Sales Intern Admin

Description

About LiveTrends Design Group

LiveTrends Design Group is a dynamic and fast-paced company at the center of the plant and home-décor industry that continues to grow and expand their brand portfolio. 

The company functions like a fun startup, but with the creative and operational maturity of a much larger company. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest-growing company, LiveTrends Design Group and its three North American brands (LiveTrends, Urban Jungle, BeYou) are currently available at over 16,000 stores in the US and Canada, including retailers such as Lowe’s, Target, Costco, Kroger, Walmart, and Publix. 

Culture Fit

Our culture is based on collaboration, accountability, empowerment and continuous learning. The ideal candidate will bring talent, passion, and experience to the team but more importantly will embody our core values: team as family, passion for life, craving for excellence, creativity in everything, and achieving the impossible.

Requirements

POSITION OBJECTIVES: 

Understand how to create long-term trusting relationships with our customers and deliver unique programs that fit each retailer’s needs. A Sales Intern will also be trained to oversee a portfolio of assigned customers, develop new business from existing clients, and actively seek new sales opportunities and team growth. 

Responsibilities:

· Gain industry and organizational knowledge through daily business interactions and job assignments.

· Provide administrative support (e.g., scheduling meetings, replying to emails, maintaining electronic filing systems, etc.)

· Proficient in drafting, proofreading, data entry and editing client correspondence, internal and external memos, reports, tables, and other business documents.

· Responsible for handling time sensitive material

· Complete assigned tasks in a timely manner while meeting quality standards.

· Work collaboratively with all team members to deliver high quality work product.

· Communicate and coordinate with internal departments.

· Perform routine tasks within established procedures.

Requirements:

SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES 

Sales Intern responsibilities include working with the sales team to learn how to develop strong relationships and connect with retail and wholesale customers, discover their needs, find solutions, prepare sales presentations, and close deals. Sales Intern will also learn how to answer client inquiries, work with them on custom solutions, and identify new business opportunities among existing and new customers.  Sales interns will help with various needs around the office as well, not limited to the above mentioned.

· High school diploma required. In pursuit of college degree preferable.

· At least 18 years of age.

· Internships are intended to be positions that are for limited duration, with a maximum duration of ten months.

· Strong desire to gain further understanding of the business.

· Effective communication and interpersonal skills (both written and verbal)

· Ability to work on a team.

· Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret.