Commercial Excellence & Proposal Intern

NWU; Auburn Hills (MI); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Summer internship program

Job summary

NWU in Auburn Hills, MI offers a 10-week summer internship focused on Commercial Excellence. You will draft and edit customer-facing proposals and materials, collaborate with Commercial, Operations, Pricing, Finance, and Legal teams, and support AI-enabled proposal workflows to improve efficiency.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s in Business/Marketing/Communications or related fields, with strong written/verbal communication, research, and analytical skills, plus

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Interest in commercial strategy, sales, logistics, and customer solutions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in drafting, editing, formatting, and reviewing customer-facing proposals, presentations, RFP/RFI responses, and related materials.
• Gather and organize information from stakeholders to support proposals and opportunities.
• Translate operational, service, and commercial information into clear customer-facing content.
• Maintain proposal templates, case studies, and reusable content.
• Support proposal tracking, timelines, and activities for active opportunities.
• Conduct research on customers, industries, market trends to support Commercial activities.
• Prepare concise research summaries and customer briefs for Commercial team.
• Support AI and automation tools to improve proposal development and content management.
• Identify repetitive activities and help develop efficiency solutions.
• Create Commercial tools, trackers, and knowledge resources.
• Support additional Commercial Excellence initiatives and a 10-week internship project.
• Establish intern goals for professional and technical development.

Skills

Strong written/verbal communication

Research/analytic/problem-solving

Attention to detail/organization

Learn new systems/tools quickly

Multi-tasking across teams

MS Office (PowerPoint/Word/Excel)

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Business/Marketing/Comm/Supply Chain/Info Systems/Data Analytics

Tools

Microsoft Office (PowerPoint/Word/Excel)

Job description

Your Role

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Assist in drafting, editing, formatting, and reviewing customer-facing proposals, presentations, RFP/RFI responses, and related commercial materials.
• Gather and organize information from Commercial, Operations, Pricing, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to support proposals and customer opportunities.
• Translate operational, service, and commercial information into clear customer-facing content.
• Maintain and organize proposal templates, case studies, standard responses, value propositions, and reusable content.
• Support proposal tracking, timelines, and activities related to active commercial opportunities.
• Conduct research on customers, prospects, industries, market trends, and other topics to support Commercial activities.
• Prepare concise research summaries, customer briefs, and other materials for Commercial team members.
• Support the use of AI and automation tools to improve proposal development, research, content management, and other Commercial workflows.
• Identify repetitive or manual activities and assist with developing practical solutions to improve efficiency.
• Create and maintain Commercial tools, templates, trackers, process documentation, and knowledge resources.
• Support additional Commercial Excellence and Sales Enablement initiatives as needed.
• Complete a manager-assigned project addressing a relevant business opportunity, challenge, or area of improvement within the Commercial organization over the 10-week internship.
• Establish individual intern goals focused on professional and technical development.

About You

The company is looking for candidates who have:

• Current pursuit of a bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Supply Chain, Logistics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Interest in commercial strategy, sales, logistics, and customer solutions.
• Interest in AI, automation, and emerging productivity technologies.
• Ability to learn new systems and tools quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively across teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Compensation & Benefits

• Hybrid role based in Auburn Hills, MI: 4 days onsite, 1 day remote.
• 10-week summer internship program from May 31 to June 6, 2027.