Business Development Intern

Sprague Energy - Portsmouth, NH

- Intern

Portsmouth, NH

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods

About the position

Sprague is passionate about delivering the diverse products and programs that warm, power and move the world. We keep homes warm through Northeastern winters and hospitals cool through summer. We help small businesses focus on serving their communities, and our renewable fuels keep our country's infrastructure running. From importing wind energy components to deploying leading-edge solar technology to help power terminal facilities, we are committed to continually evolving to meet our customers' changing energy needs. We are looking for a Business Development Intern for Summer 2025. Our Intern will support the identification, valuation, planning and execution of internal and external business development/growth projects and/or JVs/acquisitions. This role will have the opportunity to participate in project development across business lines and provide support to the business development team as the company pursues its strategic growth objectives. You will support the Senior Business Analyst and VP, Business Development to identify and research organic business development/growth opportunities. If you enjoy research and collaboration, you will be able to make recommendations to senior management after researching strategically viable joint venture opportunities and/or acquisition targets. In this role, you will support the valuation and due diligence efforts for viable 3rd-party joint venture projects and/or acquisitions. Our intern will provide analytics support into asset optimization efforts as appropriate. You will assist post-op analysis on prior growth projects or JVs/acquisitions and provide recommendations for improving the business value of these investments. You will also be able to assist in the budgeting/forecasting process for the business development function, including cross-company growth projects/initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Support the identification, valuation, planning and execution of internal and external business development/growth projects and/or JVs/acquisitions.
• Participate in project development across business lines.
• Provide support to the business development team in pursuing strategic growth objectives.
• Identify and research organic business development/growth opportunities.
• Make recommendations to senior management after researching joint venture opportunities and/or acquisition targets.
• Support valuation and due diligence efforts for joint venture projects and/or acquisitions.
• Provide analytics support into asset optimization efforts.
• Assist in post-op analysis on prior growth projects or JVs/acquisitions.
• Provide recommendations for improving the business value of investments.
• Assist in the budgeting/forecasting process for the business development function.

Requirements

• Pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in finance or related business degree; MBA or MSF a plus.
• Adept at assessing and interpreting operational and financial statements.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Casual business dress code allowing jeans.
• Opportunities to support various charities throughout the year.
• Involvement in committees supporting initiatives like Sustainability, Charitable, Scholarship, Innovation, FunForce, etc.