Intern Sales - Compeer Financial : Job Details

CPT & Pre-Opt candidates invited to apply.

This is a paid internship; however, the intern must provide their own housing and transportation. Business related transportation and expenses will be paid by the organization. This intern will work full-time through the summer of 2025.

Compeer Financial is seeking collaborative, innovative and dynamic professionals to be a part of our Top Workplace culture!

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Position Overview:

This internship will work with and assist the Lending and Insurance sales team in providing agricultural, financial and insurance services to clients. The intern will develop the ability to combine his/her agricultural and business knowledge with an understanding of each client's current financial position in order to provide solutions to meet clients' needs, as well as assisting the sales team with marketing Compeer's services and other related services to clients and prospective clients based upon the individual's need for these products. The intern will also collaborate with other team members throughout the organization to gain an understanding of the broader business. This is a paid internship, however students must provide their own housing and transportation. Business related transportation and expenses will be paid by the organization.

Essential Functions:

* Provide support to the sales team and interact with clients in the office, on the farm or via phone, mail or text (as needed).

* Building relationships & networking with clients/prospects/agribusinesses.

* Ride along on crop insurance appointments and with a Consumer Lending Specialist.

* Understand the importance of cross selling.

* Learn about loan and service products and how to analyze new loans.

* Gain an understanding of the 5 C's of credit (risk analysis).

* Develop an understanding of crop insurance products available through Compeer Financial and risk management strategies that can be achieved with these products that meet client needs.

* Scan completed documents into document management system and file according to document name.

* Data Entry into the AIP systems.

Minimum Qualifications & Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Working towards completing a bachelor's degree, with at least two years completed, in agricultural economics, ag business or equivalent ag or business related degree.

* Solid organizational, communication, problem solving, analytical and influencing skills are required.

* Knowledge of farm production methods and products and a general understanding of farm business management and finance preferred.

* Demonstrate effective team skills.

* The understanding of and ability to use various computer, both business and financial, applications is required.