Sales Development Intern - Summer 2027

OEC • Austin, TX

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sales Development Intern, known internally as Associate Program Development Intern, makes warm outbound calls to existing OEC customers to explain the benefits of the free PartsTech parts ordering platform and encourage signups. Call lists are provided, and the role involves a high-volume calling environment with at least 50 dials per day. Interns also engage customers by email, research and qualify accounts, participate in campaigns to increase platform usage, and track activity in Salesforce CRM.

This is a hybrid internship based near Bee Cave, Texas. The schedule consists of 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. to 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

• Actively enrolled in a college or university degree program.
• Live within commuting distance of the office in Bee Cave, Texas.
• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.
• Strong work ethic; resilience, drive, and creativity in engaging in meaningful conversations and handling objections.
• Professional speaking voice and strong phone etiquette.
• Self-motivated, results-oriented, and driven to succeed.
• Ability to organize and manage day-to-day work and priorities, and use time, energy, and resources to meet goals, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Positive, determined attitude and ability to communicate respectfully and constructively, including during challenging situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to employ structured selling methods.
• Ability to work effectively and independently in a high-pressure, high-risk sales environment.
• Strong 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 needs and priorities change.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct warm, proactive outbound calls to existing OEC customers, with a minimum of 50 dials per day.
• Engage customers by phone and email, providing accurate information about the PartsTech platform and generating signups.
• Gather information from key users and decision makers to generate signups.
• Research accounts using Salesforce CRM and external resources such as Google and LinkedIn to pre-qualify leads.
• Participate in outbound calling campaigns to drive usage and adoption of the PartsTech platform.
• Achieve 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