Sales Development Intern - Summer 2027

OEC • Austin, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sales Development Intern, known internally as Associate Program Development Intern, makes outbound calls to existing OEC customers to educate them about the free PartsTech parts ordering platform and encourage signups. Call lists are provided, and the role involves at least 50 calls per day. The intern engages customers by phone and email, researches and pre-qualifies accounts, and records activity in Salesforce CRM.

This is a hybrid internship based near OEC’s office in Bee Cave, Texas. The schedule is four 10-hour workdays, capped at 40 hours per week: three onsite days Tuesday through Thursday and one remote day on Monday or Friday. Work hours are 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CST. Candidates must be actively enrolled in a college or university degree program and live within commuting distance of the office.

Requirements

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Actively enrolled in a college or university degree program.
• Live within commuting distance of OEC’s office in Bee Cave, Texas.
• No outbound calling experience is required.
• Strong work ethic; resilience, drive, and creativity in engaging in meaningful conversations and handling objections.
• Professional speaking voice and strong phone etiquette.
• Self-motivated and results-oriented, with a drive to win.
• Ability to organize and manage daily work and priorities and use time, energy, and resources to meet goals, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Positive and determined attitude, with the ability to communicate respectfully and constructively during challenging situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use structured selling methods.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a high-pressure, high-risk sales environment.
• Desire and ability to develop sales skills and product knowledge and progress to other roles within the Direct Sales organization.
• Flexible and adaptable when business priorities change.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct warm, proactive outbound calls to existing OEC customers, making at least 50 dials per day.
• Engage customers by phone and email, providing product and program information to generate PartsTech platform signups.
• Gather information from key users and decision makers to generate signups.
• Research accounts in Salesforce CRM and external resources such as Google and LinkedIn to pre-qualify leads.
• Participate in outbound campaigns to drive PartsTech platform usage and adoption.
• Meet assigned sales targets and performance metrics.
• Use Salesforce CRM to document activity and maintain customer accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: High school or GED