Sales Intern

Swibeco SA; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six-month internship

Lunch, mobility & leisure allowance

Birthday gifts

Brand discounts

Dynamic scaleup environment

Growth opportunities

Flexible work environment

Free coffee & beverages

Nice lakeside offices

Job summary

Swibeco SA in Lausanne offers a six-month internship in Commercial, working with a dynamic team to drive client acquisition and onboarding for small-business clients. You will develop product knowledge, perform outreach, demos, and research while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Fluency in French and English is essential; proactive, communications-focused candidates with a sales mindset will thrive in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent or internship to conclude studies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Results-driven and sales-oriented with a strong focus on numbers.
• Self-driven, reliable and motivated to succeed.
• Ability to work with Partners, Manager and Clients, communicate and present work.
• Critical thinker and quick learner with attention to detail.
• Strategic thinker with a can-do attitude.
• Native/bilingual or professional proficiency in French and English; speaking would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of Swibeco’s product suite and communicate value to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Manage the full sales cycle for small-business clients.
• Generate new opportunities for the Senior team.
• Reach out to prospective clients via email and calls; give product demos via Teams or in person.
• Participate in events and assist; build client relationships from first contact to close.
• Research target markets and identify potential clients and strategies.
• Support Client Success in onboarding newly won clients.
• Maintain sales data in the CRM system.
• Leverage AI tools to prepare outreach, summarize meetings, and assist sales research.

Skills

Communication skills

Sales mindset

Results-driven

Self-driven

Stakeholder collaboration

Critical thinking

Strategic thinking

French & English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Intern

Ready for a new challenge?

For 10 years, Swibeco has been supporting over 10’000 Swiss companies in valuing their employees through simple, modern and effective benefits solutions.

Founded in Switzerland, Swibeco now relies on a team of 60 committed employees across our offices in Lausanne and Zurich, united by a mission: to provide Flexible Benefits that create real impact.

Our strength? A perfect understanding of local issues, a human approach, and a technology designed to make a difference. We are currently experiencing a double-digit growth and therefore, we are looking for Intern to strengthen our team in Lausanne.

About the Role

At Swibeco, you’ll go through an extensive onboarding and training process, which will prepare you to become an expert in your field. If you want an exciting challenge where you can develop your skills and build a career, then this is the opportunity for you. This role will particularly suit those who enjoy a challenge, have a pro-active mindset.

You will be talking to our clients, finding the key decision makers, qualifying their needs and convincing them to join as clients. Collaboration with cross-functional teams ( , Client Success, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders) is critical. To be successful in this role you need to have a result-driven mentality that celebrates wins but never sleeps on that success.

Working directly with the Head of B2B Growth and his team, who will train and assist you throughout your internship, you will have the following tasks:

• Develop a deep understanding of Swibeco’s product suite and effectively/precisely communicate the value of our products to influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level.
• Manage the full sales cycle for small-business clients.
• Generate new opportunities for Senior team.
• Reach out to prospective clients via email, calls and give product demos via Teams or in person.
• Participate and assist in events.
• Use your communication skills to cultivate strong relationships with clients, from first contact until you close the deal.
• Undertake research on target markets, identifying potential clients and suitable strategies.
• Support the Client Success Team to manage the onboarding of newly won clients.
• Maintain appropriate sales and activity data within our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.
• Leverage AI tools, in your daily workflow to prepare client outreach, summarize meetings, and support sales research.

Requirements

Who we are looking for

• You hold a bachelor`s degree or equivalent or you need an internship to conclude your studies.
• You are a talented individual with excellent communication skills.
• You are results-driven and sales-oriented, with a strong focus on numbers. You are confident in picking up the phone and making cold calls.
• You are self-driven, reliable, and driven to succeed.
• You have a good ability to work closely with various stakeholders (Partners, Manager, Clients...), to communicate and share your point of view as well as to present your work.
• You are a critical thinker and quick learner with excellent attention to detail.
• You think strategically with a "can-do" attitude
• Native/bilingual or full professional proficiency inFrench and English, Speaking would be a big plus!

Benefits

What we offer

• A six-month internship with the possibility of transitioning into a permanent role in the Commercial team based on performance and skills.
• CHF 4,440/year in Lunch, Mobility and Leisure allowance on your Swibeco Card.
• CHF 600/year in Gifts for birthdays, work anniversaries and Christmas.
• Permanent discounts for your daily savings on over 400 leading brands.
• A dynamic and supportive scaleup environment where you can make a meaningful impact.
• A professional and stimulating workplace that fosters growth and development.
• A collaborative and fun team, flexible working conditions, and modern office facilities.
• Free coffee and beverages to keep you energized!
• Nice offices close to the lake and the public transportation.

If you are excited about this opportunity and meet the qualifications, we would love to hear from you!

We do not consider applications from employment agencies.

• Swibeco SA Avenue d'Ouchy 66 1006 Lausanne