Primary Purpose
To experience Mountaire's culture first-hand and provide additional exposure of Mountaire's family-oriented work environment. The intern will support the Sales team by analyzing historical Urner Barry market index data to identify seasonal trends, market patterns, and relationships between key indices. Working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Business Analytics teams, the intern will evaluate historical market performance, develop forecasting insights, and identify opportunities to improve market predictability. The project will focus on using data-driven analysis to support strategic decision-making, pricing strategies, and future market planning.
Project Highlights
- Contribute to Tableau Report Enhancements by identifying opportunities to improve reporting, visualization, and accessibility of market intelligence.
- Analyze historical Urner Barry market index data to identify seasonal trends, market patterns, and relationships between key indices that improve market predictability.
- Support Sales Innovation initiatives by developing data-driven insights, forecasting tools, and analytical models that enhance strategic decision-making.
- Create dashboards, reports, and visualizations that transform complex market data into actionable business insights.
- Present findings and recommendations to Sales leadership to support pricing strategies, market planning, and future business growth.
Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled and pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree at an accredited college or university (Pursuing a degree in Business, Economics, Poultry Science, or a related field preferred).
- Valid Driver's license.
- Must pass the Mountaire Motor Vehicle Record check.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel; including data analysis, formulas, pivot table, and reporting functions.
- Strong aptitude for working with numbers and analyzing data to identify trends, patterns, and business insights.
- Detail-oriented with the ability to organize, interpret, and present complex information accurately.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Effective communication skills with the ability to present findings and recommendations to business stakeholders.
- Self-motivated team player with an interest in market analysis, forecasting, and continuous improvement.
Internship Program Requirements
- Complete assigned project identified by department mentor
- Attend weekly seminar series across different Mountaire facilities
- All interns must be available to travel to Delaware during the last week of the program for final presentations (August 2 - 6, 2027)
- All interns are required to complete a 10-minute presentation on their project at the conclusion of summer. Presentations will take place in Millsboro, DE at the Administrative Building during the week of August 2-6.
- All interns must complete a mid-way evaluation (week 5) along with a final evaluation (week 10)
- Anticipated weekly schedule is M-F, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
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About Us
Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we’ve operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers. We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.