Sales Assistant Intern - French, English, Spanish (6 months)

About SamBoat

SamBoat is the fastest-growing global platform for boat rental, enabling curious travellers and seasoned sailors to experience the joy of being at sea. We operate in 76 countries and offer the widest range of boats and yachts, for both day trips and longer charters. With SamBoat, customers compare thousands of peer-reviewed listings in seconds and book the perfect boating trip at the best price.

• 1,000,000 people have sailed with SamBoat
• 76 countries
• 50,000 boats available for charter
• A website available in 9 languages
• Over 150,000 genuine reviews

Life @ SamBoat

We are a team of 70 talented and motivated people from more than 15 nationalities, based mainly in Bordeaux (FR), with part of the team in Barcelona (ES). Our mission: to democratize access to boating and yachting.

Our principles:

• Innovation & inventiveness: we build tomorrow's nautical rental solutions through research and technology.
• Share & learn: we grow together and make sure everyone keeps learning.
• Intensity & determination: building something exceptional takes hard work and the best ideas, wherever they come from.

Your mission

As a Sales Assistant Intern, you will support our sales team every day so that no customer request is left unanswered, from the first contact to the end of the trip. You will mainly handle our Spanish, French and English-speaking customers.

Sales support

• Qualify incoming leads (website, phone, email) and route them to the right salesperson
• Prepare quotes and check boat availability with our partners
• Follow up on pending quotes and push customers towards booking
• Keep our CRM up to date (leads, deals, activities)

Booking and after-sales

• Manage booking confirmations and travel arrangements
• Handle the administrative follow-up from booking until the end of the trip
• Answer customers by phone and email about their bookings (B2C)
• Communicate with our partners about customer requests (B2B)
• Manage invoicing and data entry across our tools
• Ensure the quality of the SamBoat experience

Your profile

• Student in tourism, business or sales, looking for a 6-month internship
• Internship agreement required
• Fluent in French, English and Spanish
• Organized, autonomous and reactive
• Good interpersonal and commercial skills, comfortable on the phone
• At ease with IT tools (CRM, back-office, spreadsheets)
• Bonus: first experience in the travel or yachting industry
• Super bonus: fluent in Italian

Why join us?

• A supportive, cosmopolitan and human-sized team
• A fast-paced environment with a start-up spirit
• Real responsibilities from day one and hands-on sales experience

Benefits

• Internship allowance
• Meal tickets, team aperitifs and boat trips
• Free boat licence
• Remote work possible depending on autonomy