Sales Engineer (Distribution) Intern

Bosch Group•Vernon Hills, IL

1d•$18 - $27

About The Position

HydraForce, a Bosch Rexroth company, is seeking a Sales Engineer Intern to support Distribution customers. This role involves coordinating, measuring, reporting, and managing sales processes to ensure customer satisfaction. The intern will act as a liaison between customers and HydraForce for critical commercial functions, including production support, product development, availability, and performance. Responsibilities include generating sales reports, working with customers and internal teams to achieve excellence goals, assisting Application Engineering with complex projects and proposals, documenting customer activity in CRM, and analyzing sales data to identify trends and streamline processes. The role may require intermittent US travel.

Requirements

Student is entering their Junior or Senior year from quality, mechanical, mechatronic, engineering technology, agriculture, electrical/electronic, and industrial engineering degree programs.
Undergraduate students that have had fluid power or hydraulics course work are especially encouraged to apply.
Previous internship experience in a manufacturing environment is useful, but not necessary.
Our preference is for students who have an interest in a sales engineering career.
Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

Support Distribution customers, as assigned.
Coordinate, measure, report and manage sales processes to delight our customers.
Become a trusted liaison between customers and HydraForce, for critical commercial functions, such as production support, product development, availability, performance, data analysis, etc.
Generate and maintain regular reports on key sales metrics, providing actionable insights to the sales team and leadership.
Proactively work with customers and internal resources in support of achieving customer excellence goals.
Assist Application Engineering on complex projects, preparing proposals, developing our sales advantage with good, better, and best offers.
Document customer activity and leverage CRM to improve relationships and the customer experience.
Collect, clean, and analyze sales data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement.
Identify opportunities to streamline sales processes through data analysis and suggest improvements for increased efficiency.