Summer 2027 Intern - Sales/MGX Equipment Services

The Manitowoc Company • Phoenix, AZ

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sales Intern role supports the Phoenix sales team with customer activity, market research, opportunity tracking, account management initiatives, and business development efforts. This internship provides broad exposure to the interplay of sales, operations, service, and customer support across the utility, rail, municipal, and lifting equipment markets. Interns will assist with prospecting, market research, identifying potential business opportunities, and supporting customer and account-management activities by organizing information, tracking needs, and assisting with follow-up. They will help maintain accurate sales pipelines, opportunity trackers, customer records, and related reports, as well as assist with the preparation and coordination of customer quotes and sales materials. The role involves following opportunities through the sales process, from initial prospecting and quoting to order execution and customer follow-up, and communicating with customers, sales professionals, branch leadership, and internal support teams to ensure a positive customer experience. Collaboration with operations, service, and customer-support teams to understand customer requirements and support effective solutions is key. The intern will also contribute to business-development initiatives and complete additional projects based on business needs. In this internship, participants will gain experience with sales and business development in the equipment industry, customer prospecting and market research, opportunity and sales-pipeline management, account-management and customer-support practices, preparing quotes and supporting the order-execution process, customer communication and relationship development, and cross-functional collaboration. They will be exposed to a professional branch sales and operations environment in Phoenix, Arizona, the complete sales process, customer needs across specialized equipment markets, the relationship between sales, service, operations, and customer support, and collaboration with various teams.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled at an accredited college or university pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration, Management, Communications, or a related field.
• Interest in sales, business development, customer service, and the equipment industry.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a professional, customer-focused approach.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and time-management skills.
• Ability to conduct research, organize information, and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated work ethic, initiative, leadership potential, and alignment with company values.
• Availability to work approximately 40 hours per week during the internship period.

Responsibilities

• Assist the sales team with prospecting, market research, and identifying potential business opportunities.
• Support customer and account-management activities by organizing information, tracking needs, and assisting with follow-up.
• Help maintain accurate sales pipelines, opportunity trackers, customer records, and related reports.
• Assist with the preparation and coordination of customer quotes and sales materials.
• Follow opportunities through the sales process, from initial prospecting and quoting to order execution and customer follow-up.
• Communicate with customers, sales professionals, branch leadership, and internal support teams to help ensure a positive customer experience.
• Collaborate with operations, service, and customer-support teams to understand customer requirements and support effective solutions.
• Contribute to business-development initiatives and complete additional projects based on business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern