Commercial Business Associate - Summer Internship 2025

Description

Position Summary:

The Commercial Business Associate will have the opportunity to work with Heartland’s Commercial Business Team. This includes Supply Chain, Purchasing, Partner Relations, Inside Sales, and Service. The goal is to understand all aspects of business operations and add value to the organization through support of our sales activities.  

Roles and Responsibilities/ Essential Functions:

• Gain understanding of Heartland Business Systems operational processes.
• Provide support to our Operations Department, this includes Partner Relations, Client Services and Supply Chain.  
• Perform data analysis on systems information.
• Develop your professional skills through on-the-job learning.
• Work to update product data aligned with inventory, categorization, reporting etc. 
• Develop the ability to build relationships with internal customers at varying levels of seniority.
• Assist all levels of Operations team with projects as assigned.

Requirements

Competencies:

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively & professionally with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly, concisely and professionally.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Preferred Experience:

• Administrative/office experience

Required Skills, Education and/ or Certifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Must be pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in sales, business, IT, or related field
• Minimum 3.5 GPA

Preferred Skills, Education and/ or Certifications: 

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite

Equal Opportunity Employer - Including Disabled and Veterans

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