Company Name: |
Acosta Sales and Marketing |
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Web Site: |
www.acosta.com |
Industry: |
Food Sales and Marketing |
Brief Company Overview: |
Founded in 1927, Acosta Sales and Marketing Company is the leading full-service sales and marketing agency in North America, providing outsourced sales, merchandising, marketing, and promotional services to manufacturers in the consumer packaged goods industry. Acosta employs over 11,000 associates in more than 70 locations throughout the United States and Canada. |
Majors they typically recruit: |
Business Administration |
Do they offer internships: |
No |
Brief description of typical entry-level position |
Leadership Development Program and Retail positions: Acosta has one of the most comprehensive career development programs in the sales and marketing agency industry. Candidates selected for the Leadership Development Program learn many functions of this dynamic business through formal and on-the-job training. Over the course of 24 months, program participants become disciplined in the sales and marketing industry while working in high-exposure assignments:
As part of the program, each participant is paired with a mentor. The mentor supports the participant as a coach and confidant throughout each step of the program. Participants, mentors and other members of the Acosta management team confer during the final phase of the program and agree upon the participant?s best career field i.e., marketing, sales or retail, and identify and review available positions within Acosta. Upon program completion graduates may be required to relocate to another Acosta location. |