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*Headquartered in Charlotte, NC with over 50 U.S. locations to choose from for the internship! Apply now!*
The Polymershapes Summer Sales Internship is a 10 week long in-office program that offers a unique opportunity for an intern to experience every aspect of the business. By working with the inside and outside sales team, shadowing the General Manager, and understanding the warehouse operations, you will get a full view into the day-to-day success of your Polymershapes location. During the internship, you will have the opportunity to participate in many activities designed specifically to enhance your knowledge of Polymershapes, our products, and your local area. The internship will provide exposure within areas such as sales, customer service, order entry, order management, inventory management, and others. As the largest single-branded plastics distributor globally, we can provide real-world challenges and rewarding intern experiences to candidates from a variety of colleges and universities while providing a competitive salary.
What You'll Do:
- Learn and apply the Polymershapes sales cycle
- Conduct market research
- Handle customer inquiries
- Attend training sessions to enhance your sales and product knowledge
- Collaborate with other Polymershapes sales interns through bi-weekly Zoom calls
- Travel to the Charlotte headquarters and other off-site training activities
What You'll Need:
- Current pursuit of a Bachelor's degree
- Excitement for a consultative, relationship-based sales role
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude with an eagerness to learn and grow
- Strong business writing and verbal communication skills
- High level of honesty and integrity
- (Preferred) Completed coursework in sales or industrial distribution
- (Preferred) Experience in customer service
What You'll Get:
- Sales interns at Polymershapes are paid $18/hour
- Relocation assistance (if applicable)
- Consideration for full-time employment
- Forklift certification
- Training & experience in sales and distribution/supply chain
Who Are We?
Polymershapes is the leading distributor of plastic sheet, rod, tube, film, and associated products with over 75 years of industry-leading heritage. Through our network of 80+ stocking facilities located throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, and Chile, we provide thousands of diverse customers and industries access to extensive local inventory from world-class supplier partners. We have plastic distributions most knowledgeable and highly trained sales and customer service team. We offer expert conversion capabilities including cut-to-size sheets, film reel conversion, and CNC routing and machining. We consistently deliver innovative solutions to our customers because at Polymershapes, Youre the Center of All We Do!
What makes Polymershapes a great place to work?
We invest in YOU. Our team is dedicated to supporting new members as we expand. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and therefore aspire to build an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional, enabling them to take on tasks that are more complex in the future.
- Exposure to sales and executive leadership
- Protected territories that are assigned exclusively to you
- Ongoing qualified leads
- Defined career paths that promote growth and advancement
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