Inside Sales Intern

Job Description:

Duration: 12 weeks, 37.5 hours per week 

Start Date: May 26 or June 8     

Job Summary:  

Vertex Inc. is seeking an ambitious and high-energy sales intern to support the company’s Inside Sales Organization. You will work directly with the Inside Sales Representatives, Sales Development Representatives, and Client Relationship Managers to assist in contact discovery, research, and the support of pipeline generating activities. The intern hired will help with tracking and updating sales leads, contacts, and accounts, generate sales reporting, evaluate success, trends, and failures of sales campaigns. The intern should be organized and prepared to work in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment.  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Learn our products, services, industries, and operations  

• Learn different aspects of the sales cycle and the techniques used  

• Research and identify potential prospects to support the outbound motion  

• Enter and update prospect and client information leveraging the customer relationship management (CRM) system  

• Work collaboratively with our Sales team and internal business partners  

• Attend weekly team calls and internal meetings  

• May participate in other tasks or projects as assigned.  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  

• Show creative problem-solving approach and strong analytical skills  

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload to maximize efficiency.  

• Effective listener  

• Excellent oral & written communication skills required.    

• Must have strong interpersonal, organizational, time management, negotiating, closing, decision making, presentation, strong phone skills, exceptional listening skills and above average problem solving skills.  

• Ability to use social media tools to develop and nurture contacts, etc.  

• Strong facility with teamwork and an ability to learn and adapt quickly.   

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Packages.  

ELIGIBILITY:  

• Junior or Senior Undergraduate student majoring in Business, Mass Communications, Sales, Marketing, or related field with a minimum GPA of 3.0  

• Positive, professional individual with a desire to learn and be successful in business development and Sales  

• Highly organized and a self-starter  

• Strong ability to be flexible and multi-task  

• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, LinkedIn Sales Nav a plus  

Other Qualifications  

The Winning Way behaviors that all Vertex employees need in order to meet the expectations of each other, our customers, and our partners.  

• Communicate with Clarity - Be clear, concise and actionable. Be relentlessly constructive. Seek