Sales Internship

Responsibilities

• The Sales intern will learn our new home sales process, working alongside our seasoned sales team.
• They will gain exposure to the tools and resources we use to support our home buyers to learn about our customer service approach.
• Sales interns will provide direct support to their division which involves learning about the construction process, reviewing available model home options with potential buyers and assisting sales agents and sales counselors with administrative tasks.
• This is all while learning the broader business strategy and participating in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders.
• Work closely with internal business leaders to learn the homebuilding industry, the Meritage business model and an assigned functional area such as construction, land, marketing, operations, purchasing, finance, human resources, etc.
• Learn our core values and why they drive everything we do.
• Translate classroom experience into practical application during the internship.
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving other interns and business leaders centered around current business challenges.
• Present real world business recommendations to senior leadership that can help drive our strategy.
• Write a paper focusing on the experience or another assigned topic.

Qualifications

• Operating with integrity
• Always assuming positive intent and bringing passion to work
• Having a desire to “win” and get stuff done
• Fostering an inclusive environment
• Asking questions, seeking to understand and making recommendations to improve
• Wanting to always innovate, think of new ideas and solve for bigger problems
• Being relentless in the pursuit of excellence; will never “settle”
• Actively enrolled in a degree program from a regionally accredited university or college
• Experience working in a team environment on cross team or functional projects (preferred