Solutions Sales Intern (Summer 2018)

Job description

Title of Internship: Solutions Sales Intern Location:
1900 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1900
Houston, Texas 77056

Internship Term:
The internship work term will be from May 2018 – August 2018 , full-time work working 40 hours per week or part-time work working less than 32 hours per week. 

About ENGIE North America
ENGIE manages a range of energy businesses in the United States and Canada, including retail energy sales and energy services to commercial, industrial and residential customers, natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution and sales, and electricity generation and cogeneration. In 2015, ENGIE recorded €69.97 billion in global revenues ($77.6 billion USD). More than 3,500 employees work in the region, and Houston serves as corporate headquarters.

The Role: Solutions Sales Intern
The Solutions Sales Team Intern is responsible for assisting with development and execution of high-level consumer facing product and sales strategies for ENGIE SST business. The intern works closely with the sales, marketing and development teams to: develop product & sales strategies that enable the sales team to hit aggressive goals, coordinate on internal and external reporting, and execute in optimal sales territory that aligns with project development. The intern will develop internal relationships that aid in the execution of the strategies. This position reports to the Vice President of Business Solutions.

The intern will be responsible for the following:

·  Assists with defining and development of sales channel mix and customer acquisition strategies in a manner that optimizes customer count, budgeted sales and marketing spend, while closely coordinating with the business units to manage the current project pipeline. 
·  Uses Salesforce.com and other CRM tools while coordinating desired system upgrades with IT and appropriate business units to streamline communication, collaboration and data integrity.
·  Reports key metrics that help manage overall sales, portfolio pricing, and partner performance management.
·  Analyzes regulatory, macroeconomic, environmental, and other research criteria, to support strategic development of business development opportunities
·  Accesses relevant data from internal and external data sources with assistance from functional managers and ENGIE colleagues to complete ad-hoc requests  Essential Physical Abilities 

·  Ability to meet highest attendance requirements 
·  Ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally. 
·  Ability to handle multiple assignments on a timely basis with a high degree of accuracy. 
·  Ability to use personal computer, calculator, etc. 
·  Could involve some lifting. 

Hiring Requirements

·  Must be working toward a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s/MBA student working towards a master’s in Business, Sales, Engineering, Sustainability, or closely-related degree
·  Must possess a 3.0 GPA or higher & able to work up to 40 hours per week 
·  Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future sponsorship for employment visa status
·  Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
·  Must have the ability to think analytically, present ideas professionally, and work in project teams 

Working Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

For this role you must have authorization to work in the United States. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity, or expression, genetic information or any other legally protected status.

This is a summer internship.