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Part-time Sales Intern

at University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA

CDW®, ranked No. 39 on Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Largest Private Companies, is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education. CDW is a principal source of technology products and services including top name brands such as Acer, Adobe, APC, Apple, Cisco, EMC, Fujitsu, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Panasonic, Quantum, Samsung, Sony, Symantec, ViewSonic and Xerox.

CDW was founded in 1984 and as of December 31, 2007 employed approximately 6,300 coworkers. In 2007, the company generated sales of $8.1 billion. For more information, visit CDW.com. We are currently looking for a Sales Intern on campus at the University of Pennsylvania.

As a CDW•G Sales Intern you will support Field Account Executives (FAE) and Account Managers (AM) on campus at the University of Pennsylvania where there is opportunity for significant growth. You will focus on building relationships at departmental levels within the University which will increase transactional business and identify larger IT opportunities.

Essential Functions:

• Break the campus down by department and schedule meetings with the key purchasers in each department
• Set the customer up with an online account if this is not already done
• Explain the procurement agreement between CDW•G and the customer
• Walk the customer through the order process on the CDW•G website
• Introduce the FAE (and the AM to new customers)
• Report business opportunities to FAE and AM
• Highlight CDW•G’s relationships with key manufacturer partners

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in campus technology trade shows and vendor fairs
• Work with local FAE and vendor partners to schedule lunch and learn sessions at the department level

Organizational Relationships:

• Reports to appropriate Field Sales Manager
• Coached by appropriate Field Account Executive

Work Environment:

The job will be primarily on campus and the individual will be coached by the local FAE. Program begins immediately and continues until the student has graduated.

• This allows us time to train the individual
• Additional presence during the educational busy season

The intern will be working closely with our customers at the campus department level giving them a better understanding of CDWG’s internal systems and processes. The intern must be able to communicate effectively and in a constructive manner with management, peers and coworkers.

The information contained in this job description is intended to convey information about the essential functions and requirements of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of the skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the opportunity.

Minimum Basic Requirements:

• Sophomore, Junior or first-year Senior who is interested in sales and marketing
• Strong organizational skills
• Available to work 15-20 hour week within standard business hours

Other Basic Requirements:

• Strong communications skills
• Entrepreneurial attitude
• Excellent time management skills
• Desire to excel in the role

Interns are provided with a laptop computer and black berry phone.


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Published at 18-08-2008
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