Sales Development Intern

POSITION OVERVIEW: 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.

Identify: Market Research 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.

Contact: Communication 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.

Qualify: Analysis & Reports 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.

Introduce: Transition Develop and implement a process with sales and marketing leadership that successfully transition all marketing qualified leads in an efficient and effective method.

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

• 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