Sales Development Intern

EarthScout•Brooklyn Park, MN

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The core of this position is to execute strategies that drive new market generated leads for Design Ready Controls and successfully transition to the sales & account management team. This is an in person role. Candidates must be located in the Twin Cities or surrounding suburbs in MN. In addition to all the above, this internship will provide the successful candidate with strong cross-functional education and experience in: Customer selection, qualification, and management; Supplier management, inventory management, and supply chain rationalization; Business finance management; An overview of sales engineering & technical advisory sales.

Requirements

Highly motivated and self-driven
Collaborates effectively with others in a cross-functional team
Identifies and resolves problems and communicates effectively.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent time management skills and ability to multi-task and prioritize work
Proficient in Microsoft, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Detailed oriented
Project management experience

Responsibilities

Conduct extensive market research within new markets while tracking - volume, complexity and price sensitivity. This involves tracking of industry developments and strategies, as well as identifying purchase patterns and emerging trends.
Provide strong communication and follow-up to establish and maintain highly engaged relationships both internally and externally. Communication and activities can include phone calls, emails, meetings + presentations, events/tradeshows etc.
Record and evaluate outreach, activity and key industry insight gathered to understand the impact and areas of opportunity for business growth. Conduct weekly updates and summaries to sales and marketing leadership, specifically on outreach, engagement and key highlights.
Develop and implement a process with sales and marketing leadership that successfully transition all marketing qualified leads in an efficient and effective method.