Marketing Internship - North America Food Service Portfolio Strategy
Illinois Ag, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States
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#### Salary:$23.00 - 26.00 USD hourly
#### Open Until:June 5, 2026
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|**Requisition ID: 41160****Job Description**In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.**About the role.**This internship presents an exceptional opportunity to join McCain Foods, the global leader in potato food service, and work directly with the most extensive Foodservice and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) portfolio in the industry. Our Marketing team is seeking a motivated intern to collaborate with us for a 12-week placement starting in May 2026.As an intern, you will contribute strategically to our evolving food service portfolio, engaging in high-impact projects that will drive meaningful commercial transformation and help shape the future direction of our brands.This position is based at our Oakbrook, IL office, with an expectation of working on-site three days per week as part of our hybrid work model.**What you’ll be doing:*** Engage in a comprehensive analysis of our business and competitive landscape, benchmarking McCain’s portfolio against leading industry competitors.* Collaborate with team members to reset portfolio architecture, segmenting operator needs and refining product assortment and tiering.* Support the execution of portfolio consolidation strategies, including SKU and brand consolidation, as well as evaluation of distributor and co-branding opportunities.* Assist in developing commercial tools and materials to present and sell new strategies to our sales teams.* Contribute to the launch of new product SKUs based on identified market gaps and growth opportunities.* Utilize marketing insights and data-driven analysis to deliver actionable recommendations.* Participate in the creation of exceptional execution plans and learn the commercial sales process.**What you’ll need to be successful.*** Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing (or a related field).* Demonstrated interest in food and emerging food trends.* Strong analytical abilities and a talent for translating data insights into business actions.* Self-starter with the ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively within teams.* Passion for diving deep into data and uncovering meaningful insights.* Ability to commute to the Oakbrook, IL office for a hybrid schedule (three days per week in-office).**About the team.**This intern will join the McCain North American Marketing Foodservice and QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) team.
The team is comprised of 8 other Brand Marketing professionals in the US and Canada who serve as Strategic Marketing Partners to the organization, executing portfolio and marketing strategies to deliver key McCain brand portfolios to drive our strategic ambitions.**About McCain.*** Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.**Leadership principles.**At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.**The McCain experience.**We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.**Compensation Package**: $23.00 - 26.00 USD hourly wage equivalent,
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|**Requisition ID: 41160****Job Description**In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.**About the role.**This internship presents an exceptional opportunity to join McCain Foods, the global leader in potato food service, and work directly with the most extensive Foodservice and Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) portfolio in the industry. Our Marketing team is seeking a motivated intern to collaborate with us for a 12-week placement starting in May 2026.As an intern, you will contribute strategically to our evolving food service portfolio, engaging in high-impact projects that will drive meaningful commercial transformation and help shape the future direction of our brands.This position is based at our Oakbrook, IL office, with an expectation of working on-site three days per week as part of our hybrid work model.**What you’ll be doing:*** Engage in a comprehensive analysis of our business and competitive landscape, benchmarking McCain’s portfolio against leading industry competitors.* Collaborate with team members to reset portfolio architecture, segmenting operator needs and refining product assortment and tiering.* Support the execution of portfolio consolidation strategies, including SKU and brand consolidation, as well as evaluation of distributor and co-branding opportunities.* Assist in developing commercial tools and materials to present and sell new strategies to our sales teams.* Contribute to the launch of new product SKUs based on identified market gaps and growth opportunities.* Utilize marketing insights and data-driven analysis to deliver actionable recommendations.* Participate in the creation of exceptional execution plans and learn the commercial sales process.**What you’ll need to be successful.*** Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing (or a related field).* Demonstrated interest in food and emerging food trends.* Strong analytical abilities and a talent for translating data insights into business actions.* Self-starter with the ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively within teams.* Passion for diving deep into data and uncovering meaningful insights.* Ability to commute to the Oakbrook, IL office for a hybrid schedule (three days per week in-office).**About the team.**This intern will join the McCain North American Marketing Foodservice and QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) team.
The team is comprised of 8 other Brand Marketing professionals in the US and Canada who serve as Strategic Marketing Partners to the organization, executing portfolio and marketing strategies to deliver key McCain brand portfolios to drive our strategic ambitions.**About McCain.*** Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.**Leadership principles.**At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.**The McCain experience.**We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.**Compensation Package**: $23.00 - 26.00 USD hourly wage equivalent,
paid as a non-exempt salary.The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy. #J-18808-Ljbffr