Business Unit Overview Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company’s portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, PEBBLES®, Grape-Nuts® and Malt-O-Meal® cereal, and Peter Pan® peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish®, Kibbles ‘n Bits® and 9Lives® dog and cat food. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn for the latest news. Brand Post Consumer Brands offers a robust summer immersive & transformative internship experience that will present you with a meaningful business problem to ideate and collaborate cross-functionally that will lead to you presenting recommended solutions to improve the business. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey. Location Description Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minn. is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America. Responsibilities Are you interested in learning more about the sales process that impacts company growth? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a Sales Planning Intern for a 12-week summer 2025 immersive & transformative internship experience. Post Consumer Brands is unique as our core values & mission is at the forefront of our efforts. Consider joining our team to launch the success story of your career journey and help us deliver our purpose of: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. JOB FUNCTION The Sales Planning Intern may assist in various projects and/or operations support roles with the Commercial Strategy & Execution function. Assignments may include work such as: Assist with Projects: Take responsibility for assigned tasks and projects, showing an understanding of our consumers and customers. Support Team Collaboration: Work with customer selling teams to help integrate customer data and insights into our trade and brand strategies for Ready-to-Eat Cereal. Help with Brand Planning: Assist the account team in delivering accurate brand planning and trade spending information in our trade planning system. Participate in Promotional Planning: Collaborate in the design and implementation of promotional programs/plans with customer selling teams. Share Insights: Help consolidate and share insights regarding sales, promotion effectiveness, and merchandising results with internal stakeholders. Improve Communication: Assist in developing tools to improve communication across the enterprise. Provide Reports: Support management by providing planning reports and analysis as needed. Support Business Plans: Assist in the development of joint business plans and quarterly business reviews by providing key information and collaborating on presentation materials with customer selling teams. Analyze Data: Identify opportunities to drive sales volume through data analytics from syndicated data. Specific project and operational roles will be identified 30-60 days prior to the start of the internship, based on business need and intern interests. Qualifications Candidates must be pursuing a four-year undergraduate or graduate degree at an institution with an accredited program with a graduation year in 2025 Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skills Ability to work independently and in teams Strong written and oral communication skills Analytical skills and passion for data The ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take action A high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool Ability to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolution Ability to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organization Previous internship or work experience (strongly preferred) Interest in the consumer packaged goods / manufacturing industry with the desire to start a career with Post Consumer Brands after graduation (strongly preferred) We are unable to proceed with candidates who require visa sponsorship now or in the future Additional Program Information & Perks Offering competitive compensation Access to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activities Eligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipend Cereal galore – enjoy a variety of cereal and oatmeal options in our break room, for free. Free milk, coffee, and conversation included as well. We promise you won’t be disappointed. Please note that this position will be posted until October 15th. Applications will be reviewed in the following weeks and candidates will receive a status update by October 31st.