Sales Support Review

Sales Support Intern
- Accountable for weekly forecast and pipeline management using SalesForce to ensure data accuracy and clear deal tracking
- Managed customer accounts and led engagement to generate business opportunity and develop
my sales technique
- Contributed to high-value deals by organising and leading daily cadence meetings with internal teams to maintain opportunity progression
- Processed and managed pricing requests supporting the sales team with customer proposals
- Created data analysis files to provide team performance & data accuracy insights and presented
findings to senior management
- Collaborated with colleagues across business units to streamline the forecasting processes and
drive efficiencies
During my 14-month internship at HPE, I developed strong commercial and analytical skills by supporting the sales and business development teams. Working across business units enhanced my ability to collaborate effectively and communicate with stakeholders at all levels, from individual sellers to directors. I also had the opportunity to do over 40 hours of customer role play practice with experienced colleagues. These experiences strengthened my confidence in building relationships and interpreting data to inform decisions, creating the foundations for a career in sales and commercial roles.

Yes - I was given a lot of trust during my placement to make the role my own

Yes - I learnt the fundamentals of a sales role and now want to peruse a sales career. We also had intern development days every quarter where we worked on key employability skills and did fun things such as the sky walk at the Tottenham stadium!

Lots! I was well supported by various mentors at the company

Very friendly and welcoming. A fantastic place to work

I loved my placement year. It was one of the best years of my life for the social and professional aspects. I would strongly recommend students to do a placement year. It’s invaluable.

Yes