Sales & Business Development Intern - Sales (8 Months)

About Us

A career at Hitachi Rail will help create a legacy. With operations in every corner of the world, our work goes to the cutting-edge of digital transformation and technology. From the multi-cultural strength of our global organisation to the sustainable and innovative ways we work to bring people together, there's something for everyone to get stuck into. And that's where you come in.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

The Sales & Business Development Intern will support the Urban Rail Signaling (URS) Business Line by conducting order intake reviews and collaborating on seminars, presentations and market intelligence activities.

He/she works closely with marketing and product teams, sales, key account managers and capture leaders.

Duration: 8 or 12 months (September 2024 - April 2025)

Key Accountabilities

Engage with the Sales & BD teams, Key Account Managers and Country Directors globally to collaborate on the achievement of order intake and margins targets

• Keep close follow up of opportunities (Quarter forecast, Must Wins, Key Projects, Large Contracts)
  
• Maintain Salesforce database updated and provide sales forecasts
  
• Organize Sales seminars
  
• Prepare reports on a regular basis for management review which summarize the order intake status (Monthly reviews, Bi-weekly report, etc.)
  

Manage the competitive and market intelligence lifecycle for URS BL, spanning from data collection to structuring, and also intelligence dissemination

• Manage and share information with top management
  
• Increase knowledge of our competitors, and, more widely, our whole ecosystem
  

Key Requirements

• Must be able to commit 8 months to the role starting September 5th, 2023.
  
• University degree or working towards a degree in Business, Marketing, or closely related field
  
• Is within their 3rd of 4th year of studies.
  
• Ability to assimilate, integrate and extract relevant information in a concise manner, as appropriate
  
• Strong capabilities in Excel and PowerPoint
  
• Inquisitive mind, critical mind, autonomy, responsiveness, ability to network and openness to other cultures
  
• Good language skills - due to the international nature of the business, must be comfortable in writing in English; and be able to understand and operate comfortably in an international business environment
  

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Thank you for your interest in Hitachi Rail. If your application is of interest, we will be in contact. Please do not hesitate to discover more about us and our latest jobs at https://www.hitachirail.com/careers .

At Hitachi Rail, there is a place for everyone. We welcome and value differences in background, age, gender, sexuality, family status, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, and world view. It is our commitment to create an inclusive environment - we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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