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