Intern - Business Development

Intern Business Development - Toronto, ON (Hybrid) About Tilray Brands Inc. Tilray Brands is a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Australia, and Latin America that is changing people's lives for the better one person at a time by inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life by providing them with products that meet the needs of their mind, body, and soul and invoke a sense of wellbeing.

Tilray’s mission is to be the trusted partner for its patients and consumers by providing them with a cultivated experience and health and wellbeing through high-quality, differentiated brands and innovative products.

A pioneer in cannabis research, cultivation, and distribution, Tilray’s unprecedented production platform supports over 20 brands in over 20 countries, including comprehensive cannabis offerings, hemp-based foods, and alcoholic beverages.

Looking to develop your career at the forefront of a rapidly expanding industry? *This full-time (40-hours-per-week) role will be based in Toronto, ON, and will follow a hybrid schedule.

Wage : CAD $20.00 per hour Shift : Monday-Friday, days Job Summary : The Intern, Business Development will help coordinate B2B initiatives within the Canadian Cannabis market for Tilray Brands.

This role will support on-boarding and transactions with Licensed Producer customers from both a wholesale cannabis biomass (in all forms) as well as offer co-manufacturing for final and semi-finished cannabis products to both Licensed Producers as well as on behalf of Cannabis Brands.

Working with customers and multiple cross-functional teams at Tilray, the candidate will help support the team to drive sales of existing items for co-manufacturing partners as well as build the pipeline of new SKUS to add to customers’ portfolios, in addition to contract flower grow within Tilray’s facilities.

The candidate will follow existing processes and business reporting for this portfolio of business, working both internally and with customers to gain alignment.

The candidate will be have best-in-class interpersonal skills, budget management, and building profitable business cases for all business deals.

This role will report to the Director of Business Development Key Responsibilities :

• Assisting both the Director of Businesses Development and Manager of Business development on prospecting new customers for both wholesale and co-manufacturing cannabis business.
• Assist in the day-to-day management and interface with existing B2B customers
• Interfacing with the BI (Business Intelligence) team and coordinators for the recreational and medical sales teams about existing and new customers, providing all relevant product details to ensure products are submitted on-time to respective provincial cannabis boards
• Work with outside agencies for imaging, GS1 registration, and other product setup tasks, in tandem with other internal resources
• Working with Tilray Project Management colleagues, act as the co-manufacturing business SME (Subject-Matter-Expert) to ensure a smooth flow of information between Tilray and customers (Stakeholder management)

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Enrolled in 3rd or 4th year University program in related field
• Experience engaging with customers is an asset
• Problem solving and solution oriented individual
• Curiosity to discover ways of collecting and translating consumer data into actionable decisions that directly influence the products we launch and partners we engage with
• Solutions oriented thinker who views challenges as opportunities
• Ability to work independently and a fast-learner
• Experience in PowerPoint, Word, Excel and basic Microsoft office programs
• Ability to travel 10-20% of the time each month

Tilray Brands welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace.