Sales Demand Management Intern

Job Description

Sales Demand Management Intern | Driscoll’s

The Tone:
This is a full-time, three-month internship at Driscoll’s, located in Watsonville, California. Driscoll’s is the world’s leading berry company, recognized for growing and supplying fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries globally. This role offers a unique chance for an intern to apply academic knowledge in a real-world setting, develop essential business skills, and support critical sales demand planning processes.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Full time
• Location: Watsonville, CA
• Pay: $19–$23 hourly
• Team: Sales Demand Management Team
• Mission: Analyze market trends, forecast demand, and support business relationships to ensure optimal supply and demand alignment for berry products.
• Tech Stack: Anaplan, Tableau, Microsoft Office (Excel)

What You’ll Actually Do
• Demand Planning: Contribute to short-range and mid-range demand planning, assisting Demand Managers with relocating demand plans in Anaplan.
• Data Management: Perform Anaplan data maintenance and support the updating of the Demand Management data ecosystem to provide visuals of demand plans.
• Reporting & Insights: Develop, design, and implement Tableau reports, and assist in evaluating customer performance, generating insights, and developing internal KPI reports.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with departments such as Sales, Supply Chain, and Product Leadership Management to execute cross-functional requirements.
• Business Support: Provide data and information for Management and Senior Management requests, and support the maintenance and growth of business relationships.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing or recently completed (within 6 months) a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Business or a related business field.
• Experience: 0-3 years of experience, with demonstrated interest in continuous improvement and the ability to independently set priorities and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to develop, implement, and assess key metrics. Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Bonus: Familiarity with Tableau and Anaplan is preferred, though not required. Agricultural industry experience is also preferred.