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Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

2025 Summer Internship | Information Technology - Miramar, FL or Dallas, TX

Miramar, FL · Posted Dec 10
What You Need To Know

Raise a glass to your future! Launch your career in the exciting wine & spirits industry. This isn't a watered-down internship - it's an immersion into career paths across Sales, Trade Development, Operations, Technology, and Corporate functions. Our award-winning early career program is brewing up success, with a 60%+ conversion rate of our interns into full-time careers. Psst... our secret ingredient for success? It's not in the bottle - it's you!

Team Overview - Where Ambition Mixes with Opportunity!

Open your future to incredible career potential. Work for an industry-leader who invests in their people. Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is North America's preeminent wine and spirits distributor, as well as a family-owned, privately held company with a 50+ year legacy of success. We were named by Newsweek as a Most Loved Workplace and are included on the Forbes lists for Largest Private Companies and Best Employers for Diversity.

Southern Glazer's offers a competitive compensation package with an hourly pay rate of $25/ hour.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a full menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition reimbursement, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

At Southern Glazer's, you'll enjoy an environment where continuous learning and growth are supported and experience a culture where you are respected, and your voice is heard. If you're looking to fill your glass with opportunity, come join our FAMILY.

Overview

The Southern Glazer's Internship Program was established to develop the next generation of Technology leaders. Each summer, the program offers interns the opportunity to engage in career building activities while simultaneously learning and applying industry-leading practices.

This hands-on experience gives interns the chance to explore and understand the adult beverage industry. The knowledge gained from industry leaders will allow you to build a network of professionals within the beverage alcohol industry and here at Southern Glazer's. Being a Southern Glazer's intern means you'll be invited to our Leadership Spotlight Series, a Community Service Day exclusive to our intern class, as well as access to Professional Development workshops and trainings.

Primary Responsibilities

As an Intern with our Enterprise Technology Partners, you'll work in a variety of teams within ETP including but not limited to: Enterprise Architecture & Integration, Digital Engineering, Digital Platforms & Commercial Systems, Data Platforms & Services, Corporate & Supply Chain Systems, Infrastructure, Information Security, and IT Portfolio & Delivery Management to gain knowledge and understanding of information technology's role in the wine and spirits distribution industry.

The structured internship is designed to expose students to the wine and spirits Three-Tier beverage distribution system and the role technology plays to enable business capabilities. Interns will finish the program having gained a broad experience in various aspects of the relationship between IT, sales and operations. Part of the experience will include supporting projects as assigned and defined by student's specific learning goals, participating in training, on-site meetings, and department wide learning opportunities as available. Lastly, interns will complete an end of internship project showcasing one's knowledge and present to management.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge in application and software development
  • Knowledge of software design and programming principles
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills to expresses ideas clearly and effectively when speaking and/or writing to individuals or groups, ability to influence outcomes, and strong attention to detail
  • Ability to accurately and carefully follow established procedures for completing work tasks.
  • Strategic thinker - can develop a plan to meet a long-term objective
  • Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to identify, analyze, understand, and prioritize activities by business value and urgency
  • Ability to work through ambiguity in order to maintain momentum and achieve progress
  • Demonstrate respect and value contributions of individuals from diverse backgrounds
  • Strong analytical, mathematic, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong team player with ability to demonstrate Agile delivery values working both within a team and working independently


Minimum Qualifications

  • Reside in the vicinity of the internship or have the ability to obtain housing.
  • Must be a minimum Junior in college and graduating the following year, pursuing a degree in: Business Administration, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems (MIS) and/or comparable from an accredited university
  • Proficiency using MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and enthusiasm to work with others to accomplish tasks, assignments and projects.


Physical Demands

  • Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or adding machine
  • Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, and stooping
  • May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs


EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

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