Overview

Job Title: Sales Development Intern

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Aptean is changing. Our ERP solutions are transforming a huge range of global businesses, from food producers to manufacturers. In a world of generic enterprise software, we provide targeted solutions that bring together the very best technology and drive greater results. With over 3500 employees, 60 different products and a global client base, there's no better time to advance your career at Aptean.

Are you ready for what's next, now? We are! If being part of a dynamic, high growth organization excites you and you are eager to learn and grow, then this opportunity is for you! Our fast-paced environment and dynamic global Marketing department is eager for a mover and shaker to step into this role and become an integral part of our team.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and innovative Sales Development Intern who will work in tandem with the SDR team in identifying qualified sales leads, and implementing strategies to engage and foster relationships that turn into sales opportunities. This internship provides a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of Sales, Marketing, and Sales Development, while developing valuable skills in prospecting and outbound outreach. This short-term undergraduate internship in our Alpharetta office will not only provide you deep insight into how our sales development team supports our global business, but also allow you to play an active part in doing that. If you have strong critical thinking skills, excellent communication skills, and are willing to learn, this is the perfect internship for you!

Responsibilities:

• Learn the basics of our product lines and understand how companies leverage our solutions to benefit their business.

• Gain an understanding of our Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) and different Personas that leverage our solution and perform ERP evaluations.

• Collaborate with the Sales Development team to identify and qualify potential leads and prospects within our target market.

• Research accounts and work directly with our ADR team funneling prospect accounts to the ADRs for outreach and conversion into sales opportunities.

• Learn different cold outreach and warm outreach tactics used in business development and prepare yourself for starting as a Sales Development Representative.

• Collaborate with Marketing to support campaigns and promotions.

• Contribute your own ideas to the Marketing and Account Development teams to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our Sales Development process.

Skills/Requirements:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrated high attention to detail.

• Is a natural competitor! Loves to win, and always trying to outcompete others.

• Is outgoing and loves meeting and talking to new people, with an ability to build relationships and rapport.

• Excellent time management and project management.

• Must be a team player and bring a positive attitude, is enthusiastic, and have a great work ethic.

• Is on track for 2024 graduation in the Business school or other related field.

• Wants to pursue a career in Sales.

Why?

In this role you will work on a great team that values self-motivation, attention to detail, and effective communication. This team is fast-paced and collaborative.

Aptean is where go-getters with strong problem solving skills can thrive. We provide learning opportunities across the company so that you can build and advance your career here no matter your background. Each and every one of us has a different story and different strengths. We are a dynamic company that cares about our 3,500 employees as much as our customers, and our leadership team believes in finding and retaining awesome people.

What you will also get to experience is a company that believes in the power of working collaboratively and winning together; that strives to balance work and home life, that seeks and hires teams of motivated go-getters, understands that this is a marathon, not a sprint; that continuously and purposefully builds an inclusive culture where everyone is able to do and be the best version of themselves. We seek people who naturally demonstrate our values, who are challenged by problems, empower others to thrive, people who can draw the owl and not be beholden to one playbook.

If you share our mindset, you can share in our success. To find out more about joining Aptean, get in touch today.

Learn from our differences. Celebrate our diversity. Grow and succeed together.

Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other group status protected by law. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing innovative solutions to our customer base.

"At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company." - TVN Reddy