Job Description
Marketing & Sales Intern
Remote work: 3-4 hours per day
Flexible hours
Part-Time: 15-20 hours per week
2023/24
What You’ll Do
As a Marketing and Sales Intern, you will be researching and compiling lists of prospects, emailing and calling prospects, tracking contacts with customers and prospects, responding quickly and accurately to customer inquiries, determining customer needs, placing orders, communicating order status to customers, following up with customers to ensure satisfaction and obtain more orders, analyzing business data, making data sets visually appealing, drawing meaningful analysis, and making the conclusions actionable. The high achievers get a chance to attend trade shows and be flown to Minneapolis over one weekend for team building, fun, and festivities.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for someone who is eager and wants to learn how to be in the Marketing & Sales field for their future career goal. This individual should have a GO GETTER mindset and can work to a large extent independently and with remote teams. There is a daily group check via slack and end-of-day reporting. The Sales team meets remotely weekly and discusses all issues with the team and the owners. You are always up for a challenge and want to grow through hands-on experience as a Sales & Marketing Intern. This position is ideal for students and graduates and/or those who are looking to add-on more experience under their belt. You will work directly under the supervision of the owners
Successful Candidates Have the Following
Excellent customer service skills
Have a “go-getter” attitude and mindset for sales
Be able to cold call and handle rejections with grace and see it as an opportunity to learn
Ability to communicate (verbally and written) effectively and professionally
A strong desire to enhance and develop a professional skill set
Have a passion for completing high-quality work
Excellent time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Amazing interpersonal skills and phone skills
Ability to work under pressure, adapt to change, and work in an extremely fast-paced environment
Self-motivated and energetic while working in a team atmosphere
Ability to handle multiple projects at one time
What You’ll Receive
At the end of the internship, you will be:
Awarded a certificate after successful completion of the internship program
Receiving a $500 stipend and the potential for a $500 bonus along with a Sales commission (at the end of the internship program)
Having the opportunity to gain a full-time position based on performance
Could be promoted to team leads
Could be part of the Management team based on the performance review of the first 3 months
Will be working with a team of interns from across the country from various schools.
Easy and direct access to the management regularly
Learning entrepreneurial skills from business professors who are also the owners
Receiving Mentorship and Learn team building
Mentorship and team building
Top performers get a paid trip to spend a fun weekend in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Get a chance to work with like-minded millennials, students, and more from diverse backgrounds representing 10-20 leading schools in the country and abroad.
About The Global Impex USA Group Inc.
In 2017, entrepreneur and college professor King Mukherjee founded Global Impex USA based on the idea of creating a social incubator and entrepreneurial venture where students get to learn hands-on business experiences. Currently, Global Impex USA is a leading importer and distributor of fabric, textiles, apparel, and made-ups focused on the global market. Within the textile category, our focus is on industrial fabrics, artist’s canvas, dyed textiles, and protective medical fabrics. We also manufacture finished products including branded sportswear, bags, face masks, and specialty medical apparel.
Global Impex USA is an international textile distributor and sourcing expert that specializes in business-to-business (B2B) sales. The company produces and stocks large quantities of industrial, medical, artist, and military-grade textiles for clients who wish to create their products from the highest-grade material with multiple distribution centers across the country. GI is one of the Top three suppliers of industrial, medical, and artists’ fabrics across all 50 states.
Global Impex USA also owns three subsidiaries, Guild Apparel, Gameday Merch & Stryv Medical, which aid the company in more specialized forms of value-added finished apparel and clothing. Guild and Gameday Apparel is the crown jewel of the group. Gameday merch does custom merch for leading NFL Athletes as well as for influencers dealing with apparel and more. Stryv Medical produces medical scrubs and lab coats for large medical institutions and private practices.
GI is a proud member of the prestigious national association of Advanced Textiles Associations. Home - Advanced Textiles Association and various other organizations including a few non-profits.
Join a leading Minnesota startup with a team full of energy, passion, and determination to excel! https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-impex-usa/
Global Impex USA Internship Culture
Global Impex USA’s company culture is unique in that every intern spends at least a few hours a day working with the company's owners to learn what it takes for an international textile company to succeed in the 21st century. This culture causes our program to be an incredible opportunity in which one will experience real-world business scenarios and develop their professional skill set. The culture is upbeat, with great vibes, and a young team of college students and recent graduates.
GI is one of the most diverse companies in the world of textiles, fabrics, and apparel. You get a chance to work with like-minded young professionals from 10-15 leading schools in the country. Since our founding in 2017, we have mentored over 30 interns from distinguished schools such as the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Saint Cloud State University, the University of Chicago, University of California – Davis, University of Minnesota – Duluth, St. John’s University, College of Saint Benedict, University of Michigan, and others.
We provide our interns with a great platform to embrace leadership, creativity, and entrepreneurship. We have a team full of energy, creativity, and ambition. We provide numerous engaging activities and events to keep you motivated throughout your internship. Realize your potential and enhance your knowledge with us!
Many of our interns leave with glowing testimonials!
Read more about how Global Impex USA started 2021 with its next generation of interns (https://www.etextilecommunications.com/012721-global-impex-internships)
The leading newspaper of the region, St. Cloud Times published on the front page of the GI Internship program. Learn more about the benefits of joining us in this article in the St. Cloud Times! (https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/2019/07/25/st-cloud-textile-startup-provides-hands-business-experience-entrepreneur/1817265001/)
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