Internship (m/f/d) Sales, Marketing and Communication with focus on Business Development

Everyone's talking about sustainable energy - we're getting it on track.

We are a company with probably the most experienced employees in our technology field in the world. As a joint venture of Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group AB, we are responsible for all activities along the entire value chain for fuel cell systems: from research and development to production and marketing for use in trucks and other applications outside vehicles. The goal is to establish cellcentric as a leading global manufacturer of fuel cells, contributing to climate-neutral and sustainable transportation.

The Sales, Marketing and Communication team is responsible for all commercial activities with our existing and future international customers. The team's responsibilities range from sales activities towards our international OEM customers in various market segments to our external marketing activities and internal and external corporate communications.

Are you excited by the rare opportunity to work with us to advance the commercialisation of innovative fuel cell technology and win new customers for our products? Are you looking for a multi-faceted and varied challenge? And do you want to provide constructive impetus and support an organisation in its further development? Then you've come to the right place!

Core responsibilities: 

• You are part of a cross-functional team from sales, product and application development, marketing and market intelligence that actively drives the acquisition of new B2B customers for our fuel cell technology;
• You are responsible for identifying new target customers and actively support the development of the strategy for new customer acquisition as well as the derivation and implementation of concrete measures from it;
• You are responsible for researching and processing essential background information on newly identified target customers and active customer leads and support the team in the concrete initiation of business with these customers;
• You are responsible for selected work packages in the further development of processes and structures in business development;
• You support cross-functional coordination and the preparation of strategic decisions with regard to new customers, up to management level;
• You proactively contribute your own approaches and ideas to improve our business development activities and implement your own ideas independently in coordination with the team.

Required competences/experience: 

• You are enrolled for a degree in business administration, international business, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering with an economic focus or a comparable degree programme;
• You have a strong interest in future-oriented fuel cell technology as well as business development, sales and marketing, especially in the B2B environment;
• You have good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications;
• You have very good written and spoken German and English skills;
• You show a strong team orientation and openness to an agile way of working;
• You demonstrate strategic-analytical thinking and strong communication skills;
• You dispose of an independent, autonomous and structured way of working.

Benefits:

• We offer you interesting, independent and varied activities with corresponding development prospects in a traditional company with a start-up mentality in one of the top industries of the future;
• With us, you can organise your working hours flexibly and also work remotely;
• Our restaurant provides you with soul food at a reduced price.

Additional information:
 

Proof of current enrollment in a degree program with outstanding exams is required. 

The position will only be filled full-time for approximately 6 months.

If your heart beats for fuel cells and you are looking for exciting challenges in the field of sustainable and climate-neutral mobility, we look forward to receiving your application.

Please apply online only and include your resume, cover letter and references.

We are particularly pleased to receive applications from severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent disabilities.

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