Business Management Associate Internship

Job Description

About Company

Cargill is a global family company with a significant size and scale, dedicated to making a positive impact on the world. Its core purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way.

Cargill provides food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products that are vital for living. It plays a crucial role in connecting:
• Farmers with markets to enable their prosperity.
• Customers with ingredients to create meals people love.
• Families with daily essentials, ranging from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, and animal feed to alternative fuels.

With 160,000 colleagues operating in 70 countries, Cargill produces essential products that touch billions of lives every day. The company emphasizes a mission to help individuals reach their higher purpose.

This specific position is within Cargill’s Animal Nutrition and Health business, which focuses on improving animal lives through enhanced nutrition. The team is dedicated to researching, innovating, and creating solutions that deliver healthy results for its customers.

Job Description: Business Management Associate Internship

Overall Internship Philosophy:
Cargill’s internships are designed to prepare individuals for their career journey by providing real experience, opportunities to learn from experts, and a chance to see how their work matters. Interns are welcomed into a community that prioritizes a safe environment for learning, growth, and skill cultivation. The program offers expansive learning resources, guidance from well-respected leaders, and carefully curated development courses to equip interns to solve global issues. Cargill values interns’ innovative minds, intentional collaboration, and desire to nourish the world, highlighting that while work may be local, the impact will be global.

Business Management Associate Internship Specifics:
This internship offers hands-on experience within Cargill’s Animal Nutrition business, providing exposure to a wide variety of challenging business aspects. It aims to demonstrate how interns can fit within the organization.

Key Exposure Areas for Interns:
• Strategic Pricing
• Supply Chain
• Commodity Merchandising
• Feed Formulation
• Sourcing
• Strategic Marketing and Technology

Career Path:
Upon successful completion of the internship, career paths can lead to key individual contributor or supervisory positions within Cargill Animal Nutrition, as well as additional corporate opportunities. Career advancement will typically involve relocation based on the availability of openings across Cargill’s multiple U.S. locations, as the company seeks to develop future leaders.

Your Work (Responsibilities & Projects):
In addition to daily responsibilities, a significant project will be assigned at the beginning of the internship, designed to provide exposure to various work areas and cross-functional teams. Interns may have accountability or shared accountability for tasks related to:
• Strategic Pricing
• Supply Chain Strategy & Execution
• Feed Formulation
• Commodity Merchandising, Trading, Risk Management, and Sourcing
• Strategic, Marketing, and Technology
• Data and Business Analytics
• Business Financials
• Employee Engagement
• Plant Operations
• Customers and Business Culture

Internship Programming:
Cargill provides a comprehensive learning environment:
• Extensive learning resources for self-directed development.
• Access to volunteer and community outreach opportunities, including paid time off for volunteer activities.
• Participation in events throughout the internship that offer exposure to leadership, development opportunities, and networking with cross-functional interns/co-ops across the U.S.

Internship Details:
• Duration: Typically 12 weeks.
• Compensation: Interns are paid hourly for time worked.
• Transportation: Interns are responsible for their own transportation to and from work.
• Future Opportunities: Interns demonstrating outstanding performance and curiosity may be offered an internship, co-op, or full-time position to return in subsequent years.

Benefits for Interns:
Interns have access to a variety of programs to support their needs and success, including:
• Paid time off
• Mental Health and Wellbeing program
• Digital Learning Library
• Housing and Relocation Assistance for those who qualify.
• Minnesota-based employees receive Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals.

Compensation:
The expected hourly rate for this position is $22.50-$26.00. Compensation decisions are based on graduation date and eligibility for full-time employment.

Network and Support:
Cargill prioritizes intern development by fostering a strong global network. Interns will establish relationships, acquire mentors, and build professional contacts through orchestrated networking opportunities. Consistent support is provided by university recruiting staff, mentors, colleagues, and supervisors.

Vibrant Community and Diversity:
Cargill prides itself on a vibrant global community with a culture that celebrates diversity. This diversity reflects its clientele and fosters an intellectually diverse workforce. Business Resource Groups (BRGs) actively promote inclusivity and leverage employees’ talents and perspectives. U.S. BRGs include: Asian Alliance Network, Cargill Young Professionals Network, Cargill Ability Network (iCAN), Cargill Ebony Council, Indigenous Peoples Network (IPN), Hispanic-Latino Council, Cargill Pride Network, Veterans & Military Support Network, and Cargill Women’s Network.

Job Locations:
Various U.S. locations, including but not limited to: Shippensburg, PA; Olathe/Kansas City, KS; Amarillo, TX; Wayzata/Minneapolis, MN. The majority of the work week will be in the office, with flexibility for hybrid work arrangements.

Required Qualifications:
• Right to work in the U.S. that is not solely based on a student visa or a third-party sponsored visa.
• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited program in fields such as supply chain, operations, business, sales, finance, agribusiness, business analytics, animal science, economics, ag-economics, leadership studies, or related degrees.
• Graduation between December 2026 – August 2028.
• Proven ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Geographical flexibility and willingness to relocate for an internship opportunity anywhere in the U.S.
• Ability to complete a 12-week internship in the summer (May/June – August).
• Possess a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness in completing work with limited guidance.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum GPA of 3.0.

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to job applicants with disabilities.