Red River Commodities is a leading processor of sunflower seeds and specialty grains, specializing in high-quality, nutritious food products. We pride ourselves on our sustainable practices, innovation, and commitment to delivering superior products to our customers. Our team shares core values focused on family, pride, passion, safety, and integrity. We work hard, play harder, embrace authenticity, and always support one another to achieve our goals.

Location: 501 42nd St N. Fargo, ND 58102

Position Summary:

We are looking for a motivated and analytical E‑Commerce Growth Strategy Intern to help us evaluate how to expand and strengthen our existing e‑commerce presence. This internship will play a key role in researching opportunities, identifying gaps, and recommending strategies that can accelerate our digital growth.

This internship is ideal for a student who enjoys digital strategy, online merchandising, and data-driven problem solving. You’ll help us understand what it would take to scale our e‑commerce operations and improve performance across platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze industry trends in e‑commerce growth, especially for similar product categories
• Explore E-Commerce platforms (e.g. Shopify, Amazon, WooCart, TikTok Shop, Thrive Market) to identify best practices
• Research emerging platforms, tools, features, and tactics that drive online sales
• Evaluate our current E-Commerce presence for our pet and human food divisions
• Recommend workflow improvements for product updates, imagery, and content management
• Assess opportunities for automation or third‑party tools
• Review available analytics to identify trends and opportunities
• Model potential revenue impact of recommended improvements
• Research cost considerations for scaling e‑commerce operations
• Create a step-by-step plan outlining how the company could grow its e‑commerce channels
• Recommend priorities, timelines, and resource needs
• Present findings and recommendations to leadership

What You’ll Learn

• How companies scale existing e‑commerce operations
• Shopify and Amazon optimization strategies
• Digital merchandising and product content best practices
• Market research and competitive analysis
• How to build a business case and present strategic recommendations

This internship offers hands-on experience in shaping the future of a growing digital sales channel.

Qualifications

We’re looking for students pursuing degrees such as:

• Marketing
• E‑Commerce
• Business Administration
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Analytics

Preferred Skills

• Strong research and analytical skills
• Interest in e‑commerce, digital marketing, or online retail
• Ability to synthesize information and present clear recommendations
• Comfort working independently and taking initiative
• Strong communication and presentation abilities

Red River Commodities and its subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all employment practices within our organization. Red River Commodities makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

We are committed to maintaining a legal and compliant workplace. As part of our hiring process, Red River Commodities participates in the E-Verify program.