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Manage P&L and budget for Ingredient, Co-Manufacturing & Foodservice Dry Pasta business. Develop and execute short- and long-term strategies, pricing, new product commercialization, and assortment decisions. Lead cross-functional teams (Sales, R&D, Finance, Supply) to deliver operating plans, launches, and continuous improvement while responding to sales opportunities and developing bids/proposals.

Summer internship in R&D and Innovation supporting new product and packaging development. Work on prototype creation, cost-savings, product renovation, ingredient evaluation, and cross-functional commercialization activities. Gain hands-on exposure to manufacturing, project management, presentation delivery, and teamwork while applying food science and packaging principles.

Summer sales intern supporting the Sales department by analyzing product and customer data, pulling reports, updating sales records, participating in meetings, identifying business opportunities, and recommending process improvements. Gain exposure to manufacturing-sales operations, shadow leaders, work on projects with mentorship, and present findings to managers and senior leadership.

Project-focused finance internship analyzing monthly and quarterly results versus forecast, plan, and prior year. Provide insights to leadership, work across the organization, support accounting ERP use, develop presentation skills, and gain exposure to manufacturing and distribution operations.

Summer internship supporting the Corporate Business Unit with market research, product development support, operational assistance (production scheduling, supply chain coordination), cross-functional collaboration, KPI data entry and reporting, and general administrative tasks. Gain hands-on exposure to marketing, R&D, sales, and finance projects and presentations.

Summer internship supporting Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, HR Systems and general HR duties. Tasks include sourcing candidates, onboarding, supporting HR projects and employee relations, creating communications, reporting with data, recommending process improvements, and presenting project findings. Hybrid role with mentorship and facility visits.

Project-focused analytical internship supporting production planning, demand reviews, and forecasting. Work with planning systems and ERP, perform analyses, present findings to Operations leadership, and gain exposure to manufacturing and distribution operations.

Lead category-level production and capacity planning, co-lead S&OP, translate demand and inventory strategies into capacity-constrained production plans, identify and mitigate service and inventory risks, maintain data integrity, track metrics, coach peers, support AOP, and lead planning improvement projects.

Own strategy and P&L for a ~$100M sauces category, drive innovation with major retailers, lead cross-functional teams through product development and commercialization, deliver category insights using syndicated and market data, and execute plans to grow market share and profitability.

Manage strategic sourcing and procurement for indirect materials and services across US and Canada. Lead vendor selection, negotiations, contracting, KPI development, stakeholder alignment, cost reduction initiatives, and day-to-day resolution of supplier issues to ensure quality and supplier performance.