Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Technician

• Assist with putting in test plots and conducting field work in research plots
• Identify weeds and evaluate weed control
• Identify insects and perform scouting techniques
• Maintain product inventory
• Mix pesticides for research trials
• Input data collected from research trials and evaluate research trials
• Keep a clean and safe work environment
• Help perform general maintenance on equipment
• Participate in directed training activities
• Perform daily activities with high integrity
• Work at field locations in River Falls, Wisconsin
• Travel as required throughout the internship

Research Technician Intern

Engineer

• Coordinate the design, installation and start-up of process control, network, electrical, plant construction and process equipment projects
• Support Feed Manufacturing Operations and other business units across several manufacturing plants
• Develop project scopes and drive process improvements with the Region Director of Manufacturing, International Business Teams and Plant Managers
• Perform project and process design
• Prepare capital and expense estimates
• Select contractors
• Specify and purchase equipment
• Develop implementation timelines and coordinate implementation plans
• Recommend methods and standard operating practices for safe and effective control, process optimization and meeting product specifications
• Focus on PLC equipment and processes
• Collaborate with plant operators on the processing floor
• Commission, install and implement projects, including installations of up to three weeks
• Provide training and refine operations improvements across all shifts

Senior Controls Engineer

Sales

• Work alongside Purina Animal Nutrition Retail Operations Managers with national retailers such as Tractor Supply Co. and regional Farm and Ranch accounts
• Travel approximately 75% to visit top accounts and learn sales strategy
• Execute projects to promote Purina and grow and generate sales with national and regional retail accounts
• Participate in sales calls
• Assist with market analysis and research
• Make an impact in the assigned territory

Farm & Ranch Sales Intern

Business Intelligence Developer

• Conduct thorough workplace investigations to gather facts, assess risk, and determine appropriate outcomes
• Apply expertise in California employment law to navigate and resolve complex employee relations matters
• Lead complex, sensitive, and high-risk workplace investigations
• Assess organizational risk and influence leaders on appropriate resolutions
• Coach leaders through employee relations decisions and investigation outcomes
• Collaborate with Labor Relations, Legal, Global Security, and business leaders
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders and HR partners on complex employee relations matters
• Advise leaders on workplace investigations, performance concerns, and ADA reasonable accommodation requests
• Facilitate training and education on Employee Relations topics, investigations, and workplace accommodations
• Drive process improvement, standardization, best-practice implementation, and enhancement of Employee Relations tools and resources
• Analyze case trends and conduct case aftercare
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Employee Relations practices, processes, and organizational effectiveness

Employee Relations Consultant – Bi-lingual

Program Manager

• Lead Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Regulatory, and Sanitation activities for new processing technology across multiple dairy manufacturing facilities
• Serve as the primary quality and regulatory representative for a multi-year capital project
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, R&D, Manufacturing, and external regulatory agencies
• Ensure new equipment, processes, and products are designed, validated, and launched in compliance with food safety, quality, customer, and regulatory requirements
• Develop and implement quality systems, sanitation programs, regulatory compliance strategies, environmental monitoring requirements, testing programs, and customer readiness processes
• Lead quality, food safety, and regulatory collaboration with key quality team members
• Develop and implement quality and food safety systems
• Manage regulatory and customer readiness
• Develop laboratory and testing plans
• Support hygienic design, commissioning, and validation of new equipment and processes
• Support master sanitation implementation and training
• Provide training, education, and team building
• Maintain detailed communication and reporting to senior leadership to streamline decision-making and timelines
• Perform other duties as required by business needs
• Travel to project locations and work across office, manufacturing, and construction environments

Quality, Food Safety & Sanitation Program Manager

Operations

• Handle Purina product and service orders, inquiries, concerns, and requests via phone, email, and fax
• Manage assigned customers from order entry through invoicing
• Provide direction to cross-functional teams to meet customer fulfillment expectations
• Ensure business processes, cost considerations, and quality standards are followed
• Identify problems proactively, determine root causes, and drive resolution of customer order fulfillment issues
• Make individual decisions and coordinate collaborative decisions for timely resolution
• Communicate, collaborate, and negotiate with internal and external customers and supply chain partners
• Develop and own customer relationships to anticipate needs and proactively provide service
• Balance business practice adherence with circumstantial exceptions
• Work across multiple systems and understand how information inputs affect systems and business decisions

Customer Operations Representative

Outside Sales

• Provide sales and retail support for the Farm & Ranch Agricultural Retail channel in the Mid-South region
• Elevate the Purina Feed brand’s/products’ in-store conditions and presence by influencing Farm & Ranch operations management
• Partner with retailer District Managers to train new and existing stores and sell in new and existing Purina products
• Manage communication between Purina Marketing, Field Sales, and Retail Operations
• Manage and motivate a third-party broker retail team within a specified geographic area to execute retail/store business objectives
• Manage regional event support
• Attend headquarters sales calls with Regional and National Farm & Ranch retailers as needed
• Develop relationships with retailer employees, including store associates, team leaders, managers, and district managers

Senior Sales Territory Manager, GA, AL, TN

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Provide strategic financial leadership, rigorous performance insight, and operational decision support to senior leaders and cross-functional partners
• Lead routine monthly financial reporting and variance analysis for the Milk Powders business
• Facilitate cross-functional risk-management discussions
• Support key growth strategies through advanced modeling and actionable insights
• Own monthly reporting and analysis of key financial and operational performance drivers, emphasizing root causes and forward-looking implications
• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range planning for the Milk Powders business
• Align key assumptions across functional leaders
• Frame financial exposures, conduct market scenario analysis, and recommend action steps for leadership
• Partner with sales, supply chain, supply chain finance, risk management, planning, strategic operations, marketing, and Dairy Accounting stakeholders
• Shape financial priorities, evaluate strategic alternatives, build financial business cases for capital investments, and connect near-term operating decisions to long-range objectives
• Collaborate with the milk supply team on milk balancing decisions related to pricing for ultrafiltered milk and condensed skim products

