Sales Intern - ACH Seeds, Michigan

We are looking for a Summer 2027 Sales Intern! Their task is to support the Great Lakes Regional manager in the promotion of ACH Seeds / Crystal Brand Sugarbeet Seed in the Michigan Sugar growing market.

Activities:

Travel to corporate office:

• Spend time getting to know functional groups - Crystal Brand Sales Leader, Sales Operations, Sales IT, Marketing
• Visit Shakopee research location

Assist Region Manager sales and marketing activities/events:

• Coordinate with Independent Sales Agents (ISAs)
• Organize premium items • Homegrown Giving program - selection process
• MSC Young Farmers golf outing • MSC Youth Project field day - attend and assist
• MSC Ag Staff appreciation event • Oregon Tour - organize participant lists/info - attend tour and assist as needed
• Trial cooperator appreciation event
• County Fairs and local festivals

Agronomic:

• Assist in facilitating ACH Seed Strip Trial Program - planting, stand counts, soil sampling, tissue sampling, monitoring, and evaluation - collect and organize agronomic information from cooperators
• Assist with Sugarbeet Advancement Trials - stand counts, monitoring, and evaluation
• Monitor and evaluate Michigan Sugar Official Variety Trials
• Work with Michigan Sugar agriculturists - field visits, scouting, crop sampling

Field signs:

• Sign strip trial locations
• Distribution of materials to ISAs
• Assist ISAs with field sign placement and tracking when requested

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in the Michigan beet growing area majoring in an

agricultural discipline

• Knowledge of agriculture and farming is a plus
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Skilled in using computer hardware and software including all Microsoft Office programs and comfortable with

social media

• Reliable personal vehicle - reimbursement for business miles at standard federal rate

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