Sales Strategy Intern

Sales Strategy & Planning Summer Intern

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success—take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future!

About the Role

The Sales Strategy & Planning team is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Summer Intern to support key initiatives that drive operational efficiency and strategic insights for our sales organization. This role offers hands-on experience with CRM systems, data analysis, market research, and sales enablement tools, providing exposure to the inner workings of a dynamic sales strategy team. This person will interact closely with Sales Leadership, Operations, and Business Development teams across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• CRM Management
• Update and maintain records in Salesforce to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Create dashboards and reports in Salesforce to support business insights.
• Maintain data integrity between Salesforce and internal systems.
• Become subject matter expert to support internal Salesforce users.

• Partner Request Management
• Respond to staffing partner-related requests, including location activation, deactivation, and verification.
• Triage and resolve staffing partner issues in a timely manner.

• Sales Support & Research
• Develop sales support documents for the East region, such as the 'State of the States' deck summarizing market history and trends.
• Refresh and maintain internal partner resources and other sales enablement materials.
• Create additional documents and presentations to support various internal teams.

• Ad-hoc Requests
• Assist with special projects and requests, including basic data analysis and reporting.
• Act as point of contact between Business Development and Sales teams to support ad hoc data requests and logistical support.

Qualifications

Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Data Analytics, or a related field following completion of at least Junior year. Strong attention to detail and organizational skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint). Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM systems is a plus but not required. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Gain

Hands-on experience with CRM tools and data management. Exposure to sales strategy and planning processes, as well as Sales leadership. Opportunity to contribute to impactful projects that support business growth. Mentorship and networking within a collaborative team environment. Opportunity to observe in-person sales activations for exposure to B2C sales experience.

NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. Official description on file with Talent.