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Irec - Institut De Recerca En Energia De Catalunya; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid placement: 1,200 euros per month

Opportunities to grow within SAP

Global IT company experience

Dedicated program managers

Intern community

Structured onboarding and learning

Familiarity with digital marketing and

Sales tools

Job summary

SAP iXp Intern - Sales Development Associate for Portugal, based in SAP Barcelona Digital Hub, is a 6-month full-time internship (39.5 hours/week) in Barcelona, Spain. The role focuses on helping generate and qualify leads for the Portugal market.

You’ll learn digital prospecting, account profiling, and how SAP solutions address customer needs, while collaborating with Sales Developers and Account Executives.

Qualifications

• Fluent European Portuguese is required. Strong Business English is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in prospecting and outreach for the Portugal market.

Skills

Portuguese (European)

English (Business)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's student

Business/Management or IT/Digital Transformation studies

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Canva

Job description

SAP iXp Intern - Sales Development Associate (SDA) for Portugal, located in Barcelona

We help the world run better. At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What’s in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

• Start date: 1st or 15th of each month (subject to business needs and completion of the recruitment and onboarding process)
• Duration: minimum of 6 months (full‑time, 39.5 hours/week)

Languages Required We are hiring for the Portugal market, so fluent European Portuguese is required for this role. In addition, strong Business English (verbal and written) is required, as it is the working language across teams.

Who We Are Our mission is to boost SAP's market share among SMEs by engaging the right prospects, at the right time, with the right message. We use innovative digital tools to create great first impressions of SAP, turning prospects into new customers. Based in SAP's Barcelona Digital Hub, you will contribute to one of SAP's fastest‑growing areas: Cloud adoption.

Our team is friendly, diverse, dynamic, and innovative, with a multicultural environment of 28 nationalities. You will also develop an understanding of different cultures while working in a meaningful, customer‑focused role, underpinned by our values of collaboration, trust, innovation, going the extra mile and maintaining a growth mindset.

Who You Are You are interested in starting a career in IT sales and are attracted to customer‑facing roles. You take initiative, stay curious, and like working on meaningful, innovative projects. You are likely:

• In the final stages of your education (bachelor's or master's student)
• Able to sign a tri‑party internship agreement with SAP via your university (mandatory under Spanish law)
• Studying Business Administration, Management, Sales, Marketing, Data/Process Management, IT/Digital Transformation, or similar
• Ready for a full‑time, 6‑month placement (39.5 hours per week)
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Canva
• Detail‑oriented and capable of delivering high‑quality work
• Driven, proactive, and collaborative with a problem‑solving mindset
• An active listener who understands assignments and delivers results

Your Mission Help our team connect with the right prospects, at the right time, using the right message – all with the goal of turning them into SAP customers. Your work will directly support Sales Developers and Account Executives in building a high‑quality pipeline that fuels SAP's growth engine.

What You’ll Learn – and How During your internship, you will have the opportunity to learn best practices in digital prospecting, including:

• Gaining a working understanding of industry‑specific trends and how SAP delivers value
• Observing how to prepare for conversations with C‑level decision‑makers
• Exploring techniques for handling objections and aligning needs with SAP solutions
• Building foundational knowledge in sales data management, including profiling target accounts and understanding industry segmentation
• Developing familiarity with reporting tools and how sales teams use account intelligence
• Gaining exposure to customer‑facing situations by shadowing Sales Developers during live interactions
• Exploring how digital marketing signals can support account qualification and highlight high‑potential prospects
• Driving awareness of the internship program by promoting it through social media, university channels and job boards

Perks

• Paid placement: a stipend of 1,200 euros per month (gross, full‑time)
• Opportunity to grow within SAP after your studies
• Gain valuable experience within a global IT company and access to a strong career development framework
• Dedicated managers for day‑to‑day activities and program management
• Part of a strong local and global intern community
• Specific onboarding and learning framework
• Familiarity with key digital marketing and sales tools

Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end‑to‑end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose‑driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people or platforms, we help ensure that every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we can’t wait to see what you bring to our team.

We win with inclusion SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well‑being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, etc.), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or disability.