New Business Development Intern

New Business Development Intern – GPN

Company Summary:

Glanbia is a global nutrition company, grounded in science and nature and dedicated to providing better nutrition for every step of life’s journey. The company takes pure and clean ingredients including milk, whey and grains and using expert knowledge and capabilities produces high quality nutritional ingredients and branded consumer products for customers and consumers worldwide.

Established as one of the world’s largest sports nutrition companies, we’re now developing innovative products for the lifestyle market, too. We are on a journey to actively improve lives globally and invite you to do the same. You’ll have the chance to work with great brands, such as Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Isopure, Amazing Grass, think! and SlimFast, as well as exciting development opportunities.  Join us and pursue a meaningful career within a category that can truly change lives for the better.

Glanbia Performance Nutrition is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois. GPN manufactures and markets the full range of performance nutrition products including protein, pre-workout, muscle gainers, and general health. Products are sold through a variety of channels including specialty retail, the internet, and gyms in a variety of formats including powders, bars, and Ready-to-Drink beverages. GPN has a global and expanding footprint with a current in-market presence in 24 countries.

Job/Project Summary: 

In this role, the ideal candidate will be a key contributor to our GPN Procurement and New Business Development Team and gain valuable hands-on experience. Our Internship will provide you with exposure and connectivity with individuals across the business, opportunities to help grow our key brands position in the sports nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and weight management category, and networking with other GPN Interns. You will own a key project for the summer that you will shape, develop, and present to the larger organization. Outside of the main project, you will be a key contributor to a variety of procurement/ business development tasks throughout the summer. Through our program, you will partake in several developmental workshops and build connections with your Intern class and our business leaders through social and networking events.

Learning Objectives:

• Build technical knowledge of manufacturing and how it impacts the overall financials of the business.
• Learn how products are manufactured and how the cost impacts affect the overall profitability of a project.
• Build collaboration and project management skills
• Intern team project and final project presentation
• Strong Team Collaboration
• Active participation in intern activities

Job Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent): Job duties would include, but not be limited to:

• Supporting sourcing events on ingredients, packaging, and contract manufacturing.
• Onboarding of new suppliers/contract manufacturers into the GPN system.
• Project managing new product development from inception to launch through Stage Gate process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor's degree majoring in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field  
• Experience building and maintain relationships within a team
• Clear written communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Self-starter and highly motivated
• Ability to follow through on tasks with minimum direction
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Where and how you will work  

The opportunity will be based in Downers Grove, Illinois with hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work-life balance.  

About Glanbia  

The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional's, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading products in 130 countries worldwide.  

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.