Finance Manager – Dairy Foods

Customer Support

• Handle orders, inquiries, concerns, and requests about Purina products and services via phone, email, and fax
• Manage assigned customers from order entry through invoicing
• Provide direction to cross-functional teams to meet customer fulfillment expectations
• Ensure company business processes, cost, and quality considerations are followed
• Identify problems, determine root causes, and drive resolution of customer order fulfillment issues
• Make individual decisions and coordinate collaborative decisions for timely resolution
• Communicate, collaborate, and negotiate with internal and external customers and supply chain partners
• Develop and maintain customer relationships to anticipate needs and proactively provide service
• Balance business-practice adherence with circumstantial exceptions
• Work across multiple systems and assess how information inputs affect systems and business decisions
• Use Salesforce for account management, call logging, notes, contacts, and service requests
• Use JDE E1 and SAP order entry systems

Customer Service Representative

Accountant

• Manage the month-end close process by preparing journal entries
• Prepare monthly reconciliations
• Analyze balance sheet accounts to ensure proper financial reporting
• Work with various business segments to research and resolve issues
• Ensure timely resolution of reconciliation items
• Manage accounting processes focusing on cash for the Animal Nutrition and WinField United business segments
• Perform accounting for the Purina Research Farm, WinField United counter sales, tonnage taxes, and other general accounting areas
• Interact and partner with Treasury, Cash Applications, Accounts Receivable/Credit, and Accounts Payable
• Complete other responsibilities and special projects as assigned

Accountant – Animal Nutrition

• Support and grow the livestock and lifestyle product portfolio
• Drive product demand and market share by introducing feed products and programs
• Conduct up to 25 farm or facility visits weekly to assess feeding programs and recommend Purina-backed solutions
• Call on horse and companion animal owners, with a primary focus on equine, to evaluate and recommend nutritional programs
• Network across livestock and lifestyle animal industries to share best practices and create new business opportunities
• Manage and grow an existing book of business with established customer relationships and immediate sales opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with dealer/co-op teams and Purina experts
• Develop expertise in Purina's research, innovation, and sustainability
• Organize and lead educational events and on-site demonstrations
• Operate autonomously in a flexible, remote work environment while managing territory, schedule, and customer relationships
• Coordinate product strategy, marketing initiatives, product launches, and field events with cross-functional teams
• Participate in team meetings and sales training
• Implement sales strategies and collaborate with peers for continuous improvement
• Use CRM systems such as Salesforce and technology tools such as Power BI to record activities and inform business decisions
• Provide exceptional customer service

Feed Sales Representative – Equine

• Participate in a 2-year rotational program with two unique 12-month experiences
• Learn WinField United’s systems, tools and strategies
• Utilize the latest agronomic technologies
• Enable agricultural customers to position WinField United brands
• Build relationships and networks with customers and partners
• Develop business development, customer relationship and sales skills with growers and retailers
• Learn about WinField United products and services
• Utilize field trial testing to uncover yield potential through nutrients, crop protection, and seed
• Bring targeted agronomic insights to growers through total acre solutions
• Work in a division focused on seed, crop protection, and crop nutrient products

Sales Associate

• Support and grow the livestock and lifestyle product portfolio
• Drive product demand and sales market share
• Call on cattle producers, small ruminant and show customers, with primary focus on cattle
• Evaluate existing feeding programs and recommend Purina-backed nutritional solutions
• Conduct up to 25 farm or facility visits weekly
• Network across livestock and lifestyle animal industries
• Manage and grow an existing book of business
• Build and maintain relationships with dealer/co-op teams and Purina experts
• Develop expertise in Purina research, innovation, and sustainability
• Organize and lead educational events and on-site demonstrations
• Operate autonomously in a flexible, remote, field-based sales environment
• Coordinate product strategy, marketing initiatives, product launches, and field events
• Participate in team meetings and sales training
• Implement sales strategies and collaborate with peers
• Use CRM systems such as Salesforce and technology tools such as Power BI
• Record activities and inform business decisions

Feed Sales Representative – Cattle

Supply Chain

• Participate in a 24-month program with two 12-month development assignments in different Supply Chain field and corporate functions
• Gain experience across Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Ingredient Merchandising & Sourcing, Logistics, and Continuous Improvement
• Complete formal training, work assignments, strategic projects, career development, and networking opportunities
• Participate in community service
• Navigate challenging, diverse, and high-visibility assignments spanning the Supply Chain
• Become eligible for key Supply Chain & Operations roles upon successful program completion

Supply Chain and Operations Talent Acceleration Program – TAP

Manager

• Support growth of the Purina Feed brand across Farm & Ranch retail partners in the Pacific Northwest
• Visit retail stores regularly to support merchandising and product placement
• Ensure products follow planograms and company standards
• Make recommendations to improve product placement, shelf presence, and promotional execution
• Identify opportunities to improve shelf space, visibility, and performance
• Engage store associates and leaders around products and selling approaches
• Determine store-level execution priorities using sales performance, merchandising gaps, product availability, and growth opportunities
• Build store-level product knowledge and confidence
• Serve as primary field contact for assigned stores
• Assess store needs and recommend actions to Retail Operations Managers and retail leaders
• Coordinate support for new store openings, product launches, and training needs
• Identify execution barriers, determine next steps, and escalate issues requiring cross-functional support
• Support introduction and expansion of new products
• Support expanding retail footprint and prioritize store coverage and field support
• Partner with sales, marketing, and retail operations teams
• Assist with regional events, promotions, and store resets
• Participate in retailer meetings and calls as needed