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Business Development Intern - Zeeland, Michigan
The Business Development Intern is a temporary, entry-level role supporting DISHER’s sales efforts. This internship provides exposure to client-facing sales activities within a professional engineering and consulting environment.
The intern will assist with research, pipeline support, CRM maintenance, and sales preparation tasks while learning the fundamentals of account management, consultative selling, and relationship-building. This role does not carry individual sales targets and works under close guidance from more senior team members.
This role is designed for a student or early-career professional seeking practical experience and mentorship.
What you will get to do:
- Assist with researching prospective clients, target companies, and industries
- Support outreach efforts by preparing call lists, email drafts, and meeting materials
- Help maintain and organize the sales pipeline within the CRM system
- Assist in tracking opportunities and updating forecasts and reports
- Support preparation of presentations, proposals, and follow-up materials for prospective clients
- Shadow sales meetings or discovery calls when appropriate to gain exposure to consultative sales conversations
- Help gather and summarize information on industry trends, competitors, and market activity
- Assist with internal coordination between Sales, Marketing, and delivery teams
- Perform other administrative and sales-support tasks as assigned
What will make you successful:
- Interest in sales, account management, business development, or consulting
- Basic understanding of B2B sales or willingness to learn
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable conducting basic research and organizing information
- Attention to detail and ability to maintain organized records
- Comfortable using basic productivity tools (CRM experience is a plus, but not required)
- Ability to manage multiple tasks with direction and feedback
- Professional, positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Ability to collaborate with team members and ask questions when needed
- Curiosity about engineering, consulting services, or technical industries
- Must have the current and continuing right to work in the United States of America without restrictions or expirations
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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