Sales Intern – Commercial Excellence

Job Description

Sales Intern | Faurecia

The Tone:
This is a year-round internship at Faurecia, located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Faurecia, operating as Forvia, is a sustainable mobility technology leader that develops cutting-edge solutions for smart life on board and sustainable mobility. As the seventh-largest global automotive supplier with over 157,000 employees, the company is shaping the future of mobility. This role is crucial for creating value in tomorrow’s cleaner and smarter mobility by identifying improvements, developing solutions, and implementing them within a complex global organization.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Year-round
• Location: In-person, Auburn Hills, MI

• Team: Commercial Excellence Lab, a small team within Sales in the Clarion Electronics division.
• Mission: Solve complex commercial and cross-functional problems by analyzing processes, identifying improvements, and implementing practical solutions.
• Tech Stack: Excel, Power BI or similar visualization tools, Python, SQL, other analytical tools, Automation tools, Artificial intelligence applications.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Understand Operations: Participate in recurring sales activities to learn about the business, its customers, and core processes.
• Analyze Processes: Observe and map commercial and cross-functional workflows, analyzing data to identify inefficiencies, delays, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop Solutions: Create practical tools, models, dashboards, and process enhancements, including exploring how AI and other technologies can improve decision quality.
• Collaborate & Implement: Work with different functions to test proposed solutions, measure their impact, and adjust based on feedback to drive successful implementation.
• Present Findings: Prepare and lead workshops to share observations, findings, and recommendations, helping teams make faster and better-informed decisions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Actively pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in mathematics, economics, physics, computer science, business, statistics, engineering, or related fields.
• Experience: No prior internship or sales experience is required.
• Skills: Enjoy solving complex problems, comfortable working with incomplete or imperfect data, able to communicate complex ideas simply, willingness to understand detailed operational work, and effective collaboration with diverse teams.
• Bonus: Experience with Excel, Power BI, Python, SQL, automation tools, artificial intelligence applications, or statistical, financial, or economic analysis.