Modern Sales Co-op

Co-op student opportunity – Marketing and Inventory Analyst

Fall 2026 Work Term

Are you looking for a great career opportunity for your internship this year? Are you a quick learner who is ready to gain practical skills? We are looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals to join the Modern Sales Co-op team! Our internship offers a crash course in business operations, gained through hands-on experience working with our members, vendors, and other business partners.

Over the course of your four-month internship program, you will:

- Work with great people: Work directly with teams across all departments including Product, Pricing, Inventory Control, Sales & Marketing and Member Services in a fun, team-oriented and learning environment where every person's contributions are valued.
- Apply your learnings: Improve our member experience by working with your fellow interns and other team members on critical business projects. Work projects are carefully selected to allow interns the opportunity to learn about business operations, jump in with enthusiasm, and bring their ideas forward to make tangible impacts.
- Discover opportunity: See how all departments interact with each other to support business operations and explore the many different career paths available at Modern Sales.

- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are a culture that celebrates each other's differences, continuously strives for equality, and recognizes that inclusion makes us stronger as individuals, a company and a corporate citizen.

During your work term with us, you will:

- Develop your communication, project management, and analytical skills with training and hands-on opportunities to apply your learnings.
- Interact with peers and receive mentorship from tenured professionals and knowledge experts in the automotive after-market industry.
- Learn how to source and use data to produce and present reports to the senior Leadership Team.
- Gain the prospect to secure future co-operative positions in subsequent work terms and the potential to lead to a full-time permanent position within our organization.

Who we are:





- Modern Sales Co-op is one of Canada's most diverse co-operative organizations linking over 400 suppliers of automotive and other products with several hundred member locations across Canada.
- Operating for 90 years, Modern Sales Co-op has grown to become a leading national distribution organization with a vast membership network coast to coast in Canada.
- Our distribution centers are established in British Columbia, Manitoba, and in Alberta, all supported by our head office and main distribution center located in Barrie, Ontario.
- With over 130 employees, our team strives to continue to provide optimum service to meet the needs of our growing membership.

What you will do:

- Data collection and organization for online catalogue.
- Product selection and marketing copy for print catalogue.
- Assist with the preparation of new and existing marketing materials and other company literature.
- Assist with developing, editing, proofing, finalization and communication of programs, promotions, features, website management, sell sheets, awareness campaigns, product launches and special offers.
- Assist with market research and reports.
- Assist with the print process and other duties as required.
- Investigate inventory issues or discrepancies for incoming shipments and reports variances to vendors.
- Ensure ordered products arrive on schedule. Following up with the vendor. Monitor vendor lead time and their performance.
- Organize and format downloaded data in Excel for returns.
- Review products and recommend items to be returned to vendors.
- Request approval from vendors to return products.
- Follow up on return requests.
- Create purchase orders - product from vendors and returns.
- Monitor the orders in the warehouse being picked for return.
- Monitor vendor return processes including creating a return list for vendors, requesting RGA's, processing paperwork and following up on credit memos.

What you will need:

- You are enrolled in the Automotive Business Program,



Business Marketing program or other business program in administration, research analyst, accounting, business technology management, math/statistics, or economics.
- You are enrolled in a college program and are required to complete a co-op work experience.
- You are willing to work in-person at the Barrie office location 5 days per week. We value in-person collaboration and believe working in-office is the best way to establish meaningful relationships, interact with our team and provide you with the best co-operative work experience.
- You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including exemplary phone/email etiquette skills.
- You have excellent time management and organization skills.
- You have strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- You have demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Outlook, with special focus on Excel and Word. Experience with Google Sheets, VLOOKUP an asset.
- You have introductory experience, or the desire to learn, data tools and software.
- You have a positive and respectful attitude.

- You have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and work in a collaborative manner with cross functional teams.
- You are self-reliant, independent; you are stable, adaptive, and able to handle a stressful situation with calm and reason.
- French language is an asset but not required.

While we thank all candidates in advance for their application, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest in our position. To confirm, this position represents a current vacancy within our organization. Only those applicants that are selected for interviews will be contacted. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for persons with disabilities. Accommodations are available at all stages of the recruitment process, at the candidate's request.

Please note that your application and any related materials you provide may be processed, stored, reviewed, or otherwise used by systems in our recruitment selection process that may interact with AI tools. This includes any AI integrated functions that may be utilized by the job board through which you applied to our position.

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