Student Intern, Sales Support

Celestica Inc.; Old Toronto; Remote; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global technology company as a Sales Support Intern, where you'll gain invaluable experience in market research and sales operations. This role offers the chance to work on exciting projects, develop your professional skills, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. You'll be engaged in delivering insights, identifying potential customers, and supporting the Hardware Platform Solutions portfolio. With opportunities for networking and personal development, this internship is a gateway to a rewarding career in a dynamic environment. If you're a motivated student looking to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Paid Time Off to Volunteer

Access to Development Programs

Networking Opportunities

Fun Intern Activities

Possibility of Full-Time Position

Recognition Programs

Qualifications

• Ideal for students in their 3rd or 4th year of university.
• Strong research and data analysis skills required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market and company research to support sales operations.
• Develop tailored value propositions and competitive insights.
• Assist in data analysis and process definition for team success.

Skills

Communication Skills

Google Workspace

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Salesforce

Data Analysis

Research Skills

Project Management

Flexibility

Education

Enrolled in University program

Studying Business, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Economics or Engineering

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office Suite

Salesforce

Job description

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Celestica (NYSE, TSX: CLS) is a US$7.9 billion global leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions. We bring global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services. Through our unrivalled customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in aerospace and defense, communications, enterprise, healthtech, industrial, capital equipment, and smart energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges.

Celestica is a high-integrity work environment and when you join Celestica you are a part of a leading global company that enables the world’s best brands, and contributes to our innovative and collaborative solutions that help our customers unlock the potential of the future.

Our global network spans 15 countries with 26,000 employees across the Americas, Europe and Asia. At our Toronto headquarters, we are focused on attracting top talent into our organization, including interns from universities and colleges across North America.

Celestica's internship program provides students with valuable development through real-life work experience, exciting projects and networking with industry professionals.

Benefits for Students Include:

• Experience working for one of the largest Canadian global technology companies
• Possibility of a student casual contract position after completion of internship
• Possibility of a full-time position after completion of degree
• Access to Celestica’s development programs and projects
• Celestica's Time Off to Volunteer program – two paid days off to volunteer per year
• Fun intern activities including celebration events and networking
• Internal recognition programs and rewards for stellar performance

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity: Job experience at a large Canadian-based global company
• Innovation: We look to our employees to implement new ideas and improve the way we do things
• Collaboration: Students work as part of global teams, enabled by collaborative technology
• Sustainability: We uphold strong ethics, reduce our impact on the environment and empower employees to give back to the community with two paid days off per year to volunteer
• Development opportunities: including soft skills courses, innovation projects and mentorship
• Networking: Strategically build your professional network to advance your career and deepen relationships across your peers and colleagues
• Fun: Our interns have the opportunity to participate in fun activities including intern social events, Celestica’s charitable initiatives and our Spirit Week activities

About this opportunity:

The Sales Support Intern is responsible for market/company research and sales operation support for the Hardware Platform Solutions (HPS) Portfolio market segments as well as related market segments. The main focus will be delivering market and company profiles, commercial insights and value propositions, identifying and qualifying potential customers, and other pre-and-post Sales operation activity.

• Great communication skills and interfacing with cross-functional teams
• Experience with Google Workspace including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and Chat
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Familiarity with Salesforce is a plus
• Possess search engine skills and business research acumen
• Knowledge of data collection methods, data manipulation, and analysis
• Ability to simplify information and effectively summarize and present
• Manage multiple projects spanning quantitative and qualitative disciplines
• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to work autonomously
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and multiple tasks
• Ability to take initiative and must have the confidence to learn in a dynamic, “live” environment

Detailed Description

• Process Definition – identify, organize and develop processes to help drive the team’s success
• Market profile analysis – size markets and identify and interpret significant trends, market drivers and buyer criteria, identify and synthesize relevant news
• Company profile analysis – collect company information, including revenue, products, divisions, strategic priorities and objectives, plants/locations and other key information for both existing and potential customers
• Develop and support creation of tailored value propositions, competitive differentiation and commercial insights, linking customer requirements to Celestica services offerings
• Data Analysis – identify gaps, summarize data, and identify potential resolutions

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Up to 10% of travel required

Area: Sales & Business Development

Start Date: May 2025

Location: Remote Canada

Experience: No formal experience required.

Education: Enrolled in a University program and working toward the completion of their 3rd or 4th year of the program. This role is ideal for students who are studying Business, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Economics or Engineering.

To apply, please visit www.celestica.com. Please provide a copy of your transcript with your application. Please include your student email address in your application.

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change.

Celestica is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on any protected status (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law).

At Celestica we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. Special arrangements can be made for candidates who need it throughout the hiring process. Please indicate your needs and we will work with you to meet them.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants, however, only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.