Responsibilities

• Launch your commercial career with Clearwater Paper! Clearwater Paper is seeking a motivated and high-potential student to join our Sales, Marketing & Product Development team as a 5-month co-op. This role is designed for students interested in commercial leadership, product development, customer strategy, and the paperboard packaging industry.
• The co-op will support meaningful project work across Product Development, Sales, and Marketing while gaining exposure to Clearwater Paper’s customers, products, manufacturing capabilities, supply chain, and commercial organization.
• The program is designed to complement Clearwater Paper’s Sales Development Trainee Program and serve as a pipeline for future early-career talent.
• Clearwater Paper is a premier independent supplier of paperboard packaging products to North American converters. Or team produces high-quality paperboard that provides sustainable packaging solutions for consumer goods and food service applications.
• Support product development, marketing, and commercial strategy projects
• Conduct market, customer, product, and competitive research
• Assist with product commercialization, launch tracking, and sales enablement materials
• Assist with sales-related tasks like preparing quotes, processing orders, and maintaining customer records
• Support customer segmentation, win/loss analysis, and account planning work
• Work cross-functionally with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Customer Service, Supply Chain, Operations, and Technical teams

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree and in good academic standing
• Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher
• Pursuing major in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Data Analytics or Business Analytics, Paper Science, Packaging Science
• Rising junior or senior
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical ability, curiosity, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Sales, Product Development, Marketing, Operations, Customer Service, and Supply Chain
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Office and manufacturing environment
• Travel 25%

Preferred

• Prior sales or paper industry internships and experience (preferred)