Sales Engineer OEM Intern

Bosch; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Bosch seeks an engineering student for a sales engineering internship in Vernon Hills, Illinois. You will support OEM customers, coordinate sales processes, and serve as a liaison between customers and HydraForce for production, availability and data analysis.

Responsibilities include generating regular reports on key sales metrics, identifying trends from sales data, and helping to improve the customer experience.

Qualifications

• Student entering Junior or Senior year in engineering-related programs.
• Undergraduate students with fluid power or hydraulics coursework encouraged.
• Previous internship in manufacturing helpful but not required.
• Interest in a sales engineering career preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support OEM customers and coordinate sales processes.
• Report and manage sales metrics and data for insights.
• Serve as liaison between customers and HydraForce for production, availability, and data analysis.

Skills

Sales engineering

Customer service

Data analysis

Manufacturing internship

Education

Junior or Senior year engineering technology/ME/EE/Industrial

Fluid power hydraulics coursework

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Your tasks

• Responsible for supporting OEM customers, as assigned.
• Coordinate, measure, report and manage sales processes to delight our customers.
• Become a trusted liaison between customers and HydraForce, for critical commercial functions, such as production support, product development, availability, performance, data analysis, etc.
• Generate and maintain regular reports on key sales metrics, providing actionable insights to the sales team and leadership.
• Proactively work with customers and internal resources in support of achieving customer excellence goals.
• Assist Application Engineering on complex projects, preparing proposals, developing our sales advantage with good, better, and best offers.
• Document customer activity and leverage CRM to improve relationships and the customer experience.
• Collect, clean, and analyze sales data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify opportunities to streamline sales processes through data analysis and suggest improvements for increased efficiency.
• Take a manifold/application project from concept phase to possible prototype/production with a selected number of customers and present their experience at the end of the internship timeline
• Open to intermittent US travel as required

Your profile

• Student is entering their Junior or Senior year from quality, mechanical, mechatronic, engineering technology, agriculture, electrical/electronic, and industrial engineering degreed programs
• Undergraduate students that have had fluid power or hydraulics course work are especially encouraged to apply.
• Previous internship experience in a manufacturing environment is useful, but not necessary
• Our preference is for students who have an interest in a sales engineering career

Contact & additional information

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

The US base hourly range for this position will be in between $18- $27 depending on the credits accumulated for the undergraduate students. Your Recruiter can share more details about the specific hourly range during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans

• Bosch adheres to Federal, State, and Local laws regarding drug-testing. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and background check. Candidates who have been offered the position must pass both screenings before their start date.