The Role
Paid five-month sales co-op supporting customer teams, sales planning, distribution, and cross-functional projects. Responsibilities include analyzing Spectra data, identifying growth opportunities, tracking customer attainment and retention, reporting results, resolving customer issues, and supporting market saturation initiatives. The role provides exposure to sales, finance, marketing, and planning while developing project management, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
Summary Generated by Built In
Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.
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Salary: $20-22/ hour.
Position Summary:
The Bimbo Bakeries USA Sales Co-Op program is a dynamic 5-months paid opportunity that affords students a remarkable experience to participate in fast-paced, real-world projects designed to further develop strategic project, management, analytical problem solving, and managerial leadership skills. Mentors will be designated to guide student collaborations and project work in each area. Students will be exposed to a variety of functional areas such as sales, distribution, and sales planning while earning college credits in various locations nationwide. The students will gain valuable experience and transferrable skills in the following areas:
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Candidate will be exposed to a variety of functional areas of the business and have the chance to connect with leaders in the organization for learning and development opportunities.
- Responsibilities include the consistent collaboration with cross functional teams such as sales, finance, marketing, and planning.
- Gain experience with business applications and tools while identifying trends and opportunities to execute.
- Provide support and coordinate on-going projects within customer teams.
- Supporting account team in achieving 100% market saturation.
- Tracking of customers’ attainment and retention.
- Reporting out on results.
- Analyzing Spectra data identifying opportunities to grow our business
- Assist in resolving customer issues.
- Represent BBU as a leader in the baking business.
Key Behavioral Competencies:
- Capable of interacting and effectively communicating with all levels of the organization, with the ability to thrive in a team environment.
- Maintenance of the confidentiality of any personal or company information encountered.
- Excellent organizational and communication (written & oral) skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
Education and Work History:
- Candidate should be currently in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.
- Previous Co-op or intern experience is a plus.
- Flexible schedule available, however, must be willing to work at minimum 40 hours / week.
The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Skills Required
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree
- Available to work at least 40 hours per week
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across organizational levels
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of personal and company information
- Previous co-op or internship experience
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The Company
What We Do
Grupo Bimbo is the world's largest baking company, founded in Mexico City in 1945. It manufactures, distributes, and sells fresh and frozen breads, buns, cookies, snack cakes, tortillas, salted snacks, and confectionery goods under more than 150 brands across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its mission is to nourish a better world by providing nutritious, high-quality baked products to millions of households.
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