Business or Sales Intern

$16 - $22/Yr

The Reynolds - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Intern

Columbus, OH

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

Join the company that helps make American manufacturing possible. You'll work alongside essential industries such as automotive, plastics, food, beverage and aerospace, while becoming an employee owner through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). As a McNaughton-McKay employee, not only do you help the company succeed, you also share in the rewards. McNaughton-McKay is a leading wholesale electrical distributor and solutions provider of electrical, automation, and renewable energy products for industrial, commercial, and residential markets. This industry is providing exciting opportunities for growth and participation in reshaping how the world consumes and utilizes power. Efforts to modernize infrastructure are resulting in large projects for semiconductors, EV manufacturing, mining, and battery production. Energy transition and a desired shift to green energy have led to emerging markets in solar, wind, energy storage, and Microgrids. It's an exciting time to be in the industry!

Responsibilities

• Support the internal and external sales teams with product research, customer quotes, project bids, and interaction with manufacturers to provide either Solar or EV solutions.
• Act as the primary contact for residential and commercial solar & EV systems, design specifications, installation practices, and project management for manufacturer and contractor customers.
• Gain experience and understanding of the renewable industry, including products, processes, customers, specifications, and overall project management.
• Meet with customers and visit various job sites.
• Engage cross-functionally with sales, engineering, operations and other departments and leadership.
• Support current and future projects at various phases of the project management life cycle, including customer focused design build projects.

Requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Sales, Engineering, Environmentally Sciences, Sustainability or a similarly related technical field of study.
• Open to Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students.
• Knowledge of - and proficiency in - Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous internship experience preferred, but not required.
• Project management experience via school or internship preferred, but not required.
• Sales interest preferred, but not required.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Opportunities for continued internships throughout the following year on a part-time schedule.