Michael Foods
Commercial Analytics Intern (Summer 2025)
Michael Foods, Lakeville, Minnesota, United States, 55044
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
Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week 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 solution(s) 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
Do you geek out on data but also love to tell the story behind the data? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a
Commercial Analytics 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 Commercial Analytics Intern may assist in various projects and/or operations support roles in the Marketing department. Assignments may include work such as:
Assisting to execute consumer analytics & reporting to support cross-functional partnersAid in answering short-term and long-range strategic business questions and analyze marketplace performance to discover insights used to help meet PCB business goals.Create compelling, fact-based stories using syndicated sales data, household panel data, shopper card data, and other consumer research (Nielsen, IRI)Help maintain integrity and structure of various databasesPresent findings & plan recommendations to Marketing Leadership Team, including the Chief Marketing OfficerSpecific 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 in Marketing or Analytics at an institution with an accredited program graduating December 2025 or May 2026Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skillsAbility to work independently and in teamsStrong written and oral communication skillsThe ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take actionA high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool.Experience with syndicated data preferredAbility to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolutionAbility to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organizationPrevious 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 compensationAccess to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activitiesEligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipendCereal 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.
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
Looking to pursue an internship that can launch your career in your field of study? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands offers a robust 12-week 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 solution(s) 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
Do you geek out on data but also love to tell the story behind the data? Do you want to gain hands-on experience in a growing, mission-driven, consumer-centric organization? Post Consumer Brands is looking for a
Commercial Analytics 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 Commercial Analytics Intern may assist in various projects and/or operations support roles in the Marketing department. Assignments may include work such as:
Assisting to execute consumer analytics & reporting to support cross-functional partnersAid in answering short-term and long-range strategic business questions and analyze marketplace performance to discover insights used to help meet PCB business goals.Create compelling, fact-based stories using syndicated sales data, household panel data, shopper card data, and other consumer research (Nielsen, IRI)Help maintain integrity and structure of various databasesPresent findings & plan recommendations to Marketing Leadership Team, including the Chief Marketing OfficerSpecific 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 in Marketing or Analytics at an institution with an accredited program graduating December 2025 or May 2026Proven leadership, problem-solving and interpersonal skillsAbility to work independently and in teamsStrong written and oral communication skillsThe ideal candidate is a self-starter who takes initiative to identify areas of opportunity and take actionA high level of competence in computer applications and the ability to use technology as a decision-support tool.Experience with syndicated data preferredAbility to identify and evaluate tactical methods to achieve objectives, identify deviations from the plan, and facilitate resolutionAbility to handle confidential information and use discretion within and outside of the organizationPrevious 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 compensationAccess to a dynamic internship event program including development, networking, & social activitiesEligible for subsidized housing & $2,500 relocation stipendCereal 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.