Sales Intern

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Sales Intern to support our manufacturing-focused sales team in the construction materials industry. In this role, you will assist with customer research, quoting, and sales reporting while gaining hands-on exposure to B2B sales of cement, aggregates, and concrete. Working closely with sales, operations, and logistics, you'll help prepare proposals, maintain CRM data, and analyze market trends. You'll learn in a safety-focused, collaborative environment that emphasizes integrity, sustainability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support sales team with customer research and lead qualification

• Assist with preparing quotes, proposals, and bid packages

• Update and maintain CRM and sales reports

• Analyze sales data and market trends for assigned territory

• Coordinate with operations, logistics, and customer service on orders

• Help prepare sales presentations and product materials

• Participate in ride-alongs, plant/site visits, and safety meetings

• Respond to basic customer inquiries under supervision

• Support tracking of KPIs and sales performance metrics

• Contribute to continuous improvement and safety-focused culture Required Skills

• Customer research

• CRM data entry

• Sales reporting

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Power

• Point

• Data analysis

• Business communication

• Proposal and quote preparation

• Market research

• Basic construction materials knowledge