Sales Operations Intern

PROGRAM START: May/June 2018

PROGRAM END: August 2018

Description:

By 2020, Dyson will add new product categories and over 100 products to our portfolio – taking us far beyond the vacuums that started the company more than 20 years ago. What remains the same is our innovative culture, entrepreneurial spirit, and focus on wrong thinking that makes us who we are. At Dyson, we never stop transforming – our technologies and ourselves. And we’re looking for emerging leaders across our functions that are eager to learn by doing – not by watching.

Dyson’s Summer Internship Program is a chance for rising seniors and graduate students (those completing their programs in 2019) at accredited US colleges and universities to join what Fast Company has called one of The Most Innovative Companies in the World. Our internships are different - it’s one of the reasons we were ranked one of the Top 100 Internship Programs in the Country in 2017 – and you will have the opportunity to show your skills and make contributions that impact our owners, our people and our global business.

Dyson’s Sales team is looking for dynamic, detail-oriented and analytical interns with any interest in project management to join our team this summer. Our sales organization is the heart of the Dyson US business and includes our National Account Managers responsible for our strong retail partnerships, our operations team responsible for keeping the business moving, and our field sales teams, including our Dyson Experts, who help drive a best-in-class customer experience. This internship may have you working closely with our Zone Directors across our NYC, Chicago and San Francisco-based operations, supporting our retail operations team, and/or partnering with key stakeholders across the sales organization on projects. You’ll need to be quick on your feet and able to pivot your priorities and focus - in an organization that doesn’t still, the team’s work is a growing challenge of ever-evolving numbers.

What to expect from Dyson’s Summer Internship Program:

• We believe people should be paid for their work. Interns are no exception - these are full-time, paid internships including a housing stipend to spend the summer in Chicago if you are from outside of the Chicagoland area.
• The program will run for approximately 10-12 weeks (May/June - August 2018), and flexible based on academic calendars)
• Lunch and learns from Dyson leaders on our business, our strategy, and more!
• Special intern-only outings and trainings
• Leadership opportunities
• Working from Dyson’s brand-new US Headquarters in Chicago, IL
• Feedback from your manager, both during the program, and a summer-end recap to make sure you get the most of your time at Dyson

Dyson moves fast and no two days will be the same. Here are some highlights you can expect of your internship:

• onboarding – learning the fundamentals of our products, people and strategy.
• – shadow, learn and support the day-to-day of your function while making real contributions, learning new skills, and challenging you to begin driving your internship.
• : intro to your mission – work side-by-side with team members or other interns on large-scale projects or be assigned a functional project to lead yourself from beginning to end.
• – you will be expected to drive real projects forward and find new ways to contribute and grow as a leader. Through leadership trainings, skills challenges and day-to-day learning, you’ll grow by doing.
• – participate in design thinking workshops with the James Dyson Foundation and lead initiatives in our communities to help inspire the next generation of engineers.
• : Our internship programs will challenge you and prepare you to join our full-time leadership development programs after graduation. We’re look for the best of the best, and top talent may end their summer with an offer for our America’s finance rotational program – giving you the chance to grow, learn and contribute to our finance and insights organization in the US and Canada, and into new markets as we expand across the Americas

Dyson is a global technology company. Using a desire to make things work better as a catalyst for invention, our team of 3,000 engineers and scientists are passionate about developing technology that solves the problems others often ignore. From the world’s first bagless vacuum cleaner, to hand dryers that use 420mph sheets of air to remove moisture from hands, to a completely re-thought hair dryer with its motor in the handle, we are relentless about engineering better solutions. Dyson spends $8.8 million a week on research and development and works with more than 40 universities worldwide to develop early-stage technologies.

Dyson launched in the US in 2002, with the DC07 vacuum cleaner. Within 2 years, it was market share leader. Now, the US team is nearly 1,000 strong, with offices in Chicago, IL; Aurora, IL; San Francisco, CA; and Dyson people around the entire country. And we are still growing. Dyson US is poised to double its footprint, and take on new categories. Already a target for our competitors, challenging times are ahead. And our battle-hungry US team is fired up.

Our sales teams epitomise the entrepreneurial spirit that has defined Dyson since day one: ambitious, commercially savvy, and strategically agile. We work with some of the world’s biggest retailers, implementing the most profitable long term business plans and driving innovative ways to put our technology into more hands. It requires managing multiple networks of Dyson people. And overseeing many different retail areas by managing demonstrators to using effective leadership to drive sales for Dyson, this team is at the core of driving revenue to the business.

You won’t just be an intern, you’ll be a key member of the Dyson team. You can expect to be tasked with project(s) that capitalize on your existing skills and stretch you out of your comfort zone. Your daily responsibilities will differ depending on the team you are on and the variety of business-critical projects means that no two roles will be alike, but you could expect some of the following responsibilities:

• Support the day-to-day sales responsibilities of the Americas market, working under the direction of our sell-in, sell-out and operations leadership
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including finance, marketing and supply chain to coordinate on business initiatives
• Contribute to competitive benchmarking and industry intelligence by providing summaries of key findings and trends to stakeholders
• Assess Dyson’s presence in local retail partners, suggesting opportunities for improvement
• Support plans regarding distribution, merchandising, pricing, and product placement
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders in marketing and sales functions
• Contribute to preparation of various performance analysis
• Assess risks and opportunities for new channel ventures and with existing retail partners
• Contribute to a multitude of projects that emerge in a fast-paced environment
• Become an expert in Dyson products and the way we portray our brand
• Work with fellow interns and US Leadership Team on cross-functional project, presented to key stakeholders throughout the program

Required:

• Rising undergraduate senior or graduate student (expected to graduate in Spring 2019)
• Some business knowledge through coursework and/or other internship experiences
• Willing to relocate to Chicago, San Francisco or NYC based on the team you are placed into (candidates will indicate preference)
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel
• Ability to analyze and translate data-based findings into clear, relevant and actionable insights, or have a deep desire to further develop these skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven ability to work autonomously and drive projects forward
• Experience working in cross-functional teams
• Detail oriented with excellent oral and written skills; the ability to interface effectively with key stakeholders at every level of the business
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Curiosity and a deep desire to learn
• Process-oriented thinker

Dyson US ensures that our benefits allow you to make the most out of your life and career at Dyson. Dyson’s benefits take a holistic approach in order to serve our employees. But financial rewards or benefits are not at the core of what our employees receive. Rapid professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops are also available to Dyson employees. And with Dyson being an equal opportunity employer that also possesses a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared towards fueling and realizing every employees’ ambition.