Sales Intern

Sales Internships provide the opportunity to learn, grow, and develop through hands-on experience to broaden sales, communication, and business acumen skills. This is a fulltime, paid summer internship, typically ranging from 10-12 weeks. Throughout your internship, we provide continuous training and performance feedback to ensure you build the necessary skills to succeed. Additional career opportunities are usually available upon conclusion of a successful internship, including placement within our Sales Development Program.

Job Duties

• Works directly with the sales team and sales leaders in developing new prospects and following through with an entire sales cycle.
• Collaborates with both sales and service teams to accomplish wins and create engagement.
• Develops professional skills through on-the-job learning, technical training and leadership exposure.
• Develops the ability to build relationships with customers at varying levels of seniority.
• Develops an understanding of what each department does within the organization through cross functional meetings and information sessions.
• Develops industry knowledge through product training.
• Presents a report out presentation describing the internship experience.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

Typically requires an undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree in their junior or senior year of study with an interest in a sales career.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong interest in sales, lead generation, or outbound calling
• Ability to commit to a 10-12 Week summer program
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Desire to learn
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Since 1928, GPC has set the standards for performance and value for our customers and our stakeholders. Today, we're proud to say we're the largest global auto parts network and a leading industrial parts distributor, one that offers rewarding careers that combine small company feel with a global scale. Our strengths are in the relationships we build and the value we deliver by merging local expertise with a global force.