Daymon Category Insights Intern-Advantage Solutions Summer 2026 Internship

Advantage Solutions is the leading omnichannel retail solutions agency in North America, uniquely positioned at the intersection of consumer packaged goods, brands, and retailers. Daymon, which powers Advantage’s private brand solutions, drives store choice by creating private brand marketplace differentiation via a variety of services. We partner with global manufacturers and retailers within a variety of trade channels including grocery, mass merchandise, specialty, convenience, drug, dollar, club, hardware, consumer electronics and home centers. Our services span comprehensive solutions such as brand strategy, analytics & insights, category management, product development, sourcing, quality assurance, and creative design services.

Daymon is hiring for our 2026 Summer Internship Program. This individual will be with us for 10 weeks (June 1^st, 2026-August 7^th, 2026). Internships provide students with challenging, relevant work experience in their field of interest as well as introduce them to additional career opportunities. Internships may lead to future opportunities within the Company, although there are no guarantees for full-time employment. Internships are offered in the following areas: Sales & Marketing, Category Strategy, Supply Chain, Analytics, and Retail.  

Position Summary

The Intern provides day-to-day and project support across multiple groups or business units as required by business needs

Internships provide students with challenging, relevant work experience in their field of interest as well as introduce them to additional career opportunities. Internships may lead to future opportunities within the Company, although there are no guarantees for full-time employment. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist in creating insight driven presentations with actionable tactics and strategies; support development of creative presentations with an eye toward story-telling, focused on flow, visualizations and headlines
• Utilize a broad range of data sources, metrics, tools, and analytics to identify trends and build insights
• Demonstrate a student of the business mindset for hands-on learning to develop an understanding around categories, private brands, retailers, and the retail industry

Internship Criteria:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Applicants must be attending any accredited four-year degree-granting institution or an accredited Graduate Master’s or MBA program, in the United States
• Applicants must be rising juniors, rising seniors, or working toward a graduate degree.
• Applicants must be working towards a Business, Business related, or IT major. Some applicable majors are (not an exhaustive list):
  • Marketing
  • Business Administration
  • Food Science
  • Food Marketing
  • Agriculture
  • Retail Studies
  • Supply Chain
  • Logistics

• Applicants need to have a minimum 3.0 GPA

The salary range for this role is $20.00 per hour

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct Reports

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities for direct reports

Indirect Reports

This position does not have guidance or mentoring responsibilities for indirect reports

Travel and/or Driving Requirements

• Travel to St. Louis is required for two specific weeks:
  • Kickoff Week: The week of June 2^nd
  • Closing Week: The week of August 4^th
• Transportation and lodging for these trips will be provided by Advantage Solutions.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Strong prioritization skills
• Excellent written communication and verbal communication skills
• Team building Skills
• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to interact in a courteous, helpful, and professional manner
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and web-browsers

Environmental & Physical Requirements

Office / Sedentary Requirements

Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job.  Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each day), ability to hear the telephone, ability to enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds. 

Additional Information Regarding The Company Job Duties and Job Descriptions

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one’s supervisor or other manager related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law.  The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

Any estimate, schedule, or guideline provided to associates in this job description or elsewhere in connection with their jobs is only intended to help describe job duties and for planning purposes.  Regardless of any such estimate, schedule, or guideline, associates must always record all time worked for our company (which includes but is not limited to on-site work time in an assigned store, office, or other work location; required waiting time; administrative time; and work-related travel time).

I would recommend a language adjustment here that is more aligned with some of our externally-facing documents. This is paraphrased from what Comms has approved on our recent reports. This would be applicable for any Daymon posting, not just this one.

Job Will Remain Open Until Filled