Sales Intern

Job Description

Sales Intern | Granite

The Tone:
This is an internship at Granite, located in Lincoln, RI. Granite specializes in providing comprehensive voice and data telecommunication products and services. This role is vital for driving new customer acquisition and expanding the company’s regional business, offering a clear career path with essential training and support.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: In-person, Lincoln, RI
• Mission: To sell comprehensive voice and data telecommunication products and services to key C-level and Director-level decision-makers across North America, securing new customers and expanding business regionally.
• Tech Stack: Salesforce

What You’ll Actually Do
• Prospecting: Proactively prospect new clients through effective cold calling techniques.
• Sales Support: Assist team members with various administrative tasks to support sales operations.
• Learning & Development: Develop a deep understanding of Granite’s diverse product portfolio, company mission, and proven sales skills and methodologies.
• Strategy Contribution: Engage in independent sales tasks and contribute to the development and execution of sales strategies.
• Skill Enhancement: Participate in an engaging sales intern role-play competition to hone selling skills and gain hands-on experience using Salesforce CRM.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Early Career internship role with a focus on new business development within telecommunications sales. Candidates should possess a positive attitude and a competitive spirit.
• Experience: No prior professional experience is explicitly required, but a drive to learn and apply skills in new business development, cold calling, and CRM software like Salesforce is essential.
• Skills: Strong cold calling ability, an aptitude for learning and integrating sales methodologies, and proficiency in or willingness to learn Salesforce CRM. Demonstrated self-motivation and a competitive drive are key.