Sales Intern

Passionate people. Loyal clients. Leading solutions.
With a rich culture of creative collaboration and professional growth, IDeaS' team members build successful careers with us.
IDeaS is proud to be a global powerhouse of innovation and excellence; challenge and reward. No matter where we're working, our teams come together to create leading revenue management solutions that accelerate our clients' growth through revenue optimization.
Now we just need you!
As a member of the Sales team you will assist with various duties regarding the initiation and nurturing of mutually productive dialogues over the phone with mid/senior level hotel executives to stimulate interest in IDeaS Revenue Solutions. As a summer student you will support the ultimate goal of identifying new business opportunities in defined market segments in the United States to drive achievement of pipeline and lead conversion goals.
What you'll be doing...

• Helps qualify, follow up and disposition leads generated via Marketing Programs according to target market fit and sales readiness and ensure smooth hand-off of Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) to Sales.
• Helps execute proactive outbound prospecting plans
• Works with the sales team to navigate prospective client's corporate structure and identify decision makers, uncover critical business issues, research ways to stimulate interest and communicate IDeaS' value proposition.
• Uses Salesforce.com to manage potential client prospects. Aid in CRM tasks and maintenance.
• Helps to achieve lead generation goals set by Sales and Marketing Management.
• Proactively seeks out information & research using the web, industry resources, and other vehicles to stay current on industry issues/trends and competing products.
• Is aware of and complies with all corporate policies.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

What you'll bring to us...

• Student enrolled in an accredited college or university seeking an undergraduate degree in such programs as Sales, Hospitality, Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, or Computer Science.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to give attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Ability to engage in a brief business-oriented conversation and articulate a relevant success story or value proposition through written and verbal communication.
• Ability to persuade and influence others.
• Ability to quickly establish rapport with contacts at all levels of an organization in order to navigate to the appropriate executive.
• Professional presence
• Enthusiastic/entrepreneurial
• Ability to learn and think quickly, and be coached.

We Support Who You Are....
As a global company, we strive to create an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives spark innovation and meet the challenges of an evolving world. Whether you're launching a new career or expanding your current one, IDeaS is a company where you can balance great work with all other aspects of your life.
At IDeaS, we also aspire to live our values each day by being Accountable, Curious, Passionate and Authentic. And we continue our quest to build a more inclusive environment that attracts, represents and provides a place for diverse ideas, unique perspectives, and authentic voices.
Additional Information:
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States , and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.
SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights . Also view the Pay Transparency notice.
Equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered in place of the education requirement stated above.
Resumes may be considered in the order they are received.
IDeaS/SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, IDeaS/SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment.
IDeaS/SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.
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