Sales Intern - Summer 2023

WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s 50,000 team members support customers around the world from more than 320 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

As Sales Intern, you are responsible for completing sales-related projects/assignments. You will gain hands-on experience in WestRock’s sales environment learning how we go to market. By the end of your assignment, our mission is to have positively impacted your curriculum and career goals in preparation for life after college.

• Analyze data sets to identify key potential new market segments and customers 

• Create lead lists for the Sales Team and track progress through sales funnel

• Make outbound calls/emails to potential customers to collect market data

• Manage a Marketing data set and/or CRM tool to refine and track opportunities

• Create customer-facing presentations to highlight WestRock’s value

• Research prospects/customers to find buyers/influencers and actionable market intelligence

• Currently enrolled in a college/university 

• Be a critical thinker with the ability to think and convey abstract ideas/concepts

• Display a desire to learn through intellectual curiosity 

• Integrity and commitment to high ethical standards 

• Strong interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills 

• Strong attention to detail 

• Ability to organize and prioritize workload 

• Drive and initiative to go above and beyond to achieve goals while collaborating in a team environment 

• Interest in a Sales/Marketing role with a manufacturing-oriented business

• Strong, creative problem solver

• Works autonomously, self-starter

WestRock Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating and maintaining a diverse workforce: Minorities/Females/ Disabled/Veterans