Date: Oct 26, 2024
Company: E. & J. Gallo
We are GALLO
We’re a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that’s consistently recognized as a Glassdoor “Best Places to Work.” We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We’re home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA TOUR.
View our Corporate Values and Mission Statement here.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2024
Internship Duration: June - August 2025
Location: Modesto, CA
A TASTE OF WHAT YOU'LL DO:
During your 10-week MBA SLDP Finance internship at Gallo, you’ll be responsible for a project with similar responsibilities to those of our full-time employees. These projects will give you exposure to our functional areas and business, while also challenging you to apply your knowledge and expertise to real business problems. Our interns work on high-impact and highly-visible assignments in our organization. Recent MBA Finance internship projects include:
- What should Gallo’s Pricing Strategy be in inflationary times?
- What should Gallo’s strategy be in Celebrity Partnerships?
- What is the financial impact of variance from ideal blends in winemaking?
- What should Gallo’s strategy be in luxury brandy?
Internship Highlights Include:
- A challenging 10-week project with real deliverables for our Finance organization
- Projects will align with one of the Full Time Finance SLDP rotation areas outlined below
- Supportive and fun co-workers in a rapidly growing industry, including 20(+) other elite MBAs
- Intern events ranging from executive dinners to excursions in wine country
Gallo summer internships are a direct pipeline to full time positions in our MBA Finance Strategic Leadership Development Program, which provides an accelerated track to develop future leaders.
About the MBA Finance Strategic Leadership Development Program (SLDP):
The Finance SLDP program offers the opportunity to accelerate your career and make an impact right away. You’ll work on challenging strategic projects that give you broad exposure to our growing business and leadership. You will drive the strategy, collaborate closely with a broad range of cross functional partners (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, IT, etc.) and develop robust expertise in multiple areas of Finance depending on your goals. Employees typically move into a new role within 12–24 months which allows you to take ownership of your projects, build skills, and show results. Our MBA SLDP alumni, many of which started as MBA Interns, are leading teams across the company and across the globe. Apply now to be next!
Finance Opportunities:
The Finance SLDP program is designed to be an accelerated track to develop future leaders of the Finance organization. Common first department assignments include:
- Corporate Strategy and Business Development: Formulate long term strategy of the Winery, including acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic initiatives
- Brand Team Finance: Develop long and short-term strategic direction to support marketing, sales, and new products
- Operations Finance: Provide financial leadership to multiple wineries, bottling facilities, and supply chain
- Sales Finance: Develop profitability analysis, advertising spend management, and sales investment decision making
- Revenue Management: Develop pricing and promotion strategies to improve financial performance
- Wine & Grape Supply: Manage long-term strategic planning, working closely with winemaking, production, forecasting, and marketing to optimize the Gallo grape portfolio
All placements provide an opportunity for our candidates to add value by working on high-impact strategic priorities for the organization.
Other Opportunities:
Gallo has a rotational culture that extends beyond this program. Once at Gallo, candidates have the opportunity to move to other parts of the organization for future roles depending on the candidate’s interest and business need. Some common cross-functional paths from recent candidates include:
- Supply Chain
- Project Management
- Tech
- Marketing
- Sales
- E-Commerce
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
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Currently enrolled in the first year of an MBA program
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Three years of full-time work experience prior to beginning your MBA
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Required be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description
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Experience effectively presenting information to top management groups.
HOW YOU'LL STAND OUT:
- MBA Concentration in Finance or Strategy.
- Prior relevant experience in Consumer Products, Agribusiness, or Consulting
- Five years of full-time work experience prior to beginning your MBA
- Exceptional leadership skills and experience driving change in an organization
- Superior strategic, creative, and analytical problem-solving skills
To view a full job description, please click here.
COMPENSATION
Internship Stipend Posted: $25,000 - $25,000
Our Benefits & Perks
We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a work-life balance supporting your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.
The Fine Print
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Gallo does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
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Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
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In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses and incentive plans, as applicable.
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This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting with an option for occasional telecommuting. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance.
Requisition ID: 105001
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Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibit discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).
We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.
Gallo is enrolled in the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verifying program and will use the program to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees as required.