Sales and Marketing Internship
About our internship program:
Global Impex USA is a social incubator devoted to the ideals of teaching emerging professionals real-world business and entrepreneurship skills. At Global Impex USA, our interns work as a tight-knit team of highly motivated individuals who directly influence the company’s growth and direction. In 2019, the St. Cloud Times recognized Global Impex USA as one of the best startups to work for due to the amount of hands-on experience it provides to its interns. Since then, Global Impex USA has been continually recognized for its achievement in various news outlets and international business magazines.
At Global Impex USA we take pride in utilizing the full potential of our interns. Thus, we never assign meaningless work, and thanks to our amazing leadership team, you will be assigned resume-worthy projects every week and become an active participant in the international textile industry.
Global Impex USA’s company culture is unique in that every intern spends at least a few hours a week working with the company's owners, learning 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 can experience real-world business scenarios and develop his/her professional skill set. Our workers are fun, passionate, and energetic. Join us and see how much our company can help you grow!
We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the team!
What does Global Impex Do?
Global Impex USA is an international textile distributor and sourcing expert that specializes in business to business (BTB) sales in all 50 states and internationally too. The company produces large quantities of industrial, artists, medical, digital and military grade textiles and fabrics for clients who wish to create their products from the highest-grade material at the best prices creating best value. GI is a proud member of the prestigious, century-old, Industrial Fabric Association International (www.ifai.com). Global Impex USA also owns two subsidiaries, Guild Apparel & Stryv Medical, which aid the company in more specialized forms of value added products. Guild is an apparel merch company producing and decorating USA made Tee-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, etc. Guild Apparel is a crown jewel of global impex, which caters to custom merchandise/merch business for the leading NFL, NBA and MLB leading athletes. It also works with leading influencers from hit Netflix shows and more. Stryv Medical produces medical textiles made in the USA as well as scrubs, lab coats, PPE for large medical institutions and private practices. It has been a leading supplier during COVID-19 pandemic.
Duration
The internship is for Fall 2021/Spring 2022
Job specific features of our internship program
For our Sales and Marketing roles, we seek self-motivated individuals and GO GETTERS who are not afraid to take action and think creatively. Sales interns will receive a comprehensive learning experience from a team of business professors who have extensive experience in the international textile industry. Interns will be given the freedom to experiment and implement creative ideas that will be used everyday within the company. Throughout the course of the internship, you will be completing sales calls, attending business meetings, visiting vendors, utilizing our CRM system, and collaborating with our leadership team to achieve company goals. We believe individuals grow through experience, and we provide the platform for you to test your potential and grow!
Work environment is fun, exciting, remote, team based and part time (15-20 hours a week). The GI team is young, energetic millennials from 15 leading schools of the country. We have a family and team approach with an opportunity to collaborate with the digital marketing team, supply chain team, sourcing and logistics team, IT team, PR team and more.
Many past alums of GI are now successfully placed in many leading corporations. The owners of GI act like your life long mentors, coaches and more being college professors themselves!
Rewards - You will be awarded a certificate at the end of the successful completion of the program. In addition, you will receive a stipend along with a sales commission after completing the 15 week internship and will have the opportunity to gain a full-time position based on performance. You start off as a freshman intern and then move on to the role of senior intern and finally to lead and manager within 1 year based on your performance.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Cold-calling existing and potential customers (B2B) with a minimum of 30 calls every working day
- Developing and implementing sales strategies and opportunities
- Working closely with other teams like digital, supply chain, PR in collaboration to support your sales efforts
- Contacting and following up with customers, vendors, and international suppliers regularly
- Expanding industry knowledge of all three businesses by attending educational workshops, trade shows, and networking events
- Identifying potential customers and closing major sales opportunities through cold-calling and emailing
- Maintaining relationships with our existing and potential customers and distributors
- Organizing and participating in both in-person and remote meetings with customers, vendors, and international suppliers
- Monitoring and researching the competition for pricing and product developments, forecasts, industry trends, sales/marketing techniques
- Preparing and delivering regular sales reports and presentations
- Resolving customer complaints and concerns in an ethical and timely manner through honesty and integrity
- Traveling and visiting other business stores in your assigned region
Successful candidates are:
- GO GETTERS with Drive and passion
- Excellent verbal, written and people communication
- Able to handle multiple projects at one time
- Exceptional with time management
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Programs
- Comfortable reaching out to potential candidates for interviews
- Team players with a positive attitude
- Hard workers with a strong desire to achieve personal goals and company benchmarks
- Outgoing and engaging
- Organized and passionate about their work
- Energetic and self-motivated
- Team players that contribute to a fun and positive atmosphere
What we're looking for:
- Proven sales experience, including a track record of achieving sales quotas
- Management experience and skills
- Passionate and GO GETTER
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Expert knowledge using all Microsoft Office applications
- Team players that contribute to a fun and professional atmosphere
- Active supporters of unity and diversity
- Entrepreneurial in nature and embraces challenges
- Ability to travel required
Equal Opportunity
Global Impex is an equal opportunity employer which embodies a management style of, “sense of ownership”. We support the ideal of unity and diversity within the workplace, which is reflected by the various backgrounds of our employees.
Application Process
Apply on Handshake or Send in your resume to: King@globalimpexusa.com
Deadline- Open until positions are filled!
King Mukherjee
The Global Impex Group Inc
St Cloud Business Center
14th Seventh Avenue North
St Cloud, MN 563013
843-425-4341
king@globalimpexusa.com
Regards
King Mukherjee
Founder & Director | The Global Impex Group Inc.
Global Impex/Guild Apparel Co/Stryv Med
