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The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services, and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials, and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.5 billion, and locations in over 60 countries worldwide, making it one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith U.S. Inc. (VPA) is hiring for:

Summary:

The Sales Intern will work closely with our Sales and Appleton team to gain a comprehensive understanding of the operations of the Voith Paper Product and Services business. The student will be assigned tasks with set deadlines and will collaborate with various team members and customers.

Responsibilities:

1. Participate in a training program that covers sales administration, essential sales functions, responsibilities of Regional Sales Managers, Voith values and culture, key business drivers, and customer operations and expectations.
2. Accompany Regional Sales Managers on trips to understand the sales process and customer operations and needs.
3. Engage with team members during customer service visits, outage jobs, and equipment startups at customer mill sites.
4. Increase understanding of customers, market, and Voith products/services through reading marketing/industry publications and completing Voith online training.
5. Assist Regional Sales Managers in acquiring new business and maintaining/servicing existing customer accounts.
6. Provide administrative and service support to Regional Sales Managers and Applications Engineering team as needed.
7. Comply with all safety policies, Voith policies, and customer standards and expectations.

Requirements:

1. Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
2. Must live in the North centrally focused area (preferably OH/IN/KY/IL).
3. Ability to travel up to 80% of the time on a weekly basis.
4. Paper industry experience is preferred.
5. Understanding of basic business and operations/maintenance practices.
6. Exceptional communication, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
7. Must be comfortable working with hands, tools, and entering equipment during customer service support visits.
8. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. At times, some lifting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and balancing is necessary.

*This job description is not all encompassing; however, it is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), Veterans, and people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.