Sales Operations Internship

Job Description

Fall Intern- Sales Operation Internship | School Specialty

The Tone:
This is a hybrid Sales Operations Internship at School Specialty, with a reporting location in Greenville, WI. School Specialty is an organization committed to empowering students by providing resources that cultivate safe and inspiring learning environments, ultimately aiming to positively impact the future of education, one child at a time. This internship offers a unique opportunity for individuals to fully immerse themselves in the corporate world, collaborating directly with industry leaders in Sales Operations. Interns will tackle genuine projects, contribute meaningfully to team success, and develop essential skills that will establish a strong foundation for their career. The program emphasizes dedicated mentorship and support, ensuring professional growth and valuing each intern’s ideas and development.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Part-time (10-15 hours/week during academic semesters), with full-time hours available for Summer 2027
• Location: Hybrid, Greenville, WI
• Pay: $17–$19 hourly
• Mission: This person will contribute to identifying and solving operational problems, improving processes, and gaining hands-on experience in Sales Operations to support the team’s success and cross-functional collaboration.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Gain Experience: Achieve real-world, hands-on experience within the Sales Operations field.
• Collaborate Cross-functionally: Learn to work effectively with various departments and leaders across the organization, understanding how these departments interact and impact one another.
• Understand Processes: Gain an understanding into effective process improvement and change management methodologies.
• Document Processes: Learn the importance of and contribute to process documentation.
• Solve Problems: Collaborate with key stakeholders to identify and solve operational problems, contributing to solutions.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently attending a 4-year college/university, pursuing a degree in business or a relevant field.
• Experience: Able to commit to part-time hours (10-15 hours per week) during the 2026 fall and 2027 spring semesters, with full-time availability offered for Summer 2027.
• Skills: Possesses self-motivation, critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, meticulous attention to detail, flexibility, adaptability, strong written and verbal communication skills, and robust technical computer navigation capabilities.