Sales Strategy Intern - Cross-Functional Analytics

Faurecia; Northville (MI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Cross-functional exposure

Global company

Career development

Job summary

FORVIA is seeking a Sales Intern for the Commercial Excellence Lab to learn how a global automotive business operates from the front line and across functions. You will study workflows, map processes, and develop practical solutions that can be tested and scaled across the organization.

This role emphasizes learning, problem-solving, and hands-on tooling, with opportunities to build dashboards, automate reports, and influence pricing, forecasting, and cross-functional handoffs.

Qualifications

• Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in maths, economics, physics, CS, business, stats, engineering, or related fields.
• Previous internship or sales experience is not required.
• Interest in business, customers, technology, and organizations.
• Enjoy solving complex problems and handling incomplete data.
• Communicate complex ideas clearly and structure discussions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in recurring sales activities to understand the business and processes.
• Observe and map how commercial and cross-functional processes are performed.
• Analyze data to identify inefficiencies, delays, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Challenge existing ways of working with facts and respect for people involved.
• Develop tools, models, dashboards, and process improvements to support implementation.
• Explore how AI and technologies can reduce repetitive work and improve decisions.
• Work with functions to understand root causes of problems.
• Test proposed solutions with teams or customer accounts.
• Measure impact and adjust solutions based on feedback.
• Prepare and lead workshops to share observations and recommendations.
• Assist teams to make faster, better-informed decisions.
• Document lessons and scale solutions across the organization.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

Python/SQL

Automation

AI applications

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in relevant field

Tools

SQL

Job description

FORVIA is seeking a Sales Intern for the Commercial Excellence Lab to learn how a global automotive business operates from the front line and across functions. You will study workflows, map processes, and develop practical solutions that can be tested and scaled across the organization.

This role emphasizes learning, problem-solving, and hands-on tooling, with opportunities to build dashboards, automate reports, and influence pricing, forecasting, and cross-functional handoffs.