2025 Summer Intern: Commercialization - OFI
Chicago, IL 60602
About the Job
Description
We are a global leader in food & beverage ingredients. Pioneers at heart, we operate at the forefront of consumer trends to provide food & beverage manufacturers with products and ingredients that will delight their consumers. Making a positive impact on people and planet is all part of the delight. With a deep-rooted presence in the countries where our ingredients are grown, we are closer to farmers, enabling better quality, and more reliable, traceable, and transparent supply. Supplying products and ingredients at scale is just the start. We add value through our unique, complementary portfolio of natural, delicious, and nutritious products. With our fresh thinking, we help our customers unleash the sensory and functional attributes of cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices so they can create naturally good food & beverage products that meet consumer expectations. And whoever we’re with, whatever we’re doing, we always make it real.
Position Summary
ofi’s internship program is a great way to gain relevant experience to jump-start your career. You will work closely with exceptional talent, building on our purpose to “Be the Change for Good Food and a Healthy Future” and contributing to critical work for the business. As a Summer 2025 Intern, you will have opportunities to learn and contribute to what’s on trend in food & beverage while building a robust network, demonstrating leadership skills, and having fun.
Reporting to the Director of Commercialization within Private Label Spices, the Commercialization Intern will work with the Spices leadership team and gain exposure to business operations as well as project work to optimize our farm to fork best practices. As we work towards standing-up new commercialization processes within ofi’s Private Label Spices business, we need to document & optimize best practices on how we get our products from farm to fork. The purpose of this project will be to partner with each of the cross-functional teams to build out responsibilities (RACI) for each of the critical sub-processes.
The ideal candidate should be in good standing with an accredited university and have a desire to pursue a career within the food industry. Desire to learn in a fast-paced environment while working with multiple teams across various locations and effective communication will be required for success in this internship.
Position Responsibilities
• Assess and analyze current-state processes; identify strengths and opportunities
• Develop familiarity with documented commercialization process & team members involved in each part of the process
• Collaborate with key functional leads to build out RACI model for each critical sub-process
• Lead and host cross-functional alignment sessions to present proposal for future-state
• Develop standard operating processes to create repeatable and efficient processes
• Lead and participate in ad hoc projects for the Private label Spices team
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
• High school diploma is required.
• Must be currently enrolled at an accredited college or university, working toward a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Economics, Food Research and Development, Packaging Engineering and Supply Chain, or a related discipline.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced environment is required.
• Must possess a high degree of initiative and resourcefulness.
• High level of integrity, confidentiality and data protection are required.
• Experience with Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) is required.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal are required.
The pay for this role in the city of Chicago is $22 /hour and is based on the position responsibilities and geographic location.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
ofi provides equality of opportunity for all persons with respect to hiring without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. All employment will be decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us for support at: US-Talent.Acquisition@ofi.com
At ofi, we celebrate our diversity. Olam Americas, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Source : OFI
