2025 Summer Internship | Commercial Finance - Syosset, NY
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, Syosset, NY, United States
*What You Need To Know*
Raise a glass to your future! Launch your career in the exciting wine & spirits industry. This isn't a watered-down internship - it's an immersion into career paths across Sales, Trade Development, Operations, Technology, and Corporate functions. Our award-winning early career program is brewing up success, with a 60%+ conversion rate of our interns into full-time careers. Psst... our secret ingredient for success? It's not in the bottle - it's you!
Team Overview - Where Ambition Mixes with Opportunity!
Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is North America’s preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.
As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.
At Southern Glazer’s, you’ll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you’re looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.
*Overview*
2025 Summer Internship | Commercial Finance
Who we are looking for: December 2025 or May 2026 graduates
Dates of Summer Internship: May 18th - August 1st, 2025
Internship Location : Syosset, NY
The Southern Glazer’s Internship Program was established to develop the next generation of Sales, Trade Development, Operations, and Corporate leaders. Each summer, the program offers interns the opportunity to engage in career building activities while simultaneously learning and applying industry-leading practices.
This hands-on experience gives interns the chance to explore and understand the adult beverage industry. The knowledge gained from industry leaders will allow you to build a network of professionals within the beverage alcohol industry and here at Southern Glazer’s.
Overview
The Commercial Finance Pricing Analyst provides data management support to the state through the analysis and reporting of sales volume, profitability, pricing/program effectiveness, market penetration, and account management.
*Primary Responsibilities*
- Compile data from a variety of sources for the purpose of analyzing issues and providing reports on key business KPIs
- Participate in meetings with Sales Management, Marketing, Pricing and suppliers, related to financial planning, reporting, and analysis
- Lead analytical efforts and development of tools, decision documents, and strategic frameworks
- Support Commercial Finance and Pricing team in identifying overspend risks and opportunities
- Support Commercial Finance and Pricing team, Trade Development, and Sales management teams to ensure plans adhere to budgets as part of the annual planning process
- Support development of the annual sales plan (volume/revenue/gross profit) for inclusion in the overall Regional & Corporate Financial Plan
- Assist management in developing and reviewing the sales budget and rolling sales forecast including sales to budget variance analysis
- Support the analysis of pricing and promotional activities to drive effective use of trade spend
- Provide analytical support to corporate and regional teams as required for supplier reviews, quarterly business reviews, and on-going business performance management
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver timely results to a high standard
- Perform other job related duties as assigned
*Minimum Qualifications*
- Must be 21 years of age by start of the internship program
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Business Administration
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Must be detailed oriented
- Strong organization, multi-tasking and time management skills
- Strong communication skills - written, verbal, persuasion, motivation, facilitation of strong working relationships
- Excellent interpersonal, customer service, analytical/problem solving, problem management, presentation development, presentation, and communications skills
*Physical Demands*
- Physical demands with activity or condition for a considerable amount of time include sitting and typing/keyboarding using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor) or adding machine
- Physical demands with activity or condition may include occasional to rare amount of time include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
- May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs
*EEO Statement*
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.