Sales Intern

Motion Industries; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

GPC is offering a full-time paid summer Sales Internship in Houston/Pasadena, TX. The 10-12 week program focuses on hands-on learning, mentorship, and exposure to the full sales cycle from prospecting to engagement.

Interns will train with the sales and service teams, build customer relationships, and gain product knowledge through on-the-job learning and leadership exposure. This internship may lead to future opportunities within the Sales Development Program.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree, in junior or senior year.
• Strong interest in sales and developing business acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and participate in a structured internship program.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the sales team to identify prospects and manage an entire sales cycle.
• Work with sales and service teams to drive wins and engagement.
• Develop professional skills through on-the-job learning, training, and leadership exposure.
• Build relationships with customers at varying levels of seniority.
• Attend cross-functional meetings to understand department roles.
• Gain industry knowledge through product training and prepare an internship report.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong communication

Sales interest

Lead generation

Outbound calling

Learning mindset

Education

Pursuing bachelor's degree (junior/senior)

Job description

Houston, TX, USA

Pasadena, TX, USA

Full time

R26_0000030909

Job Description

SUMMARY: Sales Internships provide the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop though hands‑on experience to broaden sales, communication, and business acumen skills. This is a fulltime, paid summer internship, typically ranging from 10-12 weeks. Throughout your internship, we provide continuous training and performance feedback to ensure you build the necessary skills to succeed. Additional career opportunities are usually available upon conclusion of a successful internship, including placement within our Sales Development Program.

JOB DUTIES

• Works directly with the sales team and sales leaders in developing new prospects and following through with an entire sales cycle.
• Collaborates with both sales and service teams to accomplish wins and create engagement.
• Develops professional skills through on‑the‑job learning, technical training and leadership exposure.
• Develops the ability to build relationships with customers at varying levels of seniority.
• Develops an understanding of what each department does within the organization through cross functional meetings and information sessions.
• Develops industry knowledge through product training.
• Present a report out presentation describing the internship experience.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Typically requires an undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree in their junior or senior year of study with an interest in a sales career.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Strong interest in sales, lead generation, or outbound calling
• Ability to commit to a 10-12 Week summer program
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Desire to learn
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

Where permitted by applicable law, successful applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to start date. COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment, subject to an approved accommodation, and proof of vaccination will be required on or prior to start date.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

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