Sales Subsidiary Intern - Summer 2027

Sales Subsidiary Intern - Summer 2027
Program Duration: End of May - Early August
Location: Chicago, IL (on-site)

As a Sales Subsidiary Intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting Pella’s sales organization while learning how we help homeowners find the right window and door solutions for their homes. You’ll work alongside sales professionals, interact with customers, and contribute to projects that help improve the customer experience and the way we sell.

Throughout the internship, you’ll have opportunities to build your sales, communication, analytical, and project management skills while gaining exposure to a professional sales career.

Compensation: The starting pay rate for this position is $23.00 per hour. Compensation for this role is established through Pella Corporation’s internship program. Eligible participants may receive transition assistance in accordance with company policies and program guidelines.

Responsibilities

The primary purpose of this position is to:

• Assist the Retail and Trade sales teams with developing materials necessary to win sales.

• Provide customers with short web consultations in which they can ask questions about their window and door replacement needs, receive a quote, and plan next steps for completion.  

• Leverage software that provides the customers with visual representations of their home with replacement windows.

• Use data and customer feedback to work with our sales team on selling process improvements.

• Project work would be oriented to sales decisions and may include work involving consumer research, Customer Satisfaction measurement, sales Reporting, Competitive Intelligence, etc. 

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Pursuing bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university – Business, Marketing or related field

• Strong academic candidate.

• Experience with team leadership and teamwork, especially outside the classroom.

• Ability to use the following software applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, and other applications.

• Ability to effectively communicate to personnel utilizing written and verbal skills, including presentations to small and large groups.

• Ability to learn new processes quickly.

• Experience managing projects from conception through implementation.

• Ability to be successful in a fast-paced team-based work environment.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:

Pella Corporation is committed to workforce diversity. Pella is a Tobacco-Free Work Environment.  Post-offer background check and drug screen required.  Pella participates in E- Verify.  Pella will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

Pella Corporation provides a working environment free of discrimination and harassment.  Pella Corporation treats all persons equally, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or disability, as each is protected under federal law. A number of states in which Pella operates have laws protecting classifications of Team Members not necessarily protected under federal law. Therefore, Pella also treats all persons equally, regardless of political affiliation and belief, pregnancy, national origin, age, creed, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, mental disorder, veteran status, ancestry or handicap as each category is protected under a municipal ordinance or state law.

About Pella Corporation

As the #1 most-preferred national window and door brand by homeowners across the country, Pella Corporation leads the industry in innovation and design. Founded in 1925, today the Pella Family of Brands encompasses a robust product offering sold and installed through various channels. We are a growing, privately owned company with 20 manufacturing locations and over 10,000 team members in the U.S. and Canada. Pella is consistently recognized as a great place to work by Newsweek, Forbes and Glassdoor, having most recently been named to America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek in 2024, as well as Forbes' 2024 Best Employers for Women and Best-In-State Employer in Iowa. We have also received numerous accolades for innovation and design, including Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024 and Most Innovative Manufacturers for 2022 and 2023.

At Pella, our team cares deeply, learns continuously and achieves results that go beyond. We encourage creative thinking that seeks out and includes diverse perspectives. And we empower you to do the work you’re most proud of — that’s why we offer individualized talent development plans, cross-functional experiences and opportunities for career advancement through personal and professional development.

With talent just like you, we are imagining, building and fighting for a brighter future for generations to come. Ready to find a career that sparks your passion?