Sales Intern (6 Month Contract)

Sales Intern (6 Month Contract)

Posted 2 weeks ago by Dyson

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Malmesbury, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Sales Intern at Dyson will support the GB&I Sales function for a 6-month period, gaining hands-on experience in sales processes and customer relationship management. The role involves assisting the sales team with lead generation, market research, and administrative support for sales campaigns. The intern will collaborate with various departments and participate in client meetings to enhance their understanding of the retail landscape. This position is ideal for individuals pursuing a career in sales, offering a dynamic and diverse work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist the sales team with lead generation and prospecting activities with new business targets
  • Conduct market research to identify potential customer and market trends
  • Help prepare and deliver sales presentations, proposals, and market reports for internal and external meetings
  • Participate in client meetings and calls, taking notes, and following up as needed
  • Update and maintain CRM systems with relevant customer information
  • Support sales campaigns and promotional activities from an administrative perspective
  • Assist in handling client queries and providing timely solutions under supervision
  • Collaborate with marketing and other departments to align on sales strategies
  • Attend sales team meetings and provide administrative support
  • Gain a broad knowledge of the GB retail landscape across all product categories

Key Skills:

  • Currently enrolled or completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s program, preferably in Business, Marketing, or a related field
  • Strong interest in pursuing a career in sales
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Eager to learn, detail-oriented, and highly organized
  • Self-motivated with a positive attitude
  • Previous sales or customer service experience is a plus
  • Occasional travel to customer sites and meetings

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Malmesbury

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Entry Level

Industry: Sales

Detailed Description From Employer:

About Us At Dyson, we solve the problems others choose to ignore, with surprising new inventions that defy convention and simply work better. We’re driven by progress and thrive on the challenge of relentless improvement. The Dyson EMEA region spans 14 head offices across cities like Amsterdam, Paris, Cologne, Dubai, and Istanbul, organised into four clusters: Northern Europe, Southern Europe, GB&I, and Emerging Markets. Home to 2,000 talented individuals from 66 nationalities, with 55% female representation, our region thrives on diversity, cross-functional collaboration, and a shared drive for progress.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Sales Intern to join our team for a 6-month mission working in our GB&I Sales function. The Sales Intern will gain hands-on experience in sales processes and customer relationship management while supporting our sales team to drive growth.

About The Role As our Sales intern you will work with our Head of Sales, team of Key Account Managers and wider Revenue driving team in the UK, doing the following:

  • Assist the sales team with lead generation and prospecting activities with new business targets
  • Conduct market research to identify potential customer and market trends
  • Help prepare and deliver sales presentations, proposals, and market reports for internal and external meetings
  • Participate in client meetings and calls, taking notes, and following up as needed
  • Update and maintain CRM systems with relevant customer information
  • Support sales campaigns and promotional activities from an administrative perspective
  • Assist in handling client queries and providing timely solutions under supervision
  • Collaborate with marketing and other departments to align on sales strategies
  • Attend sales team meetings and provide administrative support
  • Gain a broad knowledge of the GB retail landscape across all product categories

About you Currently enrolled or completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s program, preferably in Business, Marketing, or a related field Strong interest in pursuing a career in sales Excellent verbal and written communication skills Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Ability to work both independently and as part of a team Eager to learn, detail-oriented, and highly organized Self-motivated with a positive attitude Previous sales or customer service experience is a plus Occasional travel to customer sites and meetings

Benefits A competitive base salary 27 days of holiday per annum (pro-rated to length of contract) Free lunch, coffee, tea, and fruit on site. Employee Assistance Programme: free and confidential support for you and your family. Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.