershey's Special Dark and Hershey's Extra Dark. In addition, Artisan Confections Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hershey Company, markets such premium chocolate offerings as Scharffen Berger, Joseph Schmidt and Dagoba as well as Starbucks Chocolate. For more than 100 years, The Hershey Company has been a leader in making a positive difference in the communities where we live, work and do business. The Milton Hershey School, established by the company's founder in 1909, provides a nurturing environment, quality education, housing, and medical care at no cost to children in social and financial need. The School is administered by the Hershey Trust Company, Hershey's largest shareholder, making the students of Milton Hershey School direct beneficiaries of Hershey's success. To learn more about the Milton Hershey School visit their website at www.mhs-pa.org.