Job Description
Sales Leadership Development Program
Location: Onsite | Hatfield, PA
Start Date: June 2027 | Program Duration: 1 Year
What Is the Leadership Development Program?
Clemens Food Group’s Leadership Development Program is a one-year rotational experience designed to prepare early-career professionals for future opportunities within the organization. Through hands-on learning, cross-functional projects, mentorship, and cohort-based development sessions, you will strengthen the leadership, technical, analytical, and problem-solving skills needed to transition into a full-time role after completing the program.
About Sales and Marketing at Clemens Food Group
Our Sales and Marketing teams connect the farm to the family table. Together, they drive growth, strengthen customer partnerships, and share the story behind our products and purpose.
Our Sales teams build relationships with retail, foodservice, and distribution partners while helping ensure our products meet customers’ needs. Our Marketing teams turn market trends, consumer behavior, product knowledge, and brand strategy into initiatives that support customers and move the business forward.
Through this program, you will gain experience across both functions while learning how data, communication, customer relationships, and cross-functional collaboration contribute to business growth.
Your Year in Sales & Marketing
During this one-year program, you will rotate through multiple areas that provide a 360° view of our Sales and Marketing operations and supporting cross-functional partners
- Sales Operations Management: Support forecasting, reporting, customer requests, sales activities, and cross-functional problem-solving.
- Sales: Participate in customer visits, product cuttings, food shows, sales coaching, and other customer-facing activities.
- Marketing: Assist with marketing materials, product training, sales tools, and branded portfolio projects.
- Category Management and Business Insights: Analyze sales and market data while supporting category reviews, customer presentations, and growth initiatives.
- Project Management: Support product launches, project timelines, stakeholder updates, and cross-functional communication throughout the commercialization process.
What You Will Gain
- Experience across several areas of Sales, Marketing, and commercial operations
- Exposure to customer relationship management, forecasting, business analytics, and category strategy
- An understanding of how Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, R&D, and other teams work together
- Opportunities to contribute to customer initiatives, product launches, and business projects
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced leaders
- Development in communication, problem-solving, project management, and analytical thinking
- Preparation for a full-time opportunity within Clemens Food Group following successful completion of the program
Who Is Eligible?
- Students graduating in December 2026 or May 2027 with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business Administration, Sales, Marketing, or a related field
- Candidates with demonstrated leadership through academics, internships, employment, projects, athletics, or campus involvement
- Candidates with experience demonstrating teamwork, communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving
- Individuals who are comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Individuals who are open to working on-site and visiting a pork production facility, which may include cold temperatures and unique sights and smells
- Candidates who are available to begin the program in June 2027
We encourage candidates to apply early. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the posting may close before Friday, December 11, 2026, if the program cohort is filled.
Agency Statement
Clemens Food Group does not accept unsolicited resumes from search or staffing firms. All resumes submitted by search or staffing firms to any employee at Clemens Food Group via email, the Internet, or directly without a valid written search agreement for this role, and without having been asked to participate in this by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Clemens Food Group, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired. Firms not authorized to submit candidates will not be eligible for any fee or ownership claim.
Disclaimer & EEOC Statement:
It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.