Flowers Marketing Intern

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.

Job Description

About This Job

We invite you to help us shape the future of agriculture. At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, the Marketing team is currently seeking a Flowers Marketing Intern to be based in Gilroy, CA; Downer’s Grove, IL; Durham, NC; or remotely. As a Marketing intern you will work with the Flowers Marketing team to learn all aspects of the department.

Work With Us And You’ll Get

As an intern at Syngenta, you will work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, working on real projects and finding real solutions.

• Competitive wages
• Ongoing career development resources
• The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems
• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs

Estimated Duration: May 2023 – August 2023

You Will

• Build marketing initiatives & tactical content for the Flowers business
• Learn product management fundamentals
• Train in-house and receive guidance from management and marketing
• Develop skills and experience to further your career
• Implement brand and product objectives
• Provide market intelligence and territory opportunity information, maintain CRM data as part of the process
• Advise sales team and channel partners on presentation of products and promotional materials
• Manage simple customer relationships regardless of direct or indirect channel
• Identify and analyze customer needs to the sales management and marketing organization
• Develop basic product knowledge
• Receive direction and assistance from marketing brand and communication leaders

Qualifications

What you must have:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent
• Enrollment in a Bachelors in Marketing, Communications, Agriculture, Horticulture or closely related field of study
• Developed specialized skills, or a breadth of skills, through job-related training, on-the-job experience, and course work

What You Might Also Contribute To The Team

• A demonstrated passion for agriculture and food production is a definite asset
• Knowledge of marketing processes, data insights & analytics, agronomics, general cropping practices, agricultural technology and trends and requirements for pest control
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead, be self-directed and to work as part of a team

Additional Information

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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