Inside sales internship job description

Are you looking for a company with more than 30 years of experience and an emerging leader in their industry?

BBP is hiring a Inside Sales Application Intern to join our teams. Our Internship Program allows our interns to get an understanding of the different aspects of our business including our product lines, Instruments, Valves and Sensors.

In the Internship Program, you will become an expert of products’ features, how to integrate products with customer applications and provide excellent customer service via phone and email. The intern position will be placed in one of the following groups with the opportunity to move to other groups for any additional internships worked

• Instruments: Learn the fundamentals of our industry and how to provide customer service that builds Like and Trust.
• Sensors: Understand how to specify a product that BBP manufactures and work with sub suppliers and manufacturing to meet customer application needs and lead time.
• Valves: Dive deep on a specific product line and learn the basics of application engineering.
• Develop a working knowledge of the product’s technical features and integration with customer applications
• Interpret customer drawings and technical specifications to recommend solutions
• Develop proposals and quotes for company products
• Work in a team environment to service customers and facilitate long-term customer retention and satisfaction
• Able to work effectively in a high-volume customer interaction with technically oriented products

Duties and responsibilities

Your day-to-day tasks are likely to involve:

Education

Pursuing a bachelor's degree from a four-year accredited college or university.

We are looking for someone with:

• Customer service experience.
• Tech Savvy
• Problem Solver
• Communication Focus
• Team Player

Interested?

We pride ourselves with having a simple but thorough interview process. This includes an introductory phone interview, a virtual interview with hiring manager, pre-employment assessment and an in-person interview with key individuals at one of our locations.

About BBP:

With more than 30 years of experience, BBP has emerged as a leader in instrumentation, valves, analytical products and control systems across the greater southeast region of the United States. Through personalized attention and superior responsiveness, we take pride in being a company our customers value doing business with. We earn their respect by providing innovative solutions with the highest quality service.

Here at BBP , we’re always on the lookout for top talent. If you enjoy a friendly work environment and the opportunity to learn new things every day, we think you’d like it here. Most importantly, at BBP our employees enjoy coming to work where they can solve new challenges

Our benefits include training & development, flexible schedules including every other Friday half-day, medical benefits (health, dental and vision), 401k with match, profit sharing and paid time off.

Dakota Supply Group (DSG) is seeking multiple Inside Sales Associate Interns in either Fargo, Bismarck, and/or Minot, North Dakota for internship opportunities throughout the 2023 calendar year . There is flexibility for the Intern to start at any point in 2023 and work up to 40 hours per week on an hourly, non-exempt, and temporary status. Students currently enrolled in Sales, Supply Chain Logistics, Wholesale & Distribution, and/or the applicable industry degree programs are strongly encouraged to apply.

DSG is a people-centric, customer-obsessed, and growth-focused wholesale distributor. With over 130,000 (and growing!) products, not only are we one of the most diversified suppliers in the upper Midwest, we also have expertise in electrical, HVAC, plumbing, waterworks, utility, communications, and more! We have fun, we are friendly, and we embody a culture that genuinely cares for people far beyond their job title. Our purpose is to serve fellow employee owners, our partners, and communities toward building a better America, one job at a time. We are proud to be 100% employee owned, with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that gives our employee owners a unique opportunity to build their personal wealth in addition to a traditional retirement plan.

A Typical Day in the Life of an Inside Sales Associate Intern at DSG:

• Serve as a primary facilitator for customer orders
• Assist customers in a professional manner with product inquiries
• Write (and occasionally fill) orders accurately and in a timely manner
• Work with other sales team members to resolve customer service issues in a timely manner
• Generate customer quotations and follow up as necessary to maintain a superior quality of customer service
• Provide trouble-shooting and technical support
• Identify and encourage the sale of additional products as applicable
• Continue education on latest improvements to products through manufacturer schools, trade shows, tech schools, vendor meetings, trainings, trade journals, etc.
• Perform other duties as assigned

A Successful Inside Sales Associate Intern typically has:

• A High School diploma or equivalent, with current enrollment in post-secondary coursework concentrated in Sales, Supply Chain & Logistics, Wholesale & Distribution, and/or the applicable industry.
• Excellent relationship-building skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal, customer service, and communication skills across a variety of settings (in-person, phone, and email).
• Strong attention to detail, paired with the ability to multi-task.
• A knack for active listening to determine customer needs and maintain strong relationships.
• Superior problem solving, project management, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with computers.
• The ability to plan, prioritize and organize work effectively.
• The physical ability to frequently lift and load items weighing up to 60 lbs. on a regular basis, and up to 100 lbs. on an occasional basis (when counter backup or filling an order).

As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
**I. Job Summary**

Interacts with and conducts various duties and responsibilities for one or more functional teams in order to develop new skills and learn new areas of the business. Interns gain practical experience, relevant to their field of study, prior to college graduation.

**II. Essential Duties and Responsibilities**

This intern will be shadowing the Inside Sales team, which has the following responsibilities:

+ Generates revenue utilizing a consultative selling approach in the sale of Waste Management services on inbound calls that are typically small and less complex accounts.

+ Establishes and maintains a high level of customer satisfaction in all sales transactions.

+ Consistently meets or exceeds weekly and monthly sales activity goals.

+ Executes sales campaigns via outbound telephone marketing to consistently meet or exceed aggressive weekly and monthly sales activity goals.

+ Attracts, generates, manages and records leads from outbound telephone marketing.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned and may vary by location.

+ Uses problem solving skills, determines problems, and understand fundamental parts of the problem.

+ Conducts analysis as directed, and prepares and delivers insights and recommendations based on analysis.

+ Synthesizes findings and draws conclusions from analyses and makes oral/written recommendations to supervisor and/or manager.

+ Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.

+ Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.

**III. Supervisory Responsibilities**

This job has no supervisory duties.

**IV. Qualifications**

The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the job.

A. Education and Experience

+ Education: Interns must have a High school diploma or GED (accredited) and be pursuing a Bachelor's degree (accredited) in a field of study relevant to the internship. Completed Course Work Hours: 60.0

+ Experience: No prior work experience required.

B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other Requirements

+ None required.

C. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required

+ None required.

**V. Work Environment**

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Normal setting for this job is: office setting.

**Benefits**

At WM, each eligible employee receives a competitive total compensation package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Short Term Disability. As well as a Stock Purchase Plan, Company match on 401K, and more! Our employees also receive Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Personal Days. Please note that benefits may vary by site.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click "Apply."

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran