Sales Management Trainee Intern Ames IA Fall 2026

Enterprise; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

Enterprise is offering a Management Internship in Ames, Iowa, perfect for university students eager to gain hands-on business experience. This part-time position allows interns to learn essential management skills in a team-based environment.

Interns will engage in various responsibilities including managing a fleet of vehicles, developing marketing strategies, and completing leadership projects. This role requires a commitment of 25 hours per week for 10-11 weeks, starting Tuesday, September 1st.

Qualifications

• Must have 6 months of customer service, sales, or leadership experience.
• Must have a valid driver's license with no more than 2 moving violations.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Manage a fleet of vehicles and take care of customers.
• Develop marketing strategies and build relationships.
• Complete intern projects and engage in competition.

Skills

Customer service

Sales experience

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Senior enrolled for upcoming semester, graduating December 2026

Job description

Overview

If you’re looking to hit the ground running, the Enterprise Management Internship will help you build valuable business and leadership skills. For a university/college student, the real-world professional experience you’ll receive during the internship will help you stand apart from the crowd, and will be more than just a line on your resume.

From day one as a paid intern with Enterprise, you'll learn what it takes to run a successful business and acquire highly marketable skills in management. Our university/college interns take on the same challenges as our first and second year full-time professionals. It's a team-based environment; and throughout your internship, your peers will be right by your side helping you learn, grow and have fun.

This is a Part-Time position, slated to start Tuesday, September 1st and last for 90 days. This role is located at our rental office in Ames, IA- 817 E Lincoln Wy, Ames, IA 50010.

Responsibilities

When you join our Management Internship Program, you'll soon discover that every day is different because it is filled with new, exciting, rewarding and often unexpected opportunities. For a season, we’ll put you in the middle of everything, just like our Management Trainees. We’ll give you the chance to develop the skills you need to manage a fleet of vehicles, take care of customers, develop marketing strategies and build relationships with customers and coworkers.

During our internship, you’ll use the skills you learn to complete intern projects and engage in some friendly competition with your peers. You may also be eligible for performance incentives and employee referral rewards.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Qualifications

• Must be a Senior enrolled for the upcoming semester and set to graduate in December 2026.

• Must have 6 months of customer service, sales and/or leadership experience.

• Must have a valid driver's license with no more than 2 moving violations and/or at fault accidents in the past 3 years.

• No drug or alcohol related conviction on your record in the past 5 years (i.e., DUI, DWI)

• Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future.

• 10-11 week commitment (no more than 90 days) with the availability to start during Tuesday, September 1st.

• Must be available to work 25 hours/week