Technical Sales Intern (Travel)

Voith Group•Appleton, WI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Sales Intern supports the sales team by combining technical knowledge with customer-focused communication. This role assists in identifying customer needs, demonstrating products and solutions, preparing technical documentation, and supporting business development initiatives. The internship provides hands-on exposure to sales strategy, customer engagement, product applications, technical problem-solving and day-to-day customer support in a professional business environment.

Requirements

Engineering students enrolled in bachelor programs including chemical, mechanical, and electrical.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to learn technical products and communicate complex concepts clearly.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Ability to travel to customer sites as needed.

Nice To Haves

Degrees focused on pulp and paper is preferred.

Responsibilities

Executing all work in a safe manner according to all pertinent Voith policies, OSHA regulations and customer policies.
Working directly with Sales, Applications and Service to support customer facing interactions and projects. This includes participating in onsite customer technical sales meetings, product demonstrations, and technical discussions.
Assist with preparing technical presentations, proposals, quotations, and product documentation.
Travel as needed to customer sites to perform testing, inspections, meetings, etc. Flexibility is required to achieve maximum value for the business and candidate.
Collaborate with engineering, product management, and customer service teams to develop customer solutions.
Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify industry trends and opportunities.
Respond to customer inquiries and provide basic technical support under supervision.
Assist in developing sales tools, training materials, and marketing collateral.
Each intern will be assigned at lest one project they will be responsible for executing including a formal report out to senior management and various stakeholders at the end of the internship. Projects will depend on assigned locations and customers.