Marketing Brand Management MBA Intern, Summer 2027 at Land O'Lakes in Arden Hills, MN (USA)

Job description

• When you join Land O’Lakes, you become part of a Fortune 250 agribusiness and food production leader with more than 100 years of operations as a farmer- and member-owned cooperative. With business units spanning dairy foods, animal nutrition, and crop insights, you’ll contribute to purpose-driven initiatives that help bring food from farmer to fork—while supporting vibrant rural communities along the way.
• As a summer intern, you will have the opportunity to contribute to impactful projects across our Dairy Foods and Animal Nutrition businesses.
• Dairy Foods: National dairy brand with high brand recognition across key dairy product categories plus Kozy Shack® refrigerated desserts and Vermont Creamery specialty dairy. Interns will join a retail, foodservice, or ingredients business team.
• Animal Nutrition: The Animal Nutrition portfolio encompasses livestock and lifestyle animals within both Retail and Commercial channels. The portfolio is anchored by the iconic Purina brand, which delivers the best in animal nutrition. Interns will join a Retail, Commercial or Marketing Activation team.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a real world, business-critical project that will test your ability to think strategically, glean insights from data, solve complex problems, and clearly communicate your recommendations.
• Build your professional skillset, engage in mentorship throughout the summer, and gain knowledge about the entire Land O’Lakes enterprise, opening doors to future career opportunities within the organization.
• Expand your professional marketing network and connect directly with the Land O’Lakes executive leadership team.
• Deliver a final presentation of your project recommendations to marketing and business leaders at the conclusion of the summer internship.
• Some potential projects may include market opportunity assessments, consumer and customer insights, marketing mix strategies, pricing, distribution, promotions, trade strategies, competitive analysis, new product or packaging development, brand strategy, or social strategy activation. This internship is a pipeline for our full-time Associate Marketing Manager rotational program, which provides a strong foundation for building a career at Land O'Lakes.

Requirements

• A current first year MBA student with an expected graduation date of Spring or Summer 2028
• Competencies-Skills (Required)
• Must be a motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently as well as thrive in a highly collaborative team environment.
• Demonstrate leadership by taking initiative, influencing outcomes, and contributing positively to team dynamics.
• Exhibit a strong sense of ownership by driving tasks to completion, being accountable for results, and proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Must have strong analytical skills and be results-oriented.
• Demonstrate strong strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities.
• Possess excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong interest in brand management, general management, and/or marketing focus preferred
• Some experience in consumer-packaged goods, food, or agricultural industries a plus

Skills

Required

• Motivated self-starter
• Ability to work independently
• Leadership
• Initiative
• Influencing outcomes
• Contributing positively to team dynamics
• Strong sense of ownership
• Driving tasks to completion
• Accountability for results
• Strong analytical skills
• Results-oriented
• Strategic thinking