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TITLE: Product Sales Coordinator – Summer Intern (Melons & Western Vegetables)

DEPARTMENT: Melons & Western Vegetables (WV)

REPORTS TO: Sales Manager

SUMMARY: This full-time summer internship is a great opportunity with the potential to transition into a full-time role. Bring your customer service, communication, and organizational skills and learn how L&M operates across NC, FL, and GA. As a Product Sales Coordinator Intern, you will support quality and production teams’ goals by assisting with planning, scheduling, directing, and executing production activities to ensure strong performance throughout the season.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work closely with the Sales Manager and Sales Assistants
• Oversee material and product inventories to ensure accurate availability
• Direct truck drivers and confirm correct product loading
• Assist growers with the Grower Portal, including printing tags and troubleshooting
• May assist the Sales team with sales calls

TRAVEL:

• Travel to Tifton, GA may be required from late May through mid-July
• From mid-July through the end of the internship in early August, local travel within North Carolina may be required
• Depending on the intern’s primary residence, relocation and eligible travel expenses may be available in accordance with company policy

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Builds and maintains effective working relationship with growers and customers, while giving top customer service
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – including the ability to listen effectively – and the ability to think / respond / react appropriately in fluid situations
• Knowledge of general accounting principles and practices
• Knowledge of USDA standards and regulations
• Computer proficient with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Must have the ability to reliably travel to various work locations as required

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Degree (GED) required
• Some college preferred
• Customer service experience
• Fresh produce experience preferred

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work may involve a combination of indoor and outdoor environments, with opportunities to move between work locations to gain exposure to different areas of the company and learn about various operations
• Dynamic and fast-paced office environment
• Warehouse and field environments with varying temperatures, noise levels, equipment, machinery, and vehicle traffic, including exposure to moving equipment, forklifts, agricultural machinery, delivery vehicles, and other equipment associated with company operations
• May be exposed to dust, dirt, pollen, soil, plant materials, and other conditions commonly associated with agricultural and orchard environments
• Regular exposure to outdoor weather conditions, including heat, cold, rain, wind, humidity, and varying seasonal conditions

Core Competencies and Behaviors

Team Oriented

• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others
• Is open, not defensive, and easy to approach
• Earns the confidence, trust, and respect of others

Communication

• Communicates in an open and honest way
• Builds consensus - solicits input and discusses options with people affected before making decisions
• Keeps others informed, communicates expectations and shares information
• Listens actively and understands other’s views and needs

Values Driven

• Supports, promotes, and models the values of L&M (Service, Integrity and Relationships)
• Balances entrepreneurial spirit with the needs of others and the vision of the Company
• Shows a strong work ethic and commitment to L&M

Customer Focus

• Treats customers as business partners
• Listens actively to external and internal customers
• Constantly looks for better ways to service customers

Employment with L&M is based upon skill, ability, education, and performance. L&M makes recruitment, employment, promotional and all other Human Resource decisions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other class protected by state or local law.

L&M is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants, including individuals with disabilities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the application and interview process and, if hired, to perform the essential functions of the job and enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment. 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, complete an application, or participate in the interview process, please contact us at careers@lmcompanies.com or (919) 875-4018 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on an individualized basis.