Inside Sales Intern

About the role

This internship provides hands-on experience in inside sales, focusing on supporting the Therma-Tru Sales Organization and channel partners. You'll receive training on products and sales processes, and work closely with mentors and team members.

Responsibilities

• Leverage experience and best practices to assist with team training, continuous improvement, and career development opportunities.
• Maintain a pipeline of top opportunities & initiatives for supported districts—utilize available team resources to ensure prompt follow up and increase closed-won percentage.
• Focus on the big rocks each week—incorporate training received from the 12-week year, 7 habits and other learning opportunities.
• Meet & exceed Inside Sales opportunity goals for new and closed Fiberon opportunities.
• Proactively source new sales opportunities for Fiberon through a defined lead follow-up cadence including outbound cold calls and emails.
• Utilize the latest virtual technology to perform effective presentations and to streamline processes.
• Work with Territory Managers, National Account Managers, Builder Specialists, District Sales Managers & Retail Sales Reps to support our network of channel partners and identify where Inside Sales support can be best leveraged.
• Aid Sales Support specialists by providing superior service to the sales team by serving as a point of contact and acting as a liaison for the Fiberon business units.
• Aid the sales team with requests that will allow them the opportunity to gain additional selling time.
• After successfully completing training, leverage CRM (HubSpot), Reporting tools (Tru-Analytics, Box, Monday.com), Virtual Platforms (Microsoft Teams, etc.), Sales Subscriptions (Construct Connect, Builder Partnership, etc.) and other relevant systems.
• Liaison with other functional areas (Product Management, Engineering, Technical Sales, Marketing) to identify opportunities to pursue certification and training opportunities that will assist in self & team development.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Possessing a bachelor’s degree in Sales, Marketing, or a related field.
• Desire to pursue a career in Sales.
• Customer Service Experience.
• Interested in building products as a potential field of work.
• Ability to work independently.
• Pro-active, can take action in the absence of specific guidance.
• Demonstrates a passion for understanding customer needs.
• Ability to successfully partner with the Therma-Tru sales organization.
• Ability to work Hybrid / Remote.

Benefits

Fortune Brands offers comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We also offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is $20 per hour. Actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location.

Schedule & Location

This is a year-round internship that offers flexibility during the academic year while providing valuable in-person experience during the summer. The Summer Schedule is Hybrid work arrangement based in our Deerfield, IL office. Onsite: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Remote: Monday and Friday. The School Year Schedule is Fully remote. Flexible hours designed to accommodate class schedules and academic commitments (~20 hours a week).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Fortune Brands is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability/handicap status, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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