Inside Sales Intern

Why Work at Banner?

For over 50 years, Banner Engineering has been at the forefront of some of the biggest industry trends, such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and our photoelectric, ultrasonic, and vision sensors, LED lights and indicators, monitoring solutions, and other safety products are used by Fortune 500 companies and industry leaders worldwide. Banner is a rapidly growing company that offers many personal development opportunities, an excellent benefits package, and a collaborative team of employees who are passionate about what they do.

Position Summary

The Inside Sales Intern will partner with other sales professionals to grow our business with current customers while also researching potential new customers for sales teams to target. This is a role for someone who is personable and internally motivated. This position is an in-person role at our Plymouth, MN corporate headquarters.

This position reports to the VP of Marketing – Digital.

According to the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), this position is classified as: Non-exempt

What You’ll Be Doing

• Adopt a persistent and resilient sales mentality, emphasizing the importance of never giving up
• Foster a team-oriented approach, supporting colleagues, staying positive, and working together toward success
• Take pride in work, maintain a winning mentality, and prioritize customer success
• Focus on growing business in various accounts, collaborating with outside sales when necessary
• Engage online customers, aiming to understand their projects and businesses
• Proactively handle leads by utilizing multiple touchpoints, following up regularly
• Use the triple threat technique, educate, agitate, differentiate, and convert to opportunities when able
• Leverage Zoominfo to expand customer profiles in SalesForce for better account penetration
• Engage prospects from marketing campaigns and provide feedback on lead scoring thresholds
• Focus on accounts from Strategic Directors actively participating in the account planning process
• Support corporate sales campaigns
• Use SalesForce to keep records of activities, customer interactions, opportunities, and CPQ quotes
• Delegate order management tasks falling under Customer Service responsibilities, ensuring transparency and thorough communication

What You Bring to the Table

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, and regular attendance is required. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

Required

• Currently pursuing a related Undergraduate degree in sales, business, or related field
• Established coursework that can complement this internship
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office 365

Preferred

• Exposure to or experience with Oracle, Salesforce, or BI reporting tools

What to Expect at Work

• Physical Demands

The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to support individuals with disabilities.

• Sit for up to 8 hours per day
• Exposed to a computer screen for up to 8 hours per day
• Utilize a computer mouse, keyboard, computer, and other standard office equipment
• Required to talk or hear frequently

• Working Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those you may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Corporate office environment – indoor and climate-controlled

This job description reflects management’s assignment of key responsibilities;

it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

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