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Siemens DoD SkillBridge Internship - Technical Sales - Midwest Zone in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Job Family: Internal Services
Req ID: 325592
DoD SkillBridge Internship – Technical Sales/Business Development – Midwest Zone
This opportunity is unique to active-duty USMilitary Service members with formal approval to participate in a DoD SkillBridgeIntern program within our Technical Sales Group. Siemens has partnered with Vets2PM to offer this SkillBridge opportunity.
About our Smart Buildings:
Because we spend 90% of our lives in buildings, they should be perfect places for all we do. Smart buildings enhance the experience. Interacting with people, systems, and ambient elements, they learn from experience and real-time input. Using intelligent control, security, and energy management systems, we help factories and offices better support the industries they house. We help schools, hospitals, data centers, and military bases have a great impact – all while increasing comfort, efficiency, resilience, and safety. Our Smart Buildings help to create efficient, safe, responsive, and responsible environments. Our aim isn’t just about improving buildings; it’s about creating perfect places that improve peoples’ lives.
Lean more about Siemens Smart Buildings (https://smartcareers.siemens.com/what-we-do/)
Our Three Main Business Groups that you could be assigned to:
Building Automation: HVAC Controls, Lighting Controls, and Mechanical/Electrical Services
Fire/LifeSafety:Fire Alarm, Mass/Emergency Communication, and Sprinkler/Suppression
Security: Integrated Surveillanceand Access Controls
Leadthe charge as a member of our Smart Infrastructure Solutions & ServiceSales Team:
As a SkillBridge Intern in our Sales Development career track, you will play an integral part in supporting the sales and marketing efforts of a world-class, innovation powerhouse whose products and services are considered market leaders in a variety of key categories. By developing go-to-market strategies and sales/production forecasts when using world-class CRM tools to generate estimates and custom proposals, you’ll gain invaluable hands-on experience leading to a rewarding future selling Siemens’ products, solutions and services to construction, industrial, and business clients.
Our Sales Development SkillBridge Interns will develop a comprehensive understanding of the marketplace, competitor offerings, customers, and decision influencers across the region. Using your technical expertise, along with your critical thinking skills, you will help tailor our solutions/service offerings to local contractors as well as existing and new end-user customers.
Your responsibilitiesmay include:
Working under the guidance of experienced SalesExecutives and in conjunction with our operations team
Developing knowledge of Siemens products, technology,personnel, culture, policies, practices and regulations
Understanding the rich history of Siemens, businessunits, and associated products
Learning about the industry/channel/market
Training on core selling skills and confirmedmethodologies to develop basic sales techniques to sellproducts/services/solutions to established or prospective customers
Learning key sales processes and tools
Establishing internal/external contacts
Completing structured on-the-job activities in job documentation,system design and installation and estimating
Shadowing a Solutions or Service Technician to gaindeep hands-on understanding of our highly technical products as theyrelate to the customer experience
Providing support through estimations, credit checks,market research, etc.
Interacting with our global engineering team
For 180-day Internships,responsibilities may include:
Under senior guidance, managingand expanding your assigned territory
Call onprospective/established customers, providing technical and administrativeproduct information and/or demonstration
Team-sell withcolleagues as appropriate
Perform needsassessments and develop sales proposals, estimates, specifications andpresentations
Work with operations,finance, legal and other internal and external clients as needed to obtain thesale
Begin integrating yournew skills to reach target sales goals
Follow through on soldprojects to ensure satisfactory completion
Qualifications:
· U.S. Militaryexperience as an E4 or above (Navy, Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard,Space Force, National Guard, Reserves)
High school diploma orstate-recognized GED required; Associates or Bachelor’s degree preferred
Knowledge of BuildingAutomation Controls, Fire/Life Safety or Security systems, businessoperations, and job financial reports preferred
Ability to read/interpretelectrical circuit diagrams is a plus
Microsoft Office and Microsoft Projectexperience preferred
Qualified applicants must belegally authorized for employment in the United States
Must be 21 years of age andpossess a valid driver’s license with limited violations
This position may support Siemens’ customers whorequire all employees and vendors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 wherepermitted by applicable law and in accordance with an accommodation based onlegally protected reasons.
Midwest Branch Locations:
Chicago, IL (Mount Prospect)
Milwaukee, WI
Indianapolis, IN
Saint Louis, MO
Bloomington, IL
Detroit, MI (Plymouth)
Grand Rapids, MI (Wyoming)
Kansas City, KS (Lenexa)
Minneapolis, MN (Shoreview)
Omaha, NE
Des Moines, IA (Johnston)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Why work for Siemens as a SkillBridge Intern ?
You will gain hands-on experience during your internship and will have the opportunity to join (upon successful completion of the internship) one of the world's largest and best-known companies as acknowledged in 2022 by:
Fortune: World's Most Admired Companies
Forbes: America's Best Large Employers, America's Best Employers for Diversity, and Best Employers for New Graduates
Fast Company: Most Innovative Companies and World Changing Ideas Awards
Corporate Equality Index: Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
We offer our full-time employees (post-SkillBridge) an excellent benefits/compensation package, growth/learning/development opportunities, and a diverse/inclusive culture where everyone plays their part and makes an impact for our team and our customers.
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Organization: Smart Infrastructure
Company: Siemens Industry, Inc.
Experience Level: Early Professional
Job Type: Full-Time temporary
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