Responsibilities

• The interns primary objective will be to learn all aspects of Sandhills products and services, and to focus on new market development within the swine industry. This position requires prior experience or knowledge in the swine industry.
• The intern will be contacting sellers within the swine and livestock industries and educating them on our products and services.
• This process will entail explaining our websites and on how to enter their own information along with also entering their listings for them.
• The position is also responsible for handling in-bound and outbound customer calls, and email communications.
• The Intern will gather information on shows and meetings in the industry.
• Researching the swine and livestock industries and the proper way to list the information on our site will be done in addition to providing feedback from the industry.
• In the process of handling these responsibilities, it will be the Interns objective to build solid relationships with members of the industries we serve.
• A heavy focus on customer service and sales and a variety of tasks that assist in the implementation are additional responsibilities of the Intern.
• The Intern must work as a team to help assure the success of the websites and publications.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• prior experience or knowledge in the swine industry
• Ability to commute when scheduled to the local office is required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Able to work independently and communicate within a team environment
• Results oriented
• Flexible and open to change
• Stable and progressive work history
• Professional appearance and demeanor