Summer Internship - Commercial Sales & Support

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Job Description:

Satair is looking for a Summer Intern - Commercial Sales & Support to join our Sales & Support team based in Herndon, VA

You will be part of a Sales and Support team. The following are some activities you may be involved in:

• Highlight and deploy cross team sales & support improvements for our Account Directors.
• Basic weekly reporting on highlights and lowlights, when requested.
• Support one Quarterly Sales Meeting. 

Meet the Team:

The team consists of Account Directors who are in a key sales role, responsible for the overall customer relationship with Satair: selling material and services to their assigned customer base while simultaneously serving as a point of escalation for support topics needing attention.

Your Working Environment:

Airbus Americas, Inc. U.S. corporate headquarters located at 2550 Wasser Terrace, Suite 9100, Herndon, VA 20171. Over 200 employees work at this Northern Virginia facility managing sales, marketing, procurement, and support for commercial aircraft customers across the United States and Canada.

Program Highlights:

• Participation in the Summer 2027 Intern Program: May 17, 2027 - August 6, 2027 (12 weeks)

• Intern project is to collect, create and share cross team improvements that incorporate different sales & support best practices used by Account Directors that are proven successful. 

• Dedicated project mentor

• Project presentation with Satair Leadership team and roundtable discussion

Your Challenges:

Administrative: 80%

• Connect with the Account Directors to understand their profile, customer base and business objectives.  Create a customer persona, i.e Airline, MRO, Freighter, OEMs, Distributor, Brokers, etc

• Understand business sales strategy and tools to measure success. 

• Participate in the Monthly Regional Review & Monthly Regional Sales Review. 

• Collect and compile practices that are successful using a survey or through direct communication.

• Create, compile and share best practices for the sales and support team of Account Directors as it applies to the different customer personas.

Additional Responsibilities: 20%

• Other duties as assigned.

Your Boarding Pass:

• HS Diploma/GED and enrolled in University, required

• Seeking degree in Business & Marketing, preferred

• Able to work onsite in Herndon,VA for duration of Summer Internship, required

• Ability to work in the US without current or future need of visa sponsorship

• Skilled in the use of computer/programs to include Google Suite of products

• Communicate effectively in verbal and written form with internal and external customers

• Must be well organized and have good time management skills

Physical Requirements:

• Onsite: 100%

• Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment 

• Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds on production floor including safety warnings or alarms.100%

• Speaking:  able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications.100%

• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment and some tools including production tools such as hydraulic lifts. 100%

• Carrying: able to carry documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 20%

• Lifting:  able to lift documents, tools, drawings, electronic equipment up to 30lbs/14kgs. 10%

• Pushing / Pulling:  able to push and pull small office furniture and some equipment and tools. 10%

• Sitting:  able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer. 90%

• Squatting / Kneeling:  able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. 10%

• Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor. 50%

• Travel:  able to travel independently and at short notice. 0%

• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents):  able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. 30%

• Personal Protective Equipment required:  Required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection, Respirators/Masks, and/or Protective Gloves as required by site and/or customer site 100%

• Administrative position only PPE required: Steel-toed shoes are required for all shop floor visit, appropriate hearing/eye protection may also be required when visiting the shop floor. 100%

Ability to work in the US without current, or future, need of visa sponsorship/work authorization is required.

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Pay Range:

Hourly range based on the required profile: $24 - $39.75/hour. Rate determined by type of degree program and year in school (Bachelors through Masters). Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on geographic differential. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors. This position offers the following benefits: Employee Assistance Program, Paid time off including paid holidays. These are our current benefit offerings for the current plan year and are subject to change without notice.

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Company:

Satair USA, Inc.

Employment Type:

Internship

Experience Level:

Student

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Support to Management

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