Sales Intern, Seed Soil & Crop Health

Job

City:
Illinois, IA, US

Department:
Field Sales

Employee Type:
Internship

Seniority Level: Internship

The Sales Intern for Seed Soil & Crop Health will support all sales activities involving external customers within the specific, assigned Midwest geographic area. The selected candidate can be located in any of the mentioned Midwestern States (IL, IN, IA).

• Shadow Strategic Account Manager’s and/or Technical Service Manager’s during promotional / sales calls to retailers, distributors, key growers, and other key stakeholders throughout assigned sales territory.
• Assist Strategic Account Manager / Territory Sales Managers with presentations at key-grower / customer meetings.
• Work with assigned retail and grower customers to place commercial demonstration trials, weekly follow up and collection of field observations, collection of customer testimonials.
• Represent UPL at trade shows, meetings, and conventions within territory.
• Hands‑on agronomic training by Territory Sales Manager’s and/or Technical Service Manager’s via crop scouting, product claim investigations, and trial work.
• Assist Strategic Account Manager / Territory Sales Manager with any other territory functions as deemed necessary by Territory Sales Manager and/or Regional Sales Manager.

• Currently pursuing a BS Degree in Agronomy, Crop Sciences, Soil Science and/or related field and graduating later than August 2026. Junior or Senior status will take preference.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Customer service skills required to listen to the concerns of a customer and be able to address their needs.
• Interpersonal skills required to work with a wide variety of people each day, build relationships and network.
• Must possess the ability to work within a highly regulated area.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills required including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Adaptability & Resilience:
  Recognizes and is open to changing circumstances and alters behavior and scales up as necessary; increases personal awareness and appreciation of individual and cultural differences to create an open, inclusive, and accepting workplace
• Entrepreneurial Mindset:
  Has a creative mindset and ability to think holistically, takes calculated risks and maximizes opportunities
• Results Orientations:
  Takes action, pursues goals with persistence and achieves results; communicates goals and vision to the team to drive enthusiasm and ambition
• Execution Excellence:
  Enhances the speed of execution and builds efficiency in processes, systems and people; has sharp focus on quality-orientation
• Strategic Orientation:
  Demonstrates knowledge of the social, economic, and environmental factors and how they impact the business. Identifies key issues that could impact the business and develops strategy through an analytical lens / design thinking
• Building Teams and Talent:
  Empowers colleagues through knowledge sharing and delegation, quickly establishing rapport; provides recognition for achievements and accomplishments
• Customer Centricity:
  Understands the customer needs and pain points, fulfills the needs and expectations by focusing on creating value for customers