Summer Sales Internship

Prosource; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Part time

Job summary

Prosource is looking for a Sales Intern in Cincinnati, Ohio. The role involves engaging prospects, generating leads, and effectively marketing technology products. Essential skills include lead generation, cold calling, and maintaining customer relationships. Candidates should be pursuing or have a college degree, with strong communication abilities. Compensation includes hourly pay and bonus opportunities. This is a great chance to gain experience in sales and technology while also building your professional skills.

Qualifications

• Must be currently working towards or have a college degree.
• Polished appearance and demeanor are important.
• Sales experience is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Engage prospects, generate leads, and schedule sales calls.
• Market and sell technology products and services.
• Maintain positive business and customer relationships.

Skills

Cold calling

Lead generation

Customer relationship management

Persuasion

Communication

Education

College degree or pursuing one

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Goals and Responsibilities

As a sales intern you will be asked to seek out and engage prospects, generate leads, qualify prospects, and schedule sales calls. You will also gain a complete understanding of all our technology products, solutions, and services and be able to create a successful email, phone, social, and in-person sales pitch.

Essential Activities and Responsibilities

Sales (90%)

• Use multi‑channel prospecting techniques to generate leads and close sales. This includes cold calling via email, phone, and face‑to‑face, as well as utilizing social selling strategies on LinkedIn to research and interact with business professionals
• Utilize customer and prospect database to track sales activities that help manage and grow the pipeline
• Evaluate customer business needs to develop and present solutions that will grow their business
• Effectively market and sell comprehensive technology products, solutions, and services
• Assist Managed Services Specialists as needed
• Engage in sales support activities including end‑user training, walk‑throughs, assessments, and providing Excel & PowerPoint support

Customer Relations (10%)

• Maintain a customer‑first mentality and approach while establishing, developing, and preserving positive business and customer relationships

Behavioral Characteristics, Attitudes, And Skills Required

• Ability to initiate contact with strangers
• Capacity to cope with interruptions and changes
• Ability to overcome objections
• Skill to persuade others to your point of view
• Self‑determined
• Results‑driven
• Organized
• Good listener
• Good communicator

Pre‑requisites

• Working towards a college degree or have obtained a college degree
• History of success (scholastic, sports, prior employment, awards, etc.)
• Knowledge of relevant computer applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Polished appearance and demeanor
• Any additional education in the field of business technology could be considered an advantage
• Any previous sales experience is not required but considered an advantage
• Must have a valid driver’s license

Compensation Methods

• Hourly pay + bonus opportunities