Position Summary

Here at Parker Lord, our purpose is simple yet powerful: we work alongside customers as a trusted partner to enable technology breakthroughs that change the world for the better. To accomplish this, we need talented and engaged individuals who are passionate about their field, willing to take on complex challenges, and ready for responsibility. Our Internship Programs have been developed to give you the opportunity to show us your potential while working alongside experienced professionals on real projects. These programs have been in place for years at Parker Lord and some of our most successful leaders started their career with us in an internship role.Do you want to become one of our future success stories? By joining our Intern Program, you will become a valued member of our team - tackling challenging issues, delivering truly impactful results, and providing you the opportunity to grow both technically and personally through practical working experience.We are seeking a motivated and creative Sales Intern to join our diverse and experienced team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in sales, account management, negotiations, value selling, pricing strategies, sales pipeline management, new products and applications development, competitive intelligence, SIOP process (Sales, Inventory, Operations Planning) and much more, supporting the Regional Sales Manager in the execution of strategies and continuous improvement activities in the commercial area. The ideal candidate will assist in developing and executing our regional sales strategy aligned with the global strategy for the EPM division, helping to increase sales and profitability, focusing to always deliver a greater customer experience.

Our program will run from May 18^th, 2026 through July 31^st , 2026. You will be onsite 5 days a week 

Responsibilities

• Sales process: assist in improving existing standard work instruction documents, write new documents and support the correct implementation within the sales organization.
• Sales management: gain experience on account management, supporting our Key Account Managers to improve the forecast process, support negotiations and pricing strategies, in collaboration with our pricing team. Assist the Regional Sales Manager in the reporting of automotive and industrial forecast data, using existing and/or new sources.
• Pipeline management: elaborate monthly pipeline update report, including number of opportunities, opportunity health status, pipeline size, new business wins and losses report, capturing information from the Power BI system and account managers, supporting on tracking our New Business Awards metric in the region. Participate on monthly pipeline review meetings, ensuring that the opportunities are up to date, following up in a regular basis with the account managers to ensure accuracy of the information.
• Pipeline development: work in collaboration with the sales, technology and application engineering teams to assist in the development of new applications and products, following priorities and key strategies for the division. Execute a quarterly update meeting between sales, technology and AE areas to ensure alignment and proper prioritization of projects.
• Business Development: assist the Business Development personal in the development of key strategies to grow our business, aligned with our division’s strategic goals, supporting the research process, strategy deployment and action plan execution.
• CRM management: assist the creation, refinement, and communication of a monthly call report for the sales team, reporting the number of interactions, travels, cold calls, and trip reports generated by the sales team, extracting important action plans and following up with the account managers.
• Marketing activities: support the local and global spaneting managers in the execution of webinars, tradeshows, customer trainings and other events, building a annual schedule and providing a monthly update to the leadership team.
• SIOP process: actively participate in the forecast review meetings, assisting the team to get information from customers and account managers, helping to achieve a better forecast accuracy.

Qualifications

Education: Currently pursuing a degree in Marketing, Business, Engineering, or other related fields.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and presentation building skills.
• Familiarity with business management and negotiations.
• Basic understanding of business practices, value selling, project management and pricing.
• Familiarity with Business Development and Marketing processes. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Knowledge on CRM (Customer Relationship Management) tools (e.g.: Power BI, Sales Force, MS Dynamics) will be a differential.

   

   

Attributes:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Goals-oriented with strong organizational abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced setting.

Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than a century, we’ve enabled engineering breakthroughs that make energy cleaner, transportation safer, medical treatments more effective, and manufacturing more efficient.

With empowered team members in more than 40 countries, Parker serves customers across aerospace & defense, energy, HVAC & refrigeration, in-plant & industrial equipment, off-highway and transportation.

Our scale is global, but our purpose is personal. We enable breakthroughs that improve lives, strengthen communities and create a brighter future.

Our Purpose — Enabling Engineering Breakthroughs that Lead to a Better Tomorrow — comes to life through our people-first culture where teamwork drives performance, inclusion fuels innovation and growth is encouraged. This environment fosters collaboration and empowers team members from engineering and manufacturing to finance, supply chain, human resources, information technology and beyond.

By combining deep expertise with an entrepreneurial spirit, we help customers succeed in spanets that demand performance, reliability, and sustainability.

As we look to the future, Parker is advancing initiatives in energy efficiency and sustainability while developing the next generation of talent and leaders to engineer a better tomorrow.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Parker is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Parker is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job related reasons regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.  However, U.S. Citizenship, Permanent Residency or other appropriate status is required for certain positions, in accord with U.S. import & export regulations.(“Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / VEVRAA Federal Contractor”)

If you would like more information about Equal Employment Opportunity as an applicant under the law, please go to Employees & Job Applicants U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Drug Tests

Drug-Free WorkplaceIn accordance with Parker’s policies and applicable state laws, Parker provides for a drug-free workplace. Therefore, all applicants seeking employment with Parker will be subject to drug testing as a condition of employment